Arian Nowbahari is an Independent Film Producer at New Spring Productions™
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Interview
Nordic Black Theatre Podcast – How did you get here?
Twelve Minutes (2024)
Screenings & Awards
Twelve Minutes (2025)
- Cinema Carnival (Pisa, Italy) – February 12, 2026 – Official Selection (Best Photography)
- Nordic Start Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) – October 18, 2025 – Official Selection (Short Film Nordic Countries)
- Vienna International Film Awards (Vienna, Austria) – January 12, 2026 – Official Selection
- International Sound and Film Music Festival (Varaždin, Croatia) – October 3, 2025 – Nomination (Best Original Score for a Short)
- Monza Film Fest (Monza, Italy) – March 1, 2025 – Honorable Mention (Best Cinematography)
- Folkestone Film Festival (Folkestone, England) – March 24, 2025 – Honorable Mention (Best Cinematography)
- London Global Film Awards (London, England) – March 29, 2025 – Official Selection (Best Cinematography)
- Global Indie Filmmaker Awards (Standish, England) – March 6, 2025 – Award Winner (Best Cinematography)
- MegaFlix Movie Awards (Standish, England) – November 7, 2025 – Official Selection (Best Cinematography)
- FenceSitter Film Festival (Bernardsville, New Jersey) – April 27, 2025 – Official Selection (Best Short Film)
When the tea gets cold (2023)
- Mannheim Arts and Film Festival (Mannheim, Germany) – October 25, 2023 – Honorable Mention (Gender Equality, Issues and Rights)
- Wallachia International Film Festival (Bucharest, Romania) – September 15, 2023 – Jury Special Award (Short Film)
- 100 Films Retreat (Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA) – May 19, 2023 – Official Selection (Micro Film)
- Three Fires International Film Festival (Hunstville, Ontario, Canada) – July 27, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Drama)
- The French Duck Film Festival (Paris, France) – September 15, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Film)
- Hobnobben Film Festival (Fort Wayine, Indiana, USA) – October 19, 2023 – Official Selection (Fiction Short)
- Shortcut 100 (Chicago, Illinois, USA) – November 10, 2023 – Official Selection (Narrative Short)
- Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival (Las Vegas, USA) – November 7, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Film)
- Helsinki International Education Film Festival (Helsinki, Finland) – November 13, 2023 – Official Selection (Narrative Short)
- The Santa Clarita International Film Festival (Santa Clarita, California) – December 7, 2023 – Official Selection (Micro Shorts)
In the tank (2022)
- Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival (Clermont, Florida, USA) – June 24, 2022 – Nominee (One Minute Film)
- Luleå International Film Festival (Luelå, Sweden) – September 24, 2022 – Award Winner (Best 1 Minute Film)
- Emeral Peacock (Berlin, Germany) – August 1, 2022 – Award Winner (Best ECO work)
- Madrid Film Awards (Madrid, Spain) – June 10, 2023 – Official Selection (1 Minute Film)
- BUEIFF CHANNEL (Buenos Aires, Argentina) – September 15, 2022 – Official Selection (1 Minute Short Film)
- Nicomedia International Bi-Monthly Film Awards (İzmit, Turkey) – September 1, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Micro Film)
- Sydney Australian Film Festival – October 20, 2022 – Honorable Mention (1 Minute Short Film)
- Toronto Minute Madness (Toronto, Canada) – November 28, 2022 – Honorable Mention (1-Minute film)
- Dubai Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) – November 26, 2022 – Honorable Mention (1 Minute Short Film)
- Sea of Art International Film Festival – (Stavanger, Norway) – September 9, 2022 Award Winner (Best ECO Work)
- Black Swan International Film Festival (Kolkata, India) – September 15, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- One Minute Story Film Festival (New Jersey, USA) – September 10, 2022 – Official Selection (One Minute Film)
- FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival (Online) – August 30, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Film)
- Druk International Film Festival (Paro, Bhutan) – August 16, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- Golden Horse International Film Festival (Sivaganga, India) – August 13, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- Gangtok International Film Festival (Gangtok, India) – August 21, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (Kolkata, India) – August 25, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- Art Stream International Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – August 29, 2022 – Award Winner (Best ECO Work)
- Sundarban International Film Festival – September 10, 2022 – Award Winner (Best One Minute Film)
- Your Way International Film Festival – October 31, 2023 – Official Selection (Best ECO Film)
Wille Zur Macht (2022):
- Absurd Film Festival (Milan, Italy) – August 6, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Outfit)
- Make Art Not Fear (Porto, Portugal) – October 1, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Poetry Short)
- Paradise Film Festival (Budapest, Hungary) – October 3, 2022 – Official Selection (Best Experimental)
- Pure Magic International Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – September 5, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Experimental Short Film)
- High Tatras Film & Video Festival (Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia) – August 9, 2022 – Finalist (Experimental)
- Serbest International Film Festival (Republic of Moldova) – September 5, 2022 – Semi-Finalist (Student Film)
- Athvikvaruni International Film Festival (Aranthanki, India) – August 15, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Experimental Short Film)
- Buddha International Film Festival (Mayiladuthurai, India) – August 16, 2022 – Award Winner (Best Experimental Short Film)




