Tehran short film festival holds press conference

The 36th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) has held a press conference and announced the jury for the international competition.

The press conference was held in Tehran on Monday.

According to the director of the festival Seyyed-Sadeq Mousavi the jury is composed of Belgian filmmaker Turi Finocchiaro, Indian film critic Shubhra Gupta, Iranian scholar Ahmad Alasti, film critic and director Joao Garcao Borges from Portugal, as well as the director of the Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Gina Dellabarca, from New Zealand.

A lineup of 50 movies from 25 countries, including Spain, France, Germany, Canada and Iran, will go on screen at the international competition.

A number of foreign cineastes from different countries have also been invited to the festival.

Film producer Ugur Sahin from Turkey, member of the selection committee for the Berlinale Shorts Simone Späni from Switzerland, Sixpack Film Company deputy managing-director Gerald Weber from Austria and the director of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Seigo Tono, from Japan are among the cineastes.

The secretariat of the event has received more than 1600 short films from around the world.

The festival will be held in different sections, including national, international and special. This edition of the TISFF will host a new section dedicated to cinema and book.

Organized by Iranian Youth Cinema Society IYCS, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and a member of International Short Film Conference, the TISFF is aimed to provide an opportunity for young filmmakers to exchange their experiences.

The 36th TISFF is slated for November 10-15, 2019.

MG/MG