Entertainment Desk :
Nuhash Humayun
directed horror short film Moshari has bagged two awards in two separate Oscar-qualifying film festivals. The horror flick won the ‘BEST SHORT FICTION’ award at the Oscar Qualifying Melbourne International Film Festival and the ‘BEST HORROR’ award at the 18th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF), said a press release.
HollyShorts is an Oscar-qualifying, Los Angeles-based Film Festival devoted to showcasing the best short films from around the globe. Sharing the news on his social media handle, Nuhash Humayun penned: “MOSHARI wins BEST HORROR at the Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival! And honoured to be in the Top 8 films in the entire competition!” In a separate post, he shared the news of Moshari’s achievement at Melbourne International Film Festival. Earlier, Moshari starring Sunerah Binte Kamal and Onora Saif in lead, had scored at Atlanta Film Festival with Jury Prize for Best narrative short, an Oscar-qualifying award.
The film also had its world premiere at the 2022 SXSW film festival.
