Melbourne to host 7th Iranian filmfest

Melbourne has set to host the 7th edition of the Iranian Film Festival Australia in October 2017.

To be opened on October 26, the festival will screen 11 movies selected from the best recent productions of the Iranian cinema industry.

The lineup includes ‘Subdued’ directed by Hamid Nematollah, ‘Blockage’ directed by Mohsen Qaraei, ‘Israfil’ directed by Ida Panahandeh, and ‘Yellow’ directed by Mostafa Taqizadeh.

‘Negar’ directed by Rambod Javan, ‘Breath’ directed by Narges Abyar, ‘The Home’ directed by Asghar Yousefinejad, and ‘Walking on String’ directed by Ahmad-Reza Motamedi are also in the program.

The list goes on with ‘The Girl's House’ directed by Shahram Shah-Hosseini, ‘Leila’ directed by Daryoush Mehrjoui, as well as ‘Take Me Home’ by the late-great filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

The Iranian Film Festival Australia is an independent cultural establishment that was founded in the year 2010 in Australia.

The 7th edition of the festival is slated for October 26-November 19, 2017, in six major Australian cities.

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