Ammar filmfest begins screening in Gaza

The 7th Ammar Popular Film Festival has begun screening in Gaza, Palestine.

This is the third year that Ammar Film Festival screens its films in Gaza with the motto “Days of Resistance Cinema”.

The screening comes as the closing ceremony of the event has been held in the Iranian capital city. The ceremony was held at Bahman Cultural Center in Tehran on Friday January 7.

The festival opened on Wednesday, December 28, in presence of several prominent Iranian and international cineastes. The opening ceremony was held at Palestine Cinema in Tehran.

Ammar International Popular Film Festival goes against promotion of “individualism and extreme enjoyment without caring about the society's troubles and other human suppression,” the event’s official website noted.

The 7th Ammar Popular Film Festival began screening in Gaza on Saturday, January 7.

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