Cannes to host Iran ballot box

Ballot box for upcoming Iranian presidential vote is set to be available in French city of Cannes to ease the voting process of Iranian artists and nationals at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Iranian embassy in France will arrange for taking the ballot box to Cannes, a media report said on Thursday, adding that Iranians who attend the prestigious cinematic event can cast their votes in the designated box.

Hassan Ghasghavi, an official with Iranian Foreign Ministry was quoted by the media as saying that “ in 103 countries and at 132  diplomatic representations” including the country’s embassies and consulates will be in charge of holding Iran 2017 presidential vote abroad.

The election is set to be mounted on May 19, 2017.

This comes as two Iranian short films have been chosen for Short Films Competition and Cinefondation Selection categories at the 70th Festival de Cannes in France.

‘Lunch Time’ by Alireza Ghasemi became the official selection of Cannes Court Metrage (Cannes Short Film Corner).

Meanwhile, in the Cinefondation selection, another Iranian short film ‘Animal’ by Bahman Ark has been chosen from 2600 works submitted to this year’s edition.

Submitted by the Iranian National School of Cinema, ‘Animal’ will compete with 16 films submitted by film schools from fourteen different countries.

The Cinéfondation Selection is a foundation under the patronage of the prestigious Cannes Films Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. The Cinéfondation selects shorts and medium-length films presented by film schools from all over the world and serves as parallel section of the Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival.

The 70th edition of Cannes Film Festival will be organized on May 17-28, 2017 in the French city of Cannes.

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