Iranian drama “Silent Glory” won three awards, including the Grand Prix, at the 18th edition of the Kazan Festival of Muslim Cinema.

Directed by Nahid Hassanzadeh, the film also received the jury prize of NETPAC, an Asian cinema promotion network, and brought its star Jila Shahi the award for best actress.

Narges Abyar, director of acclaimed Iranian dramas “Track 143” and “When the Moon Was Full”, was a member of the jury.

The winners of the festival, which took place in the capital of Tatarstan, a semi-autonomous region in southwest Russia, were announced on September 12.

The award for best director was given to Magdi Ahmed Ali for “Talaat Harba Street” from Egypt.

“The Adventures of Little Baha” by Russian director Aleksandr Galibin won the award for best screenplay.

Tommaso Fiorilli received the award for best cinematographer for his collaboration in “The Anger”, a co-production between Lebanon and Germany by Maria Ivanova.

“Ivan’s Ladder” by Nikolay Bem was selected as best feature documentary.

The award for best Short fiction was given to “The Little Brother of Angels” by Umedsho Mirzoshirinov from Tajikistan, while “Life” by Muhammed Emin Demiral from Turkey was picked as best short documentary. /T.T/