The festival’s Outstanding Asian Student Film Award went to ‘Blue Sky, Clean Earth’ from Iran, which was received by its director Mahyar Mandegar during the event’s closing ceremony on October 28.
The film tells the story of Masoud, a small time thief who is charged with terrorism.
Over 80 films from 31 countries including Germany, Italy, France, Argentina, and Spain were screened during the festival, which took place in the Chinese capital from October 21st to 28th.
The film has also taken part at the 14th Early Bird International Student Film Festival in Bulgaria and 5th Contact International Student Film Festival in Turkey.
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