European mag reports on Iran fest

Popular European film magazine, Cinemascope, has released a report on Iran’s Tehran International Short Film Festival.

The magazine which publishes news and reports on various big festivals on the world including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, London, Tokyo and Zurich has reported on the Iran’s biggest short film festival.

The event was held late in October, screening 60 short films by filmmakers from 35 countries all around the world.

The report reads: “Tehran International Film Festival is one of the most significant and prestigious short film festivals in the world, and it is an Oscar-qualified event, with good standing among global short filmmakers. This year, 5042 films from 131 countries have been submitted to this festival.”

It adds, “This cinematic event is among the 63 Oscar-qualified events in the world, one of the 9 international festivals in Asia, and one of the two Oscar-qualified events in the Middle East.”

Cinemascope mentions that “Holding the “Literature and Cinema” fair is another agenda of this cinematic event, consisting of specialized cinematic books and the latest releases from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. These publications include translations and compilations in fields as varied as production management in cinema, recommended stories for short film adaptation, debut filmmakers’ documentation, realism in fiction, genre-related articles, photography, music, experimental cinema, etc.”

The report ends noting that “Great Iranian filmmakers have been introduced to the world via Tehran International Short Film Festival, including figures such as Asghar Farhadi, Mehrdad Oskouei, Shahram Mokri, Reza Mirkarimi, Majid Barzegar, Saeed Roustayi, Mohsen Amiryoussefi, Ida Panahandeh, Arsalan Amiri, Arian Vazirdaftari, as well as other well-known Iranian filmmakers.”

Organized by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and a member of International Short Film Conference, the festival aims to provide an opportunity for young filmmakers to exchange their experiences.

This year’s edition of the event was held on October 19-24.

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