Czech festival awards Iran's ‘Goodbye Olympics’

Iranian short flick ‘Goodbye Olympics’ has been awarded at the 24th Sport Film Liberec in the Czech Republic.

Iranian news agencies reported that Mojtaba Pourbakhsh’s ‘Goodbye Olympics’ was named the best film at the festival’s Olympic Games/Olympic Ideas section.

Written by Behnam Boroujerdi, the film is about a canoeing female athlete who faces many challenges in her journey to the Olympics.

According to the Czech festival’s wesbite, the guarantor of the event is the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS).

The Prize-giving ceremony of the festival will be held on October 1, 2020.

SQ/MG