Iran cineastes to hold workshops at Resistance filmfest

Iranian cineastes have been scheduled to hold workshops at the 15th edition of the Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF).

Veteran actor Ali Nasiriyan, as well as filmmakers and directors Ahmadreza Darvish and Masoud Dehnamaki are set to hold the workshops.

Darvish will hold “How to make large-scale projects in resistance and holy defense cinema” workshop on November 27.

Dehnamaki’s workshop, titled “Absorbing audience in resistance and holy defense cinema” is set for November 28.

Nasiriyan is to hold “Characteristics of playing roles in resistance and holy defense cinema” workshop on November 29.

This edition of the festival has received more than 1600 submissions, including feature, short and documentary films, from more than 70 countries around the globe.

Most of the submissions are from the US and France. Filmmakers from Germany, Turkey, England, Italy, Canada, Spain, Brazil and dozens of other countries have also applied to take part at the event.

The RIFF is dedicated to productions on wars and the repercussions of armed conflicts in the world.

It also puts a spotlight on the resistance of the Palestinian people against the Zionist regime, Daesh and their terrorist attacks in the region, and the world’s tyrants and their backing of Daesh.

The RIFF is being organized every year by the Revayat Cultural Foundation and the Film Association of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense in collaboration with other cultural organizations.

The 15th edition of the RIFF will be held on November 26-December 1, 2018, at Felestin Theater Hall in Tehran.

MG/MG