Parvaneh
Switzerland, June 2012
FILM,
Fiction,
24 min.
- directed by
- Talkhon Hamzavi
- Written by
- Talkhon Hamzavi
- Status
- In distribution
Parvaneh, a young Afghan immigrant, lives in a transit centre for asylum in the Swiss mountains. Upon hearing of her father’s illness, she travels for the first time to Zurich in order to send her family money. This is the starting point of various encounters.
credits
- World Premiere
- June 2012
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, Persian, German (german subtitles), colour, DCP, 24 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-3393-0000-G-0000-0000-Q
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Stefan Eichenberger
- directed by
- Talkhon Hamzavi
- Written by
- Talkhon Hamzavi
- Cinematography
- Stefan Dux
- Editing
- Hannes Rüttimann
- Sound Design
- Daniel Hobi Billeter
- Re-Recording Mix
- Gregg Skerman
- Music
- Dominik Blumer
- Location Sound Mix
- Sergio Milliet
- Production Design
- Vera Locher, Ladina Bosshard
- Lighting Design
- Andrea de Stoutz, Sebastian Suter, Hannes Baumgartner
- Costumes
- Jacqueline Kobler
- Casting
- Susan Müller
Cast
Nissa Kashani as Parvaneh
Cheryl Graf as Punkgirl
Albert Tanner as Bauer
Brigitte Beyeler as Mutter von Punkgirl
Patrick Slanzi as Partytyp
Patrick Yogarajan as Western Union Mitarbeiter 1
Julia Frey as Western Union Mitarbeiterin 2
Alireza Bayram as Iraner 1
Natalie Klaus as Manorverkäuferin
Mani Louyeh as Iraner 2
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Magnetfilm GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Sichuan, Sichuan TV Festival, Grand Prize for Fiction 2013 (Winner)
- Gijón, Festival International de Cine de Gijón, Premio Principado de Asturias al Mejor Cortometraje 2013 (Winner)
- Foyle, Foyle Film Festival, Light in Motion Award for Best Short Film 2013 (Winner)
- International Film Festival Etudia, FICC Jury Award 2012 (Winner)
- Barbakan Festival, Special Mention 2012 (Winner)
- Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen, Prix Interculturel für Verdienste um den interkulturellen Dialog 2012 (Winner)
- Bellinzona, Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona, Premio del Pubblico (Concorso Castellincorto) 2012 (Winner)
- Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 87th Academy Award Oscar: Short Film (Live Action) 2015 (Nomination)
- Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Silver Medal (Foreign Category) Student Academy Awards 2013 (Winner)
- Berlin, First Steps Der Deutsche Nachwuchspreis, First Steps Awards - Berlin, Bester Kurz- und Animationsfilme (bis ca. 25 Minuten) 2013 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Busan, 36th Busan International Short Film Festival
24.04.2019 - 29.04.2019 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
02.02.2018 - 10.02.2018 -
Rio de Janeiro, 27th International Short Film Festival Rio de Janeiro
01.11.2017 - 08.11.2017 -
32nd Jerusalem Film Festival
09.07.2015 - 19.07.2015 -
Bucharest, 9th NexT International Short and Medium Length Film Festival
16.04.2015 - 20.04.2015 -
29th Washington, DC International Film Festival
16.04.2015 - 26.04.2015 -
10e Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève
20.03.2015 - 29.03.2015 -
32° Bergamo Film Meeting
08.03.2014 - 16.03.2014 -
Trondheim, Norway, 26th Minimalen Short Film Festival Trondheim
27.02.2014 - 03.03.2014 -
Foyle, 26th Foyle Film Festival
20.11.2013 - 24.11.2013
-
Sichuan, 12th Sichuan TV Festival
16.11.2013 - 18.11.2013 -
51. Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon
15.11.2013 - 23.11.2013 -
4. Emmentaler Filmtage
18.10.2013 - 20.10.2013 -
10th Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli
05.10.2013 - 12.10.2013 -
Festival international de cinéma Un Pays Un film
26.07.2013 - 28.07.2013 -
6° Film Festival Centovalli Intragna
03.07.2013 - 07.07.2013 -
36e Festival du Film Court en plein air de Grenoble
02.07.2013 - 06.07.2013 -
Tel Aviv, 15th International Student Film Festival
19.06.2013 - 24.06.2013 -
Shanghai, Shanghai International Film Festival
15.06.2013 - 23.06.2013 -
Osnabrück, European Media Art Festival Osnabrück
24.04.2013 - 28.04.2013 -
Potsdam-Babelsberg, International Studen Film Festival
23.04.2013 - 28.04.2013 -
19. Regensburger Kurzfilm Woche
13.03.2013 - 20.03.2013 -
Nijmegen, 5th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
13.03.2013 - 17.03.2013 -
Sofia, Sofia International Film Festival
07.03.2013 - 17.03.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
19th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima
23.11.2012 - 29.11.2012 -
Bellinzona, 25. Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona
17.11.2012 - 24.11.2012 -
31. Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen
11.11.2012 - 17.11.2012 -
Genève, 18e Festival Tous Ecrans – Festival international du film de Genève
02.11.2012 - 08.11.2012 -
Barbakan Festival
10.10.2012 - 14.10.2012