Australia's Persian festival to screen Iranian films

The 7th edition of the Persian International Film Festival has scheduled to screen a lineup of Iranian films in Sydney and Melbourne.

This edition of the annual event will be held at Sydney's Palace Norton Street and Melbourne's Palace Kino.

Founded in 2011, it is a one of a kind festival that showcases films by Persian-speaking filmmakers of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and through screenings, master classes and cultural events it celebrates this rich cinematic culture in and with Australian communities.

According to its official website, the festival also aims to be a leader in shifting views and misconceptions in Australia by creating spaces for new Persian-Australians voices and by being a forum for dialogue between and amongst the diverse communities.

The event will present its Golden Gazelle in three main categories of Best Feature Film, Best Short Film and Best Documentary.

The previous edition of the Australian festival screened a number of Iranian films, including ‘Parting’ by Navid Mahmoudi, ‘Under the Smokey Roof’ by Pouran Derkhshandeh, and ‘Breath’ by Narges Abyar.

The 7th edition of the Persian International Film Festival is slated for August 30-September 9, 2018.

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