Fajr Int’l Filmfest various strands to host five Spain films

Spain is to participate at the Fajr International Film Festival with five films in various sections.

Three feature and two short films are the five that are going to be shown at Eastern Vista and Festival of Festivals sections.

Spain-Italy coproduction ‘The Shepherd’ directed by Jonathan Cenzual Burley is among the Spanish movies at the Iranian event.

Established in 1982, the Fajr International Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of the Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

The 35th International Fajr Film Festival is scheduled to take place in the country’s capital of Tehran from April 21 through 28, 2017.

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