This is the first collaboration between Ark Gate Films and Toronto Film School in form of a short film Festival, “Norouz” film festival. Ark Gate will have series of workshops to creat short films for Norouz film festival .
We accept Applicants for both online ( outside of Canada) and in person ( in Canada) workshops.We welcome both students who have experience in filmmaking and students of amateur experience. Join us for this exclusive offer to learn and/or enhance your film creating skills as well as create your own short film for the festival in one day!
Registration deadline: March17th
Workshop dates : online March 19th and in person March 20th.Time: 9 am to 3 pm.
Contact (what’s app): +1 647 781 9747
AGIFF will include competitions in several categories comprised of Feature Films, Short Films, and Student Films. The winners will be awarded by the festival statuette known as the “Crystal Arkab”, as well as monetary prizes.
AGIFF is planned and executed annually under the supervision of Abdol Reza Kahani. Kahani is an Iranian screenwriter and movie director who has achieved several accolades globally and has been recognized as an award-winning filmmaker in many international film festivals.
We are so excited to announce our very first collaboration between “Ark Gate Films” and “Toronto Film School” will be a short film Festival named Norouz Film Festival.
The festival will be held on the Toronto Film School campus in April 2022.
We will have a one day workshop that helps you to make a short film for this festival .
This workshop is designed to help selected applicants in two categories of acting and filmmaking to create a short film qualified for Norouz short film festival.
1. The workshop for the Ark Gate films and Toronto Film festival will be a one day filmmaking workshop.
2. Selected filmmakers need to send their scripts by March 3rd.
2. Selected filmmakers need to have high quality cellphones for making the short film.
3. All films will be created under Abdolreza Kahani’s supervision.
4. The workshop takes place on Ark Gate films campus located at 18 Mill street Thornhill , L4J8C5.
5. Registration deadline: March 3rd
6. Workshop date: March 6th from 9 am-5 pm.
7.Film editing will be separate from the proposed packages.
The festival is held annually, on dates June 29 to July 3 in Toronto with the presence of famous Iranian director and festival founder Abdolreza Kahani for 5 days in different settings, all dedicated to independent films with free themes and also to stand against censorship.
The first edition of the festival was held last summer and it’s second is upcoming this year.
Selected films will be screened outdoors and on the big screen at night, other activities will be held in the afternoon including the red carpet, the film market, workshops and celebrations.
The festival prizes “Crystal Arkab” will be awarded to the Best Acting, Best Directing, Best Screenplay and Best Film.
In the acting category, women are judged alongside men and only one person is awarded.
“Filmmaking and Acting for everyone”
Join us on January 9th for another Ark gate films adventure, workshop series.
challenge your acting skill
learn filmmaking by making a film
Date: Jan 9th
Location: Ark Gate campus Thornhill (outdoor )
Instructor: Abdolreza Kahani
Now we accept half of the capacity. limited spots left
