Tasvir 10 filmfest calls for entries

Tasvir 10 (10th Image) Short Film Festival directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has called for entries.

The third edition of the event themed on Ashura event will be held in two sections including Short Films and Feature Ideas.

The deadline for this year’s edition of the festival is until September 22, 2022.

Only HD and Full HD productions less than five minutes are accepted by the secretariat of the event.

Born in 1959, internationally appreciated film producer, director and screenwriter, Majid Majidi started acting in amateur theater groups when he was 14.

In 1999, ‘Children of Heaven’ (1997) was the first Iranian film nominated to receive an Academy Award. ‘Children of Heaven’ lost the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but it won many other international prizes.

Afterwards, he wrote and directed ‘The Color of Heaven’ (1999) and ‘Baran’ (2000) that were presented in several international film festivals and received lots of awards.

For ‘Children of Heaven’, he bagged Audience Award from Warsaw International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film Award from Newport International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention from Montréal World Film Festival, Grand Prix des Amériques from Montréal World Film Festival, People's Choice Award from Montréal World Film Festival, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury from Montréal World Film Festival, C.I.F.E.J. Award from Oulu International Children's Film Festival, and Lucas Award from Lucas - International Festival of Films for Children and Young People.

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