Iran fest to host 70 countries

Over 70 countries are to participate at the Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) in Iran.

Films from Syria, US, Spain, France, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Thailand, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, England, Finland, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Australia, India, Denmark, Poland, Qatar, China, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Belarus, Lebanon, Brazil, Jordan, Taiwan, Venezuela and many others are to be screened at the 15th edition of the event.

This edition of the festival has received more than 906 features, short and documentary films, from more than 70 countries around the globe.

Most of the submissions are from the US and France.

The RIFF is dedicated to productions on wars and the repercussions of armed conflicts in the world.

It also puts a spotlight on the resistance of the Palestinian people against the Zionist regime, Daesh and their terrorist attacks in the region, and the world’s tyrants and their backing of Daesh.

The RIFF is being organized every year by the Revayat Cultural Foundation and the Film Association of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense in collaboration with other cultural organizations.

The 15th edition of the RIFF will be held on November 26-December 1, 2018, at Felestin Theater Hall in Tehran.

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