36th FIFF reveals Festival of Festivals lineup

36th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the names of films competing in its Cup of Divination (Festival of Festivals) section.

According to the Secretariat of the annual event, 11 movies from Argentina, Spain, Austria, Lithuania, France, Poland, Romania, Belgium, Bosnia, and South Korea have made it into the screening program of the Cup of Divination (Festival of Festivals) section of the 36th FIFF. Three Iranian movies will also be screened in this section, whose names will be announced later.

The lineup include:

'A sort of Family' by Diego Lerman (Argentina, Brazil, Poland, France)

'Giant' by Jon Garano, Aitor Arregi (Spain)

'Life Guidance' by Ruth Mader (Austria)

'Miracle' by Egle Vertelyte (Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland)

'Oblivion Verses' by Alireza Khatami (France, Chile, Germany, Netherlands)

'Once Upon a Time in November' by Andrzej Jakimowski (Poland)

'Pororoca' by Constantin Popescu (Romania, France)

'Resurrection' by Kristof Hoornaert (Belgium)

'Never Leave Me' by Aida Begic (Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

'Excavator' by Lee Ju-Hyoung (South Korea)

'Beyond Words' by Urszula Antoniak (Poland, Netherlands, France)

Fajr International Filmfest pays tribute to quality local and international films. It is an event that celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and showcases films promoting artistic contribution to the medium.

The festival consists of three main sections which are Cinema Salvation, Eastern Vista and Cup of Divination.

It also enjoys 11 parallel sections and Docs in Focus is among them.

Directed by well-known Iranian helmer Reza Mirkarimi, 2018 edition of Fajr International Film Festival is slated for April 19-27, 2018.

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