Sanandaj IFE, SIFE or Sanandaj International Film Event is a short film festival offering a filmmaker-friendly event with a special presentation. This event is organized by KurdMe VOD platform owned by Avang Negareh Media. We are always looking for great movies to show at our event and would love to check out your new film. The selected films will be screened for our audience at the event date and we will talk about them.
Event is held annually during June in city of Sanandaj, center of the Kurdish culture in Iran. The festival provides an opportunity for filmmakers to share new ideas from all around the world and also participate in several useful workshops and film reviews.
SIFE considers narrative, documentary and animated films, in short formats, and in multiple genres and from all countries.
Sanandaj IFE will consist of international short films of different genres. All styles, genres and languages are welcome. Our team of judges will select the best films to screen for our audience. Winning films will be awarded official festival prize and cash in these categories for cinematic excellence:
- Best Short Fiction
- Best Short Documentary
- Best Short Animation
- Jury Award for Best Kurdish Film
- Certificate for Best Directing
- Certificate for Best Cinematography
- Certificate for Best Editing