18th Calgary Int’l filmfest to screen Iran short film ‘Animal’

Iran short film ‘Animal’ has been scheduled to be screened at the 18th Calgary International Film Festival in Canada.

Iranian short film ‘Animal’ co-directed by Bahram and Bahman Ark joined the main competition section of the event along with ‘Retouch’ and ‘Lunch Time’.

The 15-minute film had previously received award from Cinéfondation category at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May.

 “A man wants to pass the border illegally; so he hunts a ram and decides to escape disguised as the animal,” a short synopsis of the film reads.

 The Calgary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for twelve days.

The 18th edition of Calgary Film Festival will be held from September 20 to October 1, 2017.

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