Italian filmfest to screen Iranian ‘Witness’

Iranian short flick ‘Witness’ has been selected to compete at the 2021 National Film and Television Festival - City of Benevento (BCT) in Italy.

Directed by Ali Asgari, a synopsis for the 15-minute film reads, “a mother helps an elderly woman in a shopping mall in Tehran. A tragedy occurs, brutally confronting her with the impact of her actions”.

The cast list of the film includes Anahita Afshar, Selena Moradi, and Nasrin Kordi.

The short film has been screened at a number of film festivals, including the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival, the 2021 Annapolis Film Festival in the US, the 33rd Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway, the 19th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh, and the 2020 Breakout Film Festival in Scotland.

According to the official website of the National Film and Television Festival, “it is the first and only event in Italy to unite, within the same event, the world of cinema and television, through film premieres, previews of television series, meetings, screenings, competitions, master classes, shows, concerts, interviews and debates open to the public and spectators”.

The short film competition of the BCT accepts the works of filmmakers who have not turned 35.

The 2021 edition of the event will be held on June 21-27.

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