Khamrubu filmfest to show Iran’s ‘Aparat’

Iranian short film ‘Aparat’ has been scheduled to take part in the Khamrubu International Short Film Festival in India.

Written, produced and directed by Hassan Najmabadi, the short film is among the selected titles to compete at the second edition of the Indian film event.

‘Aparat’ is about six teenage boys in a remote village who decide to work in the corrals in order to raise the money they need to rent an 8-mm movie projector from a tour guide.

The cast list of the flick includes Mehdi Qolizadeh, Ebrahim Najmabadi, Emad Mohebbi, Abolfazl Najmabadi, Amir Najmabadi, Amir-Mohammad Najmabadi, Mohammad-Reza Najmabadi, Zari Najmabadi, and Mehdi Rezaee.

The global events where the film has already toured include the Gold Coast Film Festival, the Arlington International Film Festival, and the KIDS First! Film Festival, all in the US, as well as the MikroFAF Film Festival in Serbia, the International Children’s Film Festival – Cinekid Screening Club in the Netherlands, and the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival in Georgia.

The Khamrubu International Short Film Festival is an annual event that picks and awards the bests of the short film industry.

This year’s edition of the event is slated for February 26-27.

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