"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been honored with an Award of Excellence at the 12th edition of the IndieFEST Film Awards in the U.S. 

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the "Short-Films in Streaming" competition section of the 18th Salento International Film Festival in Italy, which took place in Lecce, Italy from September 7-12, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 14th edition of the OnScreen Film and Video Festival in the U.S., which took place virtually on September 30, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the "Gender Equality" section of the 13th Festival Internacional De Cine Invisible Film Sozialak De Bilbao, which took place in Bilbao, Spain from October 14-21, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been received nomination for the jury prize in the "HIPARQUÍA" competition section of the 8th Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Calzada de Calatrava) in Spain, which took place in Ciudad Real from August 6-21, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 8th edition of the Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Calzada de Calatrava) in Spain, which took place in Ciudad Real from August 6-21, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has won the Best Dramatic Short Film award at the 15th edition of the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, or SFFFF, in the US, which took place from July 14-18, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 19th edition of the Kimera International Film Festival in Italy, which took place virtually from July 14-17, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 19th edition of the Ischia Global Film Festival in Italy, which took place in a virtual format from July 18-25, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 10th edition of the Visioni Corte Short Film Festival in Italy, which took place in Italy from September 18-25, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 15th edition of the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, or SFFFF, in the US, which took place from July 14-18, 2021.

"The Recess" by Navid Nikkhah Azad has been selected to compete in the 15th edition of the River Film Festival in Italy, which took place in Padova from July 1-30, 2021.