Iran’s Resistance fest announces management team

Iran's Resistance International Film Festival (RIFF) has unveiled the management team for its upcoming edition.

Jalal Ghafari, the secretary of the 17th edition of RIFF appointed Mohsen Rafei as an executive secretary and Esmail Ajourlo as deputy.

Meanwhile, Mohsen Javadi was named a senior adviser to the festival’s secretary as well as the head of provinces’ committee, while Parviz Radidehnoi was appointed as the director of secretariat.

The 17th edition of the biennial festival will take place on March 3-8, 2023 in the southern city of Bandar Abbas.

The upcoming edition of the event will be held on a warship in the Persian Gulf.

Last month, Jalal Ghafari, the secretary of the 17th edition of the event, said “We suggested to hold the festival in an important location such as on the deck of Shahid Soleimani warship to deliver an important message to the world”.

The newly unveiled Shahid Soleimani warship is named after Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US military in 2020.

The RIFF, one of the most prestigious international film festivals in Iran, is dedicated to productions on wars and the repercussions of armed conflicts in the world.

It also puts a spotlight on the resistance of the Palestinian people against the Zionist regime, Daesh and their terrorist attacks in the region as well as the world’s tyrants and their backing of Daesh.

SQ/MM