Iran-France ‘Solar Eclipse’ joins Vancouver Int’l fest lineup

Iran and France co-production ‘Solar Eclipse’ has found a screening slot at the 41st Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in Canada.

Co-directed by Raha Amir-Fazli and Alireza Qasemi, ‘Solar Eclipse’ will be running at the competition section of the 2022 edition of the festival which takes place on September 29–October 07.

‘Solar Eclipse’ is a joint production of Iran-based Zel Sheshom Film Company and White Star, which is a film and audiovisual production company based in France.

The Manifest Company is also in charge of the international distribution of the short film.

“Shortly before the eclipse is complete, the reality of someone’s life changes,” reads a brief synopsis of the film.

The cast list includes Faraz Modiri, Payman Naeemi, Anita Baqeri, Paniz Esmaeeli, Khorshid Cheraghipour.

‘Solar Eclipse’ has previously taken part at the 30th Côté Court Festival in France, the 11th Figari Film Festival (FFF) in Italy, the 43rd Outdoor Short Film Festival of Grenoble in France, the 2021 Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival in the US, the 21st Nice Film Festival in France and the LA Shorts Int’l Film Festival.

The long list of the film’s international screenings go on with the 19th Switzerland-based Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival, the 2022 Int’l Short Film Week Regensburg in Germany, the 2022 BUFF Int’l Film Festival (BUFF 2022) in Sweden, the 2022 Aspen Shortsfest in the US, the 40th Cine-Jeune de l’Aisne Int’l Film Festival in France, the 23rd Landshut Kurzfilm Festival in Germany, the 24th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Japan, the 16th Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand and the 49th Athens Int’l Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) in the US.

On January 2022, ‘Solar Eclipse’ also grabbed an honorable mention at the 34th Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway.

The 14th Larissa International Film Festival in Greece has bestowed the flick with an honorable mention too.

In October 2022, ‘Solar Eclipse’ will be also vying at the 6th Bolton International Film Festival in the UK.

The annual Vancouver International Film Festival includes “some of the best cinema from around the globe, talks, conferences, live performances and other unique events that celebrate film and film culture,” writes an online submission platform of the event.

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