5th of November 2024   |   News ، Documentary    |    Amir Agha Abdollahi ، Sam Kalantari ، wildlife documentary ، France ، Grebe the Lover

French Award for “Grebe the Lover”

French Award for “Grebe the Lover”

The documentary film “Grebe the Lover” directed by Amir Agha Abdollahi and produced by Sam Kalantari and DEFC wins an award at Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival in France.

The International Ornithological Film Festival of Ménigoute (FIFO) has been one of the world renowned events of the wildlife filmmaking industry, since 1985. It is organized by a local nature and birdwatching organization called MAINATE (an acronym for Ménigoute Association Internationale Nature et Environnement).

The general objectives of the festival are: to promote wildlife documentary films, as the best way to raise awareness of biodiversity, environmental issues and the need to address these issues; to encourage the promotion and distribution of wildlife documentaries

The 39th International Ornithological Film Festival of Ménigoute took place from 29 October to 3 November 2024 in Ménigoute (Deux-Sèvres, France).