River Int’l Film Festival to host Iranian short ‘Pass’

Iranian short film ‘Pass’ has been selected to compete at the 15th edition of the River International Film Festival (RIFF) in Italy.

Made by Elika Abdollahi, the short film is about two friends who get stuck in a weird situation due to an accident.

The cast list of the film includes Aziz Nemati, Somayyeh Rahimi, Shadab Kokabi, Arsam Hossein-Panahi, Niha Sheikhi, and Souran Rezvanizadeh.

The 11-minute flick, Abdollahi’s directorial debut, has already been screened at a number of film events, including the Asoric Film Festival and the Tassvir Film Festival, both in Iran, the Salerno International Film Festival in Italy, as well as the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival in Spain, where it received the Best Short Film Screenplay award.

The short film has also gone on screen at the Santa Fe Film Festival in the US, the Concordia Film Festival in Canada, the Marbella International Film Festival in Spain, the Shaan-e-awadh International Film Festival in India, and the DC Web & Digital Media Festival in the US, where it won the Gold Writing award at the Digital Shorts section.

The RIFF hosts a wide range of works from around the world and provides an opportunity for filmmakers, screenwriters, and many experts to exchange experience.

The event is slated for July 1-25, 2021.

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