13 titles hailing from Iran to compete at Shahr fest

A total of thirteen titles from Iran have been selected to compete at the 7th edition of Shahr International Film Festival.

The Iranian titles which go on screen at various categories of the festival are as follows:

Feature Films:

'Istanbul Junction' directed by Mostafa Kiaee

‘Sheeple’ directed by Houman Seyyedi

‘Andranik’ directed by Hossein Mahkam

Short Films:

‘Summer Snow’ directed by Amin Chadegani

‘Short Wave’ directed by Mohammad Esmaeeli

‘Like a Good Kid’ directed by Arian Vazir-Daftari

Documentaries:

‘Baharestan, the House of the Nation’ directed by Babak Behdad

‘All Mama’s Babies’ directed by Rezvan Sarmad

Short Documentaries:

‘Absence’ directed by Fatemeh Zolfaqari

‘I Wish I Were There’ directed by Mehdi Nazerian

Animations:

‘This Way, That Way’ directed by Lida Fazli

‘The Sixth String’ directed by Bahram Azimi

 ‘Mr. Deer’ directed by Mojtaba Musavi

The festival has received more than 4000 titles from 114 countries, including India, the US, Spain, Brazil, France, Italy, Turkey, Russia, the UK, and Germany.

The fest is Iran's most important cinematic event related to urban management in the promotion of appropriate urban and industrial life patterns.

It aims to identify creative and innovative cinematic works of urban life and create a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences among world cities.

The 7th edition of the festival, headed by Hashem Mirzakhani, is slated for July 17-22, 2019 in Tehran.

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