''The Snow on the Pines'' () is a 2012 Iranian

black and white film Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, a ...

written and directed by

Iranian-American Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian-Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship. Most Iranian-Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Irani ...

director and actor

Peyman Moaadi Payman Maadi (; born July 9, 1970) also known as Peyman Moadi, is an Iranian-American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for starring in the films '' A Separation'' (2011) and ''About Elly'' (2009) by Iranian Academy Award-winn ...

. The Snow on the pines is Moaadi's debut as a director. Also, it won a

Crystal simorgh The Crystal Simorgh () is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition. The award's name comes from ...

in the

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anni ...

Story

A woman who is a

piano teacher Piano pedagogy is the study of the teaching of piano playing. Whereas the professional field of music education pertains to the teaching of music in school classrooms or group settings, piano pedagogy focuses on the teaching of musical skills t ...

deals with an important moment in her life and meets the dilemma of the decision. She has to choose in a common way, and/or find a different way.

Awards

Crystal simorghs: * Crystal simorgh; for the best film chosen by audiences. the 30th

. * Appreciation prize; for the best actress (

Mahnaz Afshar Mahnaz Afshar (; born June 10, 1977) is an Iranian actress. She gained wide recognition in the record-breaking film Cease Fire (2006 film), ''Cease Fire'' (2006). Afshar is one of Iran's highest-paid actresses, She has received various accolades, ...

) New look section. the 30th Fajr International Film Festival.«سیمرغ بلورین بر شانه عطاران نشست»

Awards for Moaadi

References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 directorial debut films Iranian black-and-white films Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film winners {{Iran-film-stub