Iranian short ‘A Boy with a Movie Camera’ to vie in US

Directed by Amir Hossein Tabbat, the short film ‘A Boy with a Movie Camera’ has been selected to compete at the 2020 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest) in the US.

Tabbat is a 14-year-old boy who became interested in cinema at the age of 12.

At 9, he used to write science fiction short stories and read them to his friends.

‘A Boy with a Movie Camera’ has previously vied at the 2019 Camera Zizanio Film Festival in Greece.

The short has also participated at the International Youth Media Festival in Austria and Mcguffin Film Festival in Russia, where it won two Best Short Film awards.

The 6-day annual event SLO Film Fest showcases contemporary and classic films and independent films.

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