Tehran int’l short fest publishes lineup

The 36th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) has announced the lineup for international competition.

The international section of the event will showcase 50 short films from 25 countries competing in the categories of fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental.

‘Monsieur Henderson’ by Thomas Scohy from France, ‘Cowboy’ by Frederic Zeimet from Luxembourg, ‘Brotherhood’ by Meryam Joobeur from Canada, and ‘Ashmina’ by Dekel Berenson from Nepal will be screened at the fiction section.

‘Atomkraftwerk Zwentendorf’, a co-production between Austria and the US by Hope Tucker as well as ‘Grandfather Fire’ by Emir Luciano Tlachi from Spain are among the films to compete at the documentary section.

‘Armed Lullaby’ by Yana Ugrekhelidze from Germany will compete with nine other films at the animation section and five films will be screened at the experimental section.

According to the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Hassan Dazvarah, Nima Abbaspour, Atta Mojtaba, Arman Fayyaz and  Toufan Nahan-Qodrati have been selected as the International Review and Selection Board for the 36th TISSF which is slated for November 10–15, 2019.

MG/AG