TEHRAN-The Iranian feature film “Hook” directed by Hossein Rigi won an award at the 42nd Milano International Sport Movies & TV Festival in Italy.

The movie was announced as the winner of the Guirlande d’Honneur in the feature fiction category at the closing ceremony of the festival, which was held from November 5 to 9, Honaronline reported.

The 84-minute movie is about Shir Khan, a boy who embarks on a journey to become a champion in the sport of boxing. However, various challenges and incidents make his path to achieving his dream quite difficult.

Amir Jafari, Roya Teymourian, Amir Mahdi Jule, Alireza Jafari, Ali Ousivand, and Mahtab Servati are in the cast among others.

Hossein Rigi, 46, was born in Sistan and Balouchestan Province. He started his career in 1995 by completing some filmmaking programs at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. He has made several movies including documentaries, short and feature films. His works have been shown in many domestic and international film festivals and won some awards. He is the first Baluch filmmaker in the history of Iranian cinema.

With the participation of 130 nations, the Milano International Sport Movies & TV Festival was organized by FICTS - Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (recognized by the International Olympic Committee).

The event is part of the calendar of the Cultural Olympiad of Milan Cortina 2026, a multidisciplinary, plural, and widespread program to promote Olympic and Paralympic values ​​through culture, heritage, and sport.

The event promotes the production of cinematographic and audiovisual works that represent the values ​​of sport as an element of aggregation and development of countries and people.

This year’s edition of the festival was characterized by international and national participation, with 100 screenings (selected from 1,560 participating movies and including 25 world and European premieres, exclusive Olympic footages, etc.), four meetings, three workshops, four exhibitions, two conferences, and eight side events.

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