“Hush! Girls Don’t Scream” named best film at London festival

TEHRAN,Nov.16(MNA) – Director Puran Derakhshandeh’s movie “Hush! Girls Don’t Scream” has been crowned best film at the 4th London Iranian Film Festival. The film is about a young girl named Shirin who is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime is rooted in her nightmarish childhood. The best animation award went to “Sublimation” by Shakiba Shabani. “Here Is Iran” by Vahid Navidian won the best documentary award of the event. The Best Short Film Award of the festival went to “The Soldier and the Juggler” by Abolfazl Golfam. The London Iranian Film Festival is the only annual festival to present Iranian cinema in the UK. The festival aims to produce the best and most diverse Iranian film program in the country, and to attract as many people as possible to view Iranian cinema. The event was sponsored by IMVBox, a brand new online distribution platform offering free and subscription content streaming over the internet. The London Iranian Film Festival took place from November 1 to 9.