February 12, 2022 (DeeD) – Iranian short drama ‘Jumping,’ directed by Mohsen Nabavi, has received three nominations at Nice International Film Festival in France.
The organizers of the 10th Nice International Film Festival has unveiled the complete list of the festival nominees for the 2023 edition in an official announcement on the festival’s website. The festival is scheduled to take place from May 15-19, 2023, a few days before Festival de Cannes, in the city of Nice, France.
The Iranian short drama ‘Junping,’ directed by Mohsen Nabavi, produced by Azadeh Akbarian, has received nominations in three award categories at the 2023 edition of the Nice International Film Festival. Producer Azadeh Akbarian is nominated for Best Short Foreign Language Film, Cinematographer Ehsan Kaffash is nominated for Best Cinematography in a Short Film, and Art Director Mona Salmaniha is nominated for Best Set Design.
‘JUMPING’ tells the story of Parastoo, who is determined to separate from Saeed and change her life. She faces a big challenge in her way of separation that will change her life forever.
‘JUMPING’ marks its 13th international appearance at the 10th Nice International Film Festival in France.
‘JUMPING’ had grabbed three awards—Best Director (Mohsen Nabavi), Best Screenplay (Mohsen Nabavi), Best Performance (Marine Mikayelyan)—in its world premiere appearance at the 34th Image+nation: festival film lgbtqueer Montreal in Canada.
Earlier in August, 2021, ‘JUMPING’ had made it to the international competition section of the 12th BronzeLens Film Festival, Academy Awards Qualifying festival, in the U.S.
‘JUMPING’ has also made international selections in festivals such as International Queer Film Festival Playa del Carmen in Mexico, Underground Cinema Film Awards, Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival, Valencia Indie Film Festival, VALÈIFF, Alvsbyn Film Festival, Hollywood Gold Awards, Falcon International Film Festival, Paris Play Film Festival.
‘JUMPING’ is the winner of:
- Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Performance / Image+nation: festival film lgbtqueer Montreal
- Gold Award for Short Film / Hollywood Gold Awards
- Best LGBT Short Film / Falcon International Film Festival
- Best LGBTQIA+ SHORT FILM, Best Director / Paris Play Film Festival
The cast list of ‘JUMPING’ includes Marine Mikayelyan (as Parastoo), Mohsen Babaei-Rabiei (as Saeed), Zahra Aghapour (as Mona), Mohamad-Bagher Safanour (as Janitor), Hasan Fallahi (as Bungee Jumping coach).
‘JUMPING’ is directed by Mohsen Nabavi, produced by Azadeh Akbarian, with the support of The World Film Institute and Hilaj Film Production.