India festival spotlights Iran cinema

Iranian music and cinema are represented at the Delhi International Art Festival (DIAF) in the Indian capital this month.

Filmmaker Masoud Jafari-Jozani and musician Hossein Alizadeh are to represent Iranian music and cinema at the 11th edition of the Delhi International Art Festival.

On November 13, Jozani’s feature film ‘Behind the Wall of Silence’ was screened in the Asian category of the movies section at the event.

The film, which premiered at the 35th Fajr Film Festival in Iran February, spotlights the 1980s scandal of France’s HIV-infected blood supplies to Iran.

Jafari-Jozani is a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Meanwhile, traditional music composer Hossein Alizadeh performed a concert at the DIAF in the ‘Sufi’ music section on November 12.

The 11th edition of the Delhi International Art Festival runs in the Indian capital city from November 10-25.

Founded in 2007, DIAF is India’s longest multi-art and multi-venue cultural festival.

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