Fribourg Filmfest cancelled over coronavirus outbreak

Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland has been cancelled over coronavirus outbreak.

The officials of the 34th edition of the festival have announced that the event is cancelled.

‘A Hairy Tale’ by Homayoun Ghanizadeh was supposed to represent Iran at the Fribourg Filmfest.

The film narrates the story of a young man played by Saber Abar who is passionate about acting. He works at a barbershop together with Babak Hamidiyan, and practices acting after he is finished with work.

The Fribourg International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. It is focused on selected cultural films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Regard d’or is the Grand Prize of the Fribourg event.

The 34th Fribourg was scheduled to be held during March 20-28, 2020.

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