Iran film ‘Azar’ to vie in Canada

Niki Karimi’s latest movie ‘Azar’ is set to vie at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada.

Produced by and starring Niki Karimi, the film is to be screened at the inauguration ceremony of the Canadian festival.

‘Azar’ is Iranian actress Niki Karimi’s second production after ‘Night Shift’, while she has also directed three other movies so far.

Niki Karimi, Hamidreza Azarang, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Hasti Mahdavi, Leila Zare, Maedeh Tahmasbi, Pejman Jamshidi and Houman Seyyedi are among the movie's cast.

Launched in 1982, the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, for two weeks in late September and early October.

VIFF continues to expand the frame to create multi-experiential streams that include some of the best cinema from around the world, fused with related talks and events, in a unique way.

Festival audiences and creators have a chance to discover, discuss and connect more at one of North America's most accessible events, in one of the most beautiful cities on the planet.

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