Sonita
Germany / Switzerland / Iran, November 2015
FILM,
Documentary,
91 min.
- directed by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Written by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.sonita.ch/en
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2015
- Original Version
- Dari, Persian (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 91 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-0EBD-0000-H-0000-0000-N
- Production
- Tag/Traum GmbH Filmproduktion, Intermezzo Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Producer
- Gerd Haag, Aline Schmid, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- directed by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Written by
- Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
- Cinematography
- Badrouj Behrouz
- Editing
- Rune Schweitzer
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- CAT&Docs , Women Make Movies
Worldwide Distribution
- France
-
Septième Factory
Distribution
Release date: 12.10.2016 - Germany
-
Real Fiction Filmverleih
Distribution
Release date: 26.05.2016 - Switzerland
-
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 30.03.2016
Awards
(a selection)
- Munich, DOK.fest München, Preis der SOS-Kinderdörfer 2016 (Winner)
- Madrid, Documenta Madrid Festival Internacional de Documentales de Madrid, Audience Award 2016 (Winner)
- Warsaw, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Honorable Mention of Millenium Award Jury 2016 (Winner)
- Poindimié, Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro», Jury special Award for the International Competition 2016 (Winner)
- Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Youth Jury Award 2016 (Winner)
- Portland, Portland International Film Festival, Audience Award Best Documentary Feature 2016 (Winner)
- Lisbon, International Independent Film Festival Lisboa, Schweppes IndieMusic Award 2016 (Winner)
- Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Audience Award 2015 (Winner)
- Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA DOC U Award of the Youth Jury's 2015 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017 -
Vienna, This Human World 2016 Int. Filmfestival der Menschenrechte
01.12.2016 - 11.12.2016 -
5th Dharamshala International Film Festival
03.11.2016 - 06.11.2016 -
Vienna, Viennale Vienna International Film Festival
20.10.2016 - 03.11.2016 -
23rd Astra Film Festival Sibiu
17.10.2016 - 23.10.2016 -
Poindimié, 10e Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro»
14.10.2016 - 22.10.2016 -
3° Festival Diritti Umani Lugano
05.10.2016 - 09.10.2016 -
13th Reykjavik International Film Festival
29.09.2016 - 09.10.2016 -
Vancouver, 35th Vancouver International Film Festival
29.09.2016 - 14.10.2016 -
Calgary, 17th Calgary International Film Festival
21.09.2016 - 02.10.2016
-
Sarajevo, 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival
12.08.2016 - 20.08.2016 -
15th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
05.08.2016 - 13.08.2016 -
Melbourne, 65th Melbourne International Film Festival
28.07.2016 - 14.08.2016 -
Moscow, 38th Moscow International Film Festival
23.06.2016 - 30.06.2016 -
East End Film Festival 2016
23.06.2016 - 03.07.2016 -
Washington, AFI Docs Film Festival Washington 2016
22.06.2016 - 26.06.2016 -
Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival
10.06.2016 - 15.06.2016 -
Sydney, 63rd Sydney Film Festival
08.06.2016 - 19.06.2016 -
Cape Town, 18th Encounters International Documentary Film Festival Cape Town & Johannesburg
02.06.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
19th DocsBarcelona International Documentary Film Festival
23.05.2016 - 29.05.2016 -
Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival
19.05.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
Warsaw, 13th Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
13.05.2016 - 22.05.2016 -
Belgrad, Beldocs 2016 International Documentary Film Festival
12.05.2016 - 18.05.2016 -
Munich, 31. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
05.05.2016 - 15.05.2016 -
Toronto, 23rd Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
28.04.2016 - 08.05.2016 -
Madrid, Documenta Madrid 16
27.04.2016 - 08.05.2016 -
San Francisco, 59th San Francisco International Film Festival
21.04.2016 - 05.05.2016 -
Lisbon, 13th International Independant Film Festival Indie Lisboa
20.04.2016 - 01.05.2016 -
Madison, 18th Wisconsin Film Festival
14.04.2016 - 21.04.2016 -
Cleveland, 40th Cleveland International Film Festival
30.03.2016 - 10.04.2016 -
Fribourg, 30th Fribourg International Film Festival
11.03.2016 - 19.03.2016 -
Thessaloniki, 18th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
11.03.2016 - 20.03.2016 -
Tempo Documentary Festival - Tempo 2016
07.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
17th One World International Human Rights Film Festival Prague
07.03.2016 - 16.03.2016 -
Genève, 14e Festival International du film sur les droits humains
04.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
True/False Film Fest
03.03.2016 - 06.03.2016 -
Zagreb, 11th Zagreb International Documentary Film Festival
21.02.2016 - 28.02.2016 -
Istanbul, 15th Istanbul Independent Film Festival
18.02.2016 - 28.02.2016 -
Portland, Portland International Film Festival
11.02.2016 - 27.02.2016 -
Park City, 32nd Sundance Film Festival
21.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Amsterdam, 28th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
18.11.2015 - 29.11.2015