Ischia filmfest hosts Iranian ‘Aparat’

Iranian short flick ‘Aparat’ is being screened at the Ischia Global Film Festival in Italy.

Written, produced, and directed by Hassan Najmabadi, the film is vying at the 20th edition of the event.

The short film 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.

‘Aparat’ has previously participated in the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival in Georgia, the International Children’s Film Festival – Cinekid ScreeningClub in the Netherlands, and the Gold Coast Film Festival in the US.

The Ischia Global Film Festival is the most popular summer film event in the world with Italian and international screenings, attended top performers in the entertainment and communications industries.

The current edition of the festival started on June 25 and will wrap up on July 2 in Ischia, Italy.

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