KICFF to screen Iran doc

Iranian documentary ‘Weavers of Imagination’ has been scheduled to be screened at the 7th edition of the Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival in India.

Directed by Seyyed-Mohammad Seddiq-Jafari, ‘Weavers of Imagination’ is to represent Iran at the Indian film event.

The documentary tells the story of a number of blind people who devise a Braille plan for weaving a carpet. It also depicts the good relationship and the happy moments that they have when they get together.  

It has so far succeeded to receive Best Documentary Awards from the first edition of the Lifft India World Festival which is held in Lonavla, a region near Mumbai.

‘Weavers of Imagination’ was also selected for the main section of the Zlatna Anthropology Festival in Romania in 2017.

Founded in 2011, the Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival is an annual event which is held in the west Bengal state of Kolkata in India. The festival screens more than 200 films from 32 countries where thousands of children get there to see their favorite films and characters.

The festival is slated for January 19- 27, 2018. It is currently underway.

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