Iranian director nominated for Canadian Oscar, wins San Diego awards
ParsToday – Iranian director Ramin Hosseinpour was nominated and won several awards at two American and Canadian festivals with his documentary “Sculpture”
According to ParsToday, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Ramin Hosseinpour was nominated for two awards in the documentary category “Best Director and Best Film” at the Canadian festival called Nollywood (TINFF), which is eligible for the Oscar, with his short documentary film “Sculpture”
He also recently won the awards for Best Director, Best Documentary Short, Best Screenplay and Best Screenplay at the 22nd Accolade Global Film Competition in San Diego, USA, which was held in June 2025
“ Sculpture” is a short documentary film about the lives of Rumi and Shams Tabrizi, based on historical documentary accounts
Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi, known as Rumi, is one of the most famous poets in Iran, and Shams Tabrizi was a renowned mystic and spiritual teacher of Rumi