Documentary — International

On Melting Snow2025

OFFICIAL SELECTIONAlmaty Indie
Film Festival
2026 EDITION
On Melting Snow / ORIGINAL POSTER

About the film

Documentary

Director
Mojtaba Bahadori
Country
Belgium, Iceland
Runtime
73 min
Language
French

Official trailer

On Melting Snow

Film still

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Synopsis

Every landscape holds the planet’s memory, divided by time and political borders. For more than thirty years, artist Sophie Cauvin has travelled through transformed landscapes, gathering fragments of that memory and bringing them together in her work.

Festivals and awards

Aurubis Award · Best DocumentaryMaster of Art Film Festival2025
Award for Most Beautiful DocumentaryMaster of Art Film Festival2025
Mt. Everest Award · Best International DocumentaryNepal International Film Festival2025
Festival selectionInternational Festival of Films on Art · Le FIFA2025
Finalist · documentary feature competitionİstanbul International Spring Film Festival11–12 April 2026
Mission Life competitionInternational Film Festival of India · IFFI2024

Credits

Director, writer, producer, cinematographer
Mojtaba Bahadori
Featured artist
Sophie Cauvin

Director

Mojtaba Bahadori

Mojtaba Bahadori

Mojtaba Bahadori

Mojtaba Bahadori is a filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. He studied cinema in Tehran, continued his work and studies in Paris and collaborated with the Louis-Lumière school. His practice brings together photography, poetry, observation of nature and reflections on human experience.

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