Main Competition – Official Selection


Liberation – Director: Siavash Jafari / Iran – 11 min – Narrative | Persian / Producer: Nima Shahrokhshahi


Dark Comedy – Director: Kimia Bavandpour / Iran – 9 min – Narrative | Persian / Producer: Kimia Bavandpour


A Normal Life – Director: Hossein Arianfar / Iran – 13 min – Narrative | Persian / Producer: Hossein Arianfar 


Do Not Eat That Frog – Director: Abolfazl Ghaemi / Iran – 11 min – Narrative | Persian / Producer: Ahmad Maleknezhad Yazdi & Abolfazl Ghaemi


Crack – Director: Marziye Feyli / Iran – 14 min – Narrative | Persian / Producer: Mohammad Feyli


Out of Competition


The Poet – Director: Leo Rasouli / Canada – 17 min – Narrative | English & French / Producer: Leo Rasouli


Awards:


Best Short Film - Golden LOON: A Normal Life – Director: Hossein Arianfar


Best Actor - Blue LOON: Esmaeil Mehrabi for A Normal Life by  Hossein Arianfar


Best Actress - Pink LOON: Sarina Shoja for Crack by Marziye Feyli


Seven LOON: Crack by Marziye Feyli & A Normal Life by Hossein Arianfar


Festival Director: Leo Rasouli

The Poet 


A Short Film by Leo Rasouli

Writer | Director | Producer


Cast:

Mahmoud Nouri 

Afruz Sharifi


Set Design: Ezzat Irannejad

Production Manager: Mahdi Pirmoradian

Photography: Mahyar Pirmoradian

Sound: Morteza Sotbakhsh

Music: Zack Dornfeld

Sound Mix: Majid Aghaei

Director of Photography: Leo Rasouli

Editor & Colourist: Leo Rasouli


Country: Canada 

Languages: English & French 

Runtime: 15 minutes

Genre: Drama

Release Date: Fall 2025