Berlin Int’l filmfest picks Iranian ‘Tattoo’

Farhad Delaram’s short movie ‘Tattoo’ has been scheduled to attend the 2019 edition of Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.

The short film which will be Iranian cinema’s sole representative at the festival is set to compete at the Generation section of the film event. A total number of 2500 film titles had been originally submitted to the festival, 62 short and feature films of which have been picked to attend this division of the festival.

A brief synopsis of the flick reads, “To extend her driver’s license, she faces some problems due to having tattoos.’’

Delaram, the director of the flick has so far made some 6 short and documentaries. His short flick ‘Away from Home’ attended last year's edition of House of Cinema Celebration in Iran.

This is the first international presence for the young director.

Generation section of the festival is comprised of two sections, Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus. Both subcategories accept films with socio-political theme to give the young emerging young people a voice. The winners of this section will be the recipient of Crystal Bear awards.

Founded in 1951, the Berlin International Film Festival is one of the world’s leading film events which is held in Germany and celebrated annually in February.

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