36 FIFF Eastern Vista section to host 12 countries

12 countries have been set to screen films at The Eastern Vista section of 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival.

The organizers of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival announced the name of the countries which will participate in the Eastern Vista section of  this years' edition of the event.

The countries include China, Vietnam, Republic of Azerbaijan, Iraq, Georgia, Kazakhstan, India, Palestine, Japan, Mongolia, Kuwait, and Syria.

Eastern Vista (Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries) is a section in which films from Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries are screened.

The international version of the Fajr festival is to start in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on April 19, and last until April 28.

The Fajr International Film Festival is held by the Farabi Cinema Foundation, an extension of the country’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

This is while, the domestic version of the Fajr Film Festival has come to an end on February 11, with the announcement of winners from Iran.

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