First edition
The First edition of the Sobh International Media Festival was held on March 11, 2023 at IRIB Conference Center. Some Iranian top governmental officials and media activists attended the event.
The competition lineup was consisted of channels of the IRIB World Service including Sahar, Al-Kawthar, Press TV, Al-Alam, iFilm, Hausa TV, Hispan TV, Iran Press News Agency, the radio collection channels, and the 30-language Pars-Today website.
The channels screened their latest productions for the juries of the Sobh Media Festival.
Among the top winners were Iran Press News Agency which grabbed two awards for best podcast (Ahmad Shirzadian) and motion graphics (Reza Momeni) at the 2023 edition of the event.
Third edition
For its third edition, the Sobh International Media Festival received 4,160 entries from 39 countries, including the Netherlands, Argentina, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Russia, Peru, South Korea, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Italy, the UK, Singapore, Germany, Brazil, the United States, China, Ireland, and Palestine.
Of these submissions, 533 entries were dedicated to the Palestine section, while 3,627 were submitted as part of the main competition.
The festival’s categories included television programs, news blogs, visual arts, music videos, short films, documentaries, and animated shorts within the Palestine section.
It also welcomed entries in its main section that included social media content, radio programs, podcasts, written works, motion graphics, news reports, documentaries, and television programs.
Among the foreign dignitaries participating in the year’s festival were former British Member of Parliament George Galloway and former Irish Members of the European Parliament Mick Wallace and Clare Daly. [3]
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