Iran to hold film festival on warship

Iran's Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) has been set to hold the upcoming edition of the event on a warship in the country’s south.

Seyyed-Mohammad Hosseini, the head of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense Cinema Society said “God willing, we will hold the 17th Resistance Film Festival in the Persian Gulf and on a warship.”

“This year, we tried to go to the resistance’s front line and the Persian Gulf, instead of focusing on Tehran and the capital,” he said, noting that the preparations for the event are being well made.

The 17th edition of the biennial festival will take place in the southern city of Bandar Abbas.

Noting that the slogan of the 17th RIFF is “resistance discourse, global uprising of the oppressed and destruction of Israel”, Jalal Ghafari, the secretary of this year’s edition of the event said “We suggested to hold the festival in an important location such as on the deck of Shahid Soleimani warship to deliver an important message to the world”.

The newly unveiled Shahid Soleimani warship is named after Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US military in 2020.

The RIFF, one of the most prestigious international film festivals in Iran, 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 as well as the world’s tyrants and their backing of Daesh.

SQ/MG