Visioni Corte fest in Italy to host ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’

Iranian short film ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’ has found a place in the competition lineup of the 2021 Visioni Corte International Film Festival in Italy.

The short flick, written and directed by Alireza Ghasemi, is among the competition lineup of the 10th edition of the Italian fest, which is slated for September 18-25.

Iranian short film ‘The Recess’ by Navid Nikkhah-Azad is also another Iran representative at the event.  

In his film, Ghasemi tells us the story of four kids who start their journey to the moon with the mission of finding a mysterious place called ‘The Redland’, but the gates of The Redland are being guarded by a mischievous snake.

‘Better than Neil Armstrong’ recently claimed the best film award at the Drama Section of the 2020 Southport International Short Film Festival in the UK as well as the best director award of the 6th Via dei Corti Independent Short Film Festival in the Italian city of Catania.

The short film has taken part in various global film events before — the 2020 Poppy Jasper Int’l Film Festival (PJIFF) in the US, the 18th Pune Int’l Film Festival (PIFF) in India, the 10th Lakeshorts Int’l Short Film Festival in Canada, the 13th Trenton Film Festival in the US, the 20th Izmir Int’l Short Film Festival (IISFF) in Turkey, the 5th Crossing The Screen Film Festival in the UK and 2019 Lund Int’l Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden, to name but a few.

Qasemi’s film is also the recipient of the Best Cinematography and the Best Movie Soundtrack awards from the 15th Nahal Student Short Film Festival in Iran.

Recently, ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’ grabbed the Best Student Short Film award at the 5th edition of the Las Cruces International Film Festival (LCIFF) in the US.

In January 2021, the short sci-fi flick will compete at the 2021 International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh.

The Visioni Corte International Film Festival aims to provide grounds for emerging filmmakers from around the world to showcase their artistic talent. The event is also after combining culture, tourism and filmmaking innovations.

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