The 19th Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival winners

Many officials and artists were present in this ceremony, which was hosted by Mohammad Solooki: Mahmoud Salari (Deputy for Art Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance), Kazem Nazari (Director General of Dramatic Arts Center ), Hadi Hijazifar (Festival Secretary), Seyed Mohammad Hashemi (Legal Deputy, Parliament and Provincial Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance), Marzieh Broumand, Adel Bezdode , Maryam Saadat, Homa Jedikar, Bahram Shahmohammadlou and….

The festival paid tribute to Hassan Dadshekar; Pioneer of puppet shows and theater for children and teenagers and Homa Jedikar , a puppeteer and a veteran director of puppet shows. The 19th edition of the festival were held on June 29–July 8, 2023.

 

Full list of winners

The outdoor section:

Best music:                                                               

A special mention and a cash prize went to Hamed Torabi and Sobhan Torabi for A mustache hair.

The winner:Mohammad Naderi ( Zadeh Ghos Falak Ast Isfahan).

The best space design:

Special mention to Razieh Pashaei and Hamed Torabi (A mustache hair), Ali Ghazi ( Hel Hel Kooseh), and Laila Baigvand ( Hunter).

No winner was selected in this section.

The Best Voiceover:

Special mention went to Hossein Rabiei ( Adventurous marriage)

The best puppeteer:

special mention went to the group of puppeteers of Hele Kooseh.

The winner: The puppeteer group of the show Shiloh

The best Puppet ideas and making:

A special mention and a cash prize went to Atefeh Naghavi (Zadeh Qhos Falak ast Isfahan), Faramarz Gholamian (Shiloh) and Razieh Pashaei (A mustache hair).

The special award of this section was given to the young actress Aida Kianitabar for the show Shiloh.

The best play, design, performance idea:

A  special mention and  a cash prize went to Amir- Mohammad Enssafi for the show The Story of My Herd.

The winner: Faramarz Gholamian ( Shiloh).

The Best Director:

Special mention: Faramarz Gholamian ( Shiloh).

The winner: Atefeh Naghavi (Zadeh Qhos Falak ast Isfahan).

The Best Show:

Shiloh ( Faramarz Gholamian )

Secretary's Award:

Hamed Zarean ( Giant Robots)

Child and young adult section:

The Best music:

A special mention and a cash prize went to Fatemeh Mehrabi for the show Darkness.

         

The winner: Babak Niushadan for Little Black Fish

The Best Stage design:

Special mention went to Zahra Nazeri for Frog and Stranger.

The winner:Pouria Rahimi and Hossein Ghasemi -Honar for 12 minutes.

 The Best voiceover:

Special mention : Hassan Falahzadeh ( Cha chahe Cheleche Chehel Gees)

The winner:Seyyed Mehrdad Kavousi-Hosseini (third day of summer )

The Best Puppeteer:

Special mention went to Saeed Mousavi -Razi for Darkness.

The winner:Sajad Makhdomi (the dog and wolf)

The best Puppet ideas and making:

Special mention: Nasim Shirzadi ( Cha chahe Cheleche Chehel Gees) and Qasim Rahmati ( Little Black Fish).

The winner: Saba  Qadimi  (Darkness).

​Special prize:

Reza Afshar for his performance in the show Little Prince.

Parastoo Samavat , the designer of the poster and brochure of The little girl.

Best play:

Special mention:Aminreza Malek Mahmoudi ( The Doll's Shoe Girl)

The winner: Ghazaleh Ebadi (Darkness)

The Best Director:

Special mention  went to Hossein Ghasemi Honar for the 12-minute.

The winner: Hojat Hashemi ( Little Black Fish)

Best Show:

Little Black Fish directed by Hojjat Hashemi and Darkness directed by Ghazaleh Ebadi

The adult section:

The Best music:

 Special mention went to Pejmon Abdi and Mohammad Javad Karamati ( moonlit night).

The winners : Hamed Salj Mahmoudi and Parsa Shomali ( Maman)

The Best stage design:

Special mention:Zahra Sheikh Al-Hokmai (burried alive)

The winner: Roodabeh Kashani ( 280th Night)

The Best Voiceover:

Special mention went to Mahsa Rahsepar (Mirza Mohammad) and Malihe Shabanian (Maman)

The winner: Mohammad Bahrani (Burried Alive) and Amir Zaghari ( The Game)

The Best puppeteer:

Special mention:Mahnaz Khatibi (Burried alive) and the puppeteers of the show  Maman.

The winner: Mohammad Javad Mahdian and Qais Yasaghi (The triangle)

The best Puppet ideas and making:

Special mention to Roya Naseri (Maman) and Youssef Etesamizadeh ( Mirza Mohammad)

The winner; Zahra Aziminia ( The game)

special prize:

Sara Rezaei was honored for the magical Macbeth and the executive team of the 280th Night.

The Best play:

Special mention went to Sargol Eslamian for the show A shirt named War.

The winner:Elham Salj Mahmoudi (Maman)

The Best Director:

Special mention: Elham Salj Mahmoudi (Maman) and Sargol Eslamian ( A shirt named War)

The winner: Qais Yasaghi (The triangle)

The Best Show:

Qais Yasaghi (The triangle)

Elham Salj Mahmoudi (Maman)

Sargol Eslamian ( A shirt named War)