Belgian fest to host Iranian short ‘Exam’

Iranian short flick ‘Exam’ has been selected to compete at the 24th edition of the Brussels Short Film Festival (BSFF) in Belgium.

Directed by Sonia Haddad, the 15-minute work narrates the story of a girl named Sadaf who has forebodings for the exam she is going to take.

But today, instead of going to school, she delivers a package of illegal drugs to a client and gets caught in a weird cycle of events.

‘Exam’ has previously grabbed the AFI fest award which made the title qualified for the short film category of the 2021 Oscars.

The 35th Sundance Film Festival in the US also honored the flick’s star Sadaf Asgari with the Special Jury Award.

‘Exam’ has also competed at many other film events, including the Charlotte Film Festival in the US, the Landshut Kurzfilm Festival in Germany, the Annapolis Film Festival in the US, the Film Fest Sundsvall in Sweden, the Brattleboro Women’s Film Festival in the US, the Skepto International Film Festival in Italy, and the Loudoun Arts Film Festival in the US.

The BSFF is listed among Oscars qualifying festivals and the winner of the main prize of the international section will be eligible for Oscars.

The BSFF has long been working on the promotion of art, particularly cinema. The festival provides a platform to make possible exchanges between public and professionals of film industry.

The upcoming edition of the festival has been postponed several times due to the condition caused by coronavirus.

The 24th BSFF is set to be held on August 28-September 5, 2021.

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