In 1991, he was awarded a prize in 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his "Snake Fang". This was not his sole international prize. At the Cairo International Film festival in 1979 he got from the International Catholic Organisation for Cinema (OCIC), the OCIC Prize for his film "The Journey of the Stone". The international OCIC jury gave its award to this film because "The Journey of the Stone" denounced the exploitation of mankind by mankind and called for a more just social order. "Crime" directed by Kimiai Winner Crystal Simorgh Best Film in Fajr International Film Festival 2011.