Ayari has also won the following awards in the past years and decades: Nominated for the Venice Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival for the film Father’s House 2012: Crystal Simorgh won the best work of art and experience at the Fajr Film Festival for the movie Bidar Shu Arzoo. 2003: Winner of the Special Jury Award of the Fajr Film Festival for the film Wake Up Arzoo 2003; Nominated for the Crystal Globe Award from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival for the film Iranian Table in 2002 Nominated for the Golden Pyramid Award from the Cairo Film Festival for the movie To Be or Not to Be, 1998 Winner of the best screenplay award from the Cairo Film Festival for the movie To Be or Not to Be 1998 Winner of the Silver Panther Award from the Locarno International Film Festival for the film Abadaniha 1994 Winner of the golden plaque for the best director from the Fajr Film Festival for the movie Beyond the Fire 1366 .