FFF 37 to screen 5 children movies

Side event of the 37th Fajr Film Festival (FFF) is scheduled to screen five kid flicks by Iranian filmmakers.

The Farabi Cinema Foundation announced that it will screen five children’s movies at a sideline program titled ‘Simorgh and Butterflies’ during the 37th FFF.

‘Stammer’ by Mohammad-Reza Haji-Gholami, ‘Knockout’ by Gholam-Reza Ramezani, and the award-winning animation ‘The Last Fiction’ by Ashkan Rahgozar are in the lineup.

‘Simorgh and Butterflies’ will also screen ‘Pastarioni’ by Soheyl Movaffaq and ‘Benjamin’ by Mohsen Enayati.

This edition of the program, slated for February 2 to 6, has been organized for the second time to support children’s films.

The screenings are free of charge for children and schoolchildren.

Established in 1982, the FFF is an event that celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the festival has played a vital role in the development of the Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

The 37th FFF is slated for January 30-February 11, 2019, in Tehran and several other Iranian cities.

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