Behtash Fazlali

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Behtash Fazlali is an Iranian-Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 2023 short film Motherland , [1] for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. [2]

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References

  1. Steve Norton, "TIFF ’23: Motherland". ScreenFish, September 17, 2023.
  2. Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.