13 Iran movies to vie at Canada CineIran Festival

A lineup of 13 Iranian films has been set to be screened at the CineIran Festival in Canada.

‘Subdued’ directed by Hamid Nematollah, ‘No Date, No Signature’ by Vahid Jalilvand, Rambod Javan’s ‘Negar’, and Maziar Miri’s ‘Sara and Aida’ are among the films to be screened at the Canadian event.

The list goes on with ‘Blockage’ by Mohsen Qaraei, ‘Untaken Paths’ directed by Tahmineh Milani, ‘Azar’ by Mohammad Hamzei, and ‘Appendix’ directed by Hossein Namazi.

The lineup also includes Alireza Davoudnejad’s ‘Ferrari’, ‘Boarding Pass’ by Mehdi Rahmani, Mostafa Taqizadeh’s ‘Yellow’, ‘Israfil’ by Ida Panahandeh and Kazem Molaei’s ‘Kupal’.

Some of the mentioned movies have won a number of awards from various international film festivals around the world.

CineIran Festival is an annual celebration of the best of contemporary Iranian cinema.

The festival aims to bring the most acclaimed Iranian films of the year to Toronto's screens in an effort to present a comprehensive cross-section and showcase the depth and diversity of this national cinema.

The third edition of the festival is scheduled for November 17-19, 2017, in Toronto, Canada.

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