Iran to launch Brazilian film week

High profile Brazilian director Roberto Berliner is to participate at the Brazilian Film Week in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz.

The international section of Art and Experience cinematic group has organized this event in Iran, amedia reports said Monday.

Born in 1957 in Rio de Janeiro, Berliner is a director and producer, known for ‘Nise: The Heart of Madness’ (2015), ‘A Farra do Circo’ (2014) and ‘Herbert de Perto’ (2009).

He has won several awards from renowned festivals such as Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, San Francisco International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.

The inauguration ceremony of the Brazilian Film Week is to be launched on October 7, 2017 in the presence of political and artistic figures.

Art and Experience cinematic group is an opportunity to show worthwhile movies chosen from non-commercial ones, in order to demonstrate the brilliance of their creators in the cinema community. It also makes a profound impact towards improving Iranian filmgoer’s knowledge regarding movies as well as flourishing artistic aspects of Iranian cinema.

In this program, the term “art film” refers to any cinematic work- including short films, feature films, documentary and animation films- whose forms and content can impress the viewer’s aesthetic-tastes and emotions and bring in immense satisfaction.

Furthermore, the term “experimental film” refers to movies which present new methods of expression and cinematic narratives, on the contrary to the commercial and mainstream movies.

FM/AG