Perth to host 7th Iranian Film Festival Australia

Perth has set to host the 7th edition of the Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA) in November 2017.

To be opened on November 16 in Event Cinemas Inaloo, the festival will screen 10 movies selected from the best recent productions of the Iranian cinema industry.

The lineup includes ‘Subdued’ directed by Hamid Nematollah, ‘Blockage’ directed by Mohsen Qaraei, and ‘Israfil’ directed by Ida Panahandeh.

‘Negar’ directed by Rambod Javan, ‘Breath’ directed by Narges Abyar, ‘The Home’ directed by Asghar Yousefinejad, and ‘Walking on String’ directed by Ahmad-Reza Motamedi are also in the program.

The list goes on with ‘The Girl's House’ directed by Shahram Shah-Hosseini, ‘Leila’ directed by Daryoush Mehrjoui, as well as ‘Take Me Home’ by the late-great filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

The IFFA is an independent cultural establishment that was founded in 2010 in Australia.

“Now in its seventh year, Iranian Film Festival Australia is the only nationwide Australian festival dedicated to Iranian cinema and forging cultural understanding between Iran and Australia,” the festival’s website wrote.

The 7th edition of the IFFA is slated for October 26-November 19, 2017, in six major Australian cities.

The Perth part of the festival is scheduled to come to end on Sunday, November 19, 2017.

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