Iranian short ‘Aparat’ competing at Asti fest

Iranian short film ‘Aparat’ has been competing at the 11th edition of the Asti Film Festival in Italy.

 Written, produced, and directed by Hassan Najmabadi, the short film is about six teenage boys in a remote village who decide to work in the corrals in order to raise the money they need to rent an 8-mm movie projector from a tour guide.

The cast list of the flick includes Mehdi Qolizadeh, Ebrahim Najmabadi, Emad Mohebbi, Abolfazl Najmabadi, Amir Najmabadi, Amir-Mohammad Najmabadi, Mohammad-Reza Najmabadi, Zari Najmabadi, and Mehdi Rezaee.

‘Aparat’ has previously participated in the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival in Georgia, the International Children’s Film Festival – Cinekid ScreeningClub in the Netherlands, and the Gold Coast Film Festival in the US.

Held since 2011, the Asti Film Festival is held every year in autumn. The festival welcomes works from around the world.

The latest edition of the festival started on December 14 and is underway until December 18, 2021.

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