Kiyan Agadjani's Men in Towels Awarded Best Short Film at FIFF

On Monday 5 October 2026, Luxembourg production company Red Lion announced that Men in Towels (2026), the latest short film by Luxembourgish-Iranian filmmaker Kiyan Agadjani, has won the award for Best Short Film in the Short Film Competition at the 41st edition of the Namur International Francophone Film Festival (FIFF).

Following its world premiere in April 2026 at the Beijing International Film Festival, in the Short Panorama section, and its European premiere at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, where the film was presented in competition in the European Shorts programme, _Men in Towels_ is continuing its international festival run.

Red Lion said that the award recognises the film following its presentation in competition in Namur and marks another important milestone in its festival journey.

Men in Towels follows Robert, an angry man who is sent to a spa after being diagnosed with a terminal stress-related illness. There, he meets Marco, another patient whose relaxed attitude and sense of humour deeply irritate him.

Men in Towels is Kiyan Agadjani's fourth short film. The film was written and directed by Kiyan Agadjani and produced by Vincent Quénault and Jeanne Geiben for Red Lion. The cast includes Timothy Lone, Oscar Martin and Alessia Raschella, with cinematography and editing by Anselm Havu and music by Grégory Ney. The Luxembourg production received support from Film Fund Luxembourg.

Born in Luxembourg to Iranian parents, Kiyan Agadjani studied film at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom (UK), where he made his first short film, George Barton (2021), which received awards in Avignon in France and Trier in Germany. He subsequently returned to Luxembourg, where he currently works as a screenwriter, director and assistant director.