Ganji received the Best Documentary Award as well as the festival’s Trophy at the awards ceremony of the event which was held from September 5 to 11. Ganji’s 70-minute documentary is about a man called Abbas who has turned his own home to a guest house in a nomadic area of Iran. With the support of his wife and three children, he runs a successful eco-tourism business. He has an ambitious dream, which is to create a new tribe of his own and become the sovereign.
Established in 2005, Kazan International Film Festival is held in the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan. The festival, also known as the Golden Minbar International Film Festival, is also a venue for regular meetings and an exchange of experience between filmmakers.
