Prizes & categories
Every prize, every entry category and the medals the Academy gives. Open a prize to see what it honours, past winners and pictures.
Winners receive the Persian Awards Medal, designed anew each year. Films enter in one of the categories below; the Academy and the festival jury then name winners in the film prizes and the people-and-craft medals. Open a prize to see what it honours, past winners and pictures.
Entry categories
Short Fiction Film
Narrative films under 40 minutes that tell fictional stories with creative or cultural relevance to Persian themes or creators.
See these films →Documentary Film
Non-fiction films that document real-life stories, events or social issues, especially those related to Persian communities or perspectives.
See these films →Animated Film
Films that use animation techniques to tell stories, fictional or documentary, highlighting Persian themes or created by Persian artists.
See these films →Feature Fiction Film
Full-length narrative films over 40 minutes, directed or produced by Persian filmmakers or with Persian cultural context. Features are exhibited and reviewed through the Academy.
See these films →Experimental Film
Films that break traditional storytelling or visual conventions, embracing innovation, abstraction or artistic exploration with a Persian connection.
Film prizes
The top prize of each competition section.
Meilleur court métrage
Top prize of the Short Films section.
Open → DOCDocumentaireBest Documentary Film
Top prize of the Documentary section.
Open → ANAnimationBest Animation Film
Top prize of the Animation section.
Open →People & craft medals
Given for direction, performance, writing and craft.
Meilleure réalisation
For outstanding direction.
Open → LAMeilleur acteur principal
For the best leading performance by an actor.
Open → LASBest Lead Actress
For the best leading performance by an actress.
Open → CABest Children Act
For an outstanding performance by a young performer.
Open → SABest Support Actor
For the best supporting performance by an actor.
Open → SASBest Support Actress
For the best supporting performance by an actress.
Open → SPBest Screenplay
For outstanding writing.
Open → EDBest Edit
For outstanding film editing.
Open → CINBest Cinematography
For outstanding camera work and visual storytelling.
Open → FFBest Female Filmmaker
Honouring an outstanding woman filmmaker.
Open →Prix spéciaux
Remis dans tout le festival, dans n’importe quelle section.