He received the award for his extraordinary performance in “A Time to Love” by director Ebrahim Foruzesh.
In the film, Shademan plays a boy suffering from spastic paralysis who is kept hidden from the outside world by his family. During a discussion that followed the film screenings, the organizers and the jury learned much to their surprise, that in real life, the actor is perfectly normal and healthy.
Cinekid is an International Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children and Young Adults held annually in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Its 23rd edition ran from October 18 to 25.
“A Time to Love” had previously won two awards at the Carrousel International Film Festival for Children in Canada in September.
The film was awarded the CIFEJ award as well as the Best Feature Film Prize by the jury, which consisted of 10 to 12 year old children from Quebec, Canada and other countries.
“A Time to Love” is about a handicapped boy who is the little darling of his middle-class family, but when his little brother is born, everyone ignores him.
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