Brussels to host Iranian short films

Two filmmakers from Iran have made way to the 40th edition of Brussels Independent Film Festival.

‘Maned & Macho’ by Shiva Sadegh-Asadi and ‘Pain is Mine’ by Farshid Akhlaghi are to present Iran in Animated Film and Documentary Film sections of the event, respectively.

‘Maned & Macho’ is about a young girl's repressed emotions and instincts that are embodied in some animals that come out of her dreams. However, no one in her family is receptive to these animals.

The short film has attended several international film events before, including the Giffoni 2017 Film Festival in Italy, Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden, 35th Busan Int’l Short Film Festival in South Korea and 2018 edition of LINOLEUM Int’l Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival in Ukraine.

The long list goes on with 2018 Melbourne Int’l Animation Festival in Australia, 17th Hiroshima Int’l Animation Festival in Japan, 6th Flickers' Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival in the US, 2018 "Pacific Meridian" Int'l Film Festival of the Asian-Pacific region in Russia and 37th Uppsala Int’l Short Film Festival in Sweden.  

‘Maned & Macho’ succeeded to grab the main award of the 3rd Animavi Int’ Film Festival of Poetic Animation in Italy.

“One day, one room, one take. After her spinal surgery, she was always in pain, intense pain, unendurable pain. Painkillers have been her refuge for a long time, but one day, she decided to stop,” the synopsis of the Australian-made ‘Pain is Mine’ reads.

The Brussels Independent Film Festival, previously known as the Brussels International Independent Film Festival has taken place since 1974. It originally focused on super-8 films and today is a showcase for all kind of independent films.

The 40th edition of the event is scheduled for February 10-16, 2019.

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