This festival was managed by Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani from June 29 to July 3 in Toronto and was held outdoors!
The award for the Best Short Film was awarded to a film from TURKEY “LIFELINE”, directed by: ABDULLAH ŞAHIN, produced by: ABDULLAH ŞAHIN and HALIL KARDAŞ
The Audience award was given to a film from IRAN “BORE DARKNESS”, directed by: MOSAYEB HANAEI, produced by: FARIBA KESHAVARZI
In the section of STUDENT Films, which is the most important part of the festival, prizes were awarded to the winners as follows;
The Best Movie for the film “FIVE BIG MACS FOR SALVATION”
produced and directed by: SEPIDAR VALIYAN
(CANADA)
The Best Director Goes to “DARYOUSH BAHALOU and KAMYAR RAHNAMA RAAD”
for the film INSEPERABLE
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The best actor Goes to “NIMA SADRZADEH”
for the film THE CORRIDOR
directed by Amir Zavosh
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The Best screenplay goes to “EHSAN SHAHINDOUST”
for the film THE CORRIDOR
directed by Amir Zavosh
produced by Ark Gate Films, Mina Rafiei
(CANADA)
The winners of each section were awarded the with ARKAB statue, and the special award of the festival went to the young actor Janan Khajehasani!
In this festival, feature films and documentaries have been screened in the out-of-competition section!
We are honored to have the opportunity of inviting you to AGIFF 2022 film festival. The festival will be held from June 29th until July 3rd, 5 pm to 11 pm everyday.
We hope you enjoy the festival activities, screenings and celebrations.
Address : 18 Mill St,Thornhill ON L4J 8C5 , Canada
The festival opens on June 29 and ends on July 3 with a selection of the best.
35 films will be screened in three sections and the statue (Arkab) will be awarded to the best.
The AGIFF Festival is held outdoors and includes the red carpet, workshops, review sessions and film screenings. Read more…
We are inviting you all to ARK GATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL(AGIFF) networking party on May 7th.
On that day we introduce the aim and structure of AGIFF festival as well the festival location.
Please contact this number for more information: +16477819747(what’s app)
The last screening of the episodic films took place on Friday, the first night of April, and now all the episodic films are presented to the festivals in the form of a feature film. You can watch the photos of the ceremony.
CALL FOR SHORT-FILM ENTRIES, “NOWRUZ 1401” is a short-film festival for Toronto Film School in collaborations with Ark Gate Films.
Deadline: March 31st
Topics : No restriction! Any films up to 5 min . Submissions: here
The Ark Gate films Screening schedules for the months of April is as follow :
Screening of three Episodic Films by
1. Kimia Motevalli called Grey Haze (Montreal)
2. Parmis Tabari called Birthday (Toronto)
3. A group work (Dutch students) from a series of episodic films.
4. Sahra Varyani Ms. Sotoodeh (Toronto)
Notes:
-The Screening takes place on Ark Gate films campus located at 18 Mill street Thornhill , L4J8C5.
-Screening events will be are held from 8 to 11 p.m.
-Formal dress is recommended.
-Please purchase tickets for each screening from arkgate.ca.
-Photos of the ceremony will be published in public.
The films will be reviewed in the presence of Abdolreza Kahani.
The event will start with the opening ceremony, then the screening of the films and photocalls and a closing party.
Live music, cash bar available.
Our event will not be complete without you there, we look forward to seeing you all!
