Iran children fest announces feature-length animations, movies

The 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Iran reveals lineups for feature-length animations and movies.

According to the media department of the fest, a lineup of seven Iran feature-length animations and movies have been selected to compete in the national category of feature-length productions.

The line-up includes titles such as 'Ocean behind the Window' by Jalal Chavoshian and '23 People' by Mehdi Jafari. The list goes on with just one animated feature titled 'Benjamin' by Mohsen Enayati.

"The soldiers of the Pharaoh have arrested Benjamin's mother and for her release, they want something valuable from Benjamin. Benjamin will have to go on a dangerous adventure to get hold of that valuable object," a short synopsis for Enayati's animation reads.

Presided by Alireza Tabesh, the 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth is slated to be held in Province of Isfahan on August 19-26, 2019 in the feature, short story, web series, long animation, short animation sections.

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