The short film, “The Kites”

July 27, 2023 11:18 am
  • Name (In Iran): Badbadak Ha
  • Name (Foreign distribution): The Kites
  • Film Length: 15 minutes
  • Production Year: 2020
  • Product Origin: Iran – Kurdistan
  • Writers: Seyed Payam Hosseini
  • International Distribution: Cineport International, Banta Film
  • Plot Summary:

    Sarkawt that lives on the border of Iran and Iraq falls for girl on the other side of the border. Sarkawt tries to communicate with a girl using a lost kite that has fallen on the other side of the border.

  • International Awards and Nominations:
    • Won the prize and special mention of the judges in the 70th Berlinale
    • Won the prize and special mention of the judges in the 15th Batumi Festival, Georgia 2020
    • Award for the best Kurdish film of Sulaymaniyah Film Festival, Iraq 2022
    • Special Mention of the judges in Sapporo Film Festival, Japan 2021
    • Special Mention of the judges in Black Sea Film Festival, Romania 2023
    • Nominated for the best international film in Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan
    • Award for the best cinematography in Avena Film Festival, Italy 2022
  • Actors:

    Osman Bira, Karo Foami, Kimiya Khaledian, Amir Mohammad Kadkhodaei, Karo Hasani and Ramiar Qavami

  • Cinematographer: Hamed Baghaeian
  • Sound Technician: Pezhman Razh
  • Sound Mixer: Erfan Ebrahimi
  • Director Assitant: Hasti Yousefi, Saman Foadi
  • Editor: Hadi Ahmadi
  • Color Correction: Sohrab Noorbakhsh
  • Production Manager: Saman Abodian
  • Logistics Manager: Saman Saedmocheshi
  • Set Designer: Mehran Mokari
  • Equipment: Khaled Fatehi Karjoo, Ahmad Golzarian, Youth Cinema Association Sanandaj, Simorghe Talaei
  • Costume Designer: Seyed Payam Hosseini
  • International Appearance:
    • K-14 Generations Section of Berlinale 2020
    • Children and Youth Section of Galway 2020
    • Lessinia Mountains Film Festival, Italy 2020
    • Kaohsiung Short Film Festival, Taiwan 2020
    • Batumi Film Festival Georgia 2020
    • Vila do Conde Short Film Festival, Portugal 2020
    • Cinekid Children Film Festival, Netherlands 2020
    • Sulmona Film Festival, Italy 2020
    • Almeria Short Film Festival, Spain 2020
    • Rio de Janeiro Short Film Festival, Brazil
    • Visioni Corte Short Film Festival, Italy
    • CineVoyage Short Film Festival, India
    • Cinelebu Short Film Festival, Chile
    • Kurdish Films Festival, London
    • Children Films Festival, Russia
    • Short Film Week, Regensburg Germany
    • Children Film Festival, Busan
    • ASSK Kurdish Film Festival, Denmark
    • Play, Children Film Festival, Portugal
    • Nancy, Short Film Festival, France
    • Zero Plus, Children Film Festival, Russia
    • Dytiatko Children Film Festival, Ukraine
    • Children Rights Film Festival, Turkey
    • Friendship Film Festival, Turkey
    • Sulaymaniyah Film Festival, Iraq
    • Black Sea Film Festival, Romania
    • Student Film Festival, Brazil
  • Producer and Director: Seyed Payam Hosseini
  • Logistics Assistant: Bahman Masoudi
  • Transportation: Aryan Mohammadizadeh
  • Producers: Seyed Payam Hosseini, Mohsen Mohammadi Shasha
  • Filming Location: Dala Marz Village
  • First Assistant and Lighting Technician: Jamil Nasiri
  • Set Secretary: Samira Faghih Soleymani
  • Screenplay Associates: Shahram Aleidi, Bagher Soroush
  • Production Assistant: Ayoub Ahmadi
  • Catering: Astireh Ebrahimi
  • Set Assistants: Barzan Rashidi, Siroos Fereshteh
  • Backstage Photographer: Mozhde Feizi Nasab
  • Production Executive: Priya Film Haghighat
  • Graphic Artist: Jamshid Mohammadi, Ashkan Saedpanah
  • Etalonnage: Sohrab Noorbakhsh

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Kites at the 70th Berlin Film Festival

The short film “The Kites”, written and directed by Seyyed Payam Hosseini, was selected for the K-14 generations section of the Berlinale Film Festival.

Berlinale first started in 1951 with the screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rebecca.

The “K-14 Generations” section of children’s and youth cinema is one of the most important and popular sections of the Berlinale, which in its 70th year has selected the short film Kites from Iran in the section.

The Berlin Film Festival will be held from February 20th to March 1st in Berlin, Germany, with the presence of the director and some of the casting team of the film “The Kites”.

This film is a product of Priya Film Haghighat company, jointly produced by Seyyed Payam Hosseini and Mohsen Mohammadi Shasha.

The Berlin Film Festival (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin) or Berlinale, along with the Venice Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, is considered the most important European film event.

It is one of the most prestigious and oldest film festivals in the world and Europe, which is held every year in February for 10 days in Berlin, Germany.

Special thanks to the Head of Village Counsel from the village Dala Marz, Mr.Bahman Masoudi

Congratulations to the respectable crew and all the people who were with is during the production of this film.

Priya Film Haghighat Head of Media, Sohaib Ahmadi Kaka – Sulaymaniyah

Cineport International and Banta Film are responsible for international distribution of this production.

 

 

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