German filmmaker ‘Joy in Iran’ to screen in Cinema Verite

German director Walter Steffen documentary ‘Joy in Iran’ has been scheduled to screen at 12th Cinema Verite.

The 90-minute documentary is about a clown coming to Iran aiming to bring joy to those deprived of this divine blessing. The clown pays a visit to an orphanage, a hospital and some shelters. Now, the clown retells the funny yet emotional experiences he has had in the mentioned places.

Walter Steffen is a German writer and director. He is best known for his ‘Munich in India’ (2013), ‘Bavaria Vista Club’ (2014) and ‘Happy Welcome’ (2015).

According to a media report, ‘Joy in Iran’ will go on the festival’s screen on December 14 at Charsou Cineplex.

Organized by the Documentary and Experimental Film Center, the first edition of Cinema Verite was held in 2007.

Over the past decade it has emerged as one of the important events on Iran's documentary film calendar.

The Cinema Verite aims at protecting the nation's identity, promoting creative documentary, reinforcing the link between documentary cinema and social facts and events, introducing new global developments in documentary cinema, providing financial support for documentarians by distributing and screening their works in other festivals and removing hurdles to film production.

The 12th edition of the Cinema Verite is slated for December 9-16, 2018.

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