According to the PR department  of Farabi Cinema Foundation, the congratulatory message of "Alireza Tabesh", the managing director of Farabi Cinema Foundation is as follows: 

Esteemed Artist, 

Dear Mr. Arsalan Amiri, 

Respected director of "Zalava", 

On the eve of the National Iranian Cinema Day, winning the  Film Critics’ Week Grand Prize   and the section’s dedicated FIPRESCI award at the 78th Venice’s International Film Festival is a great honour for the culture and art of our country. I sincerely congratulate you and the crew of this film for  bringing joy, and I wish you success in your filmmaking career. 

Alireza Tabesh 

Managing Director of Farabi Cinema Foundation 

Zalava is Arsalan Amiri’s debut feature film and it has been produced by Rohollah and Samira Baradari in cooperation with Farabi Cinema Foundation. This film received several awards at the 39th Fajr Film Festival including Best First Film and Best Cinematography Awards.