Thirty films to be screened at Fajr International Film Festival’s Cinema Salvation
The secretariat of the 38th Fajr International Film Festival (Fiff) announced that it will host 15 Iranian and foreign feature films and 15 Iranian and foreign short films in the Cinema Salvation (International Competition) section. Iran will appear with three short films and three feature films in this section, IRNA wrote.
‘Major,’ directed by Ehsan Abdipour, ‘Shahrbanoo,’ directed by Maryam Bahroloumi, and ‘Gisum,’ directed by Navid Behtoui will be screened as Iranian feature films of this section.
The Iranian short films of this section are ‘Emergency Situation,’ directed by Maryam Esmikhani; ‘Little Panda, Big Panda,’ directed by Sahar Khoshnam; and ‘Yushid,’ directed by Sahar Khoshchashman. This year, Fiff will open in Tehran on May 26 and run through June 2. This major film festival was scheduled to be held in April 2020; however, amid growing concerns over the coronavirus during March 2020, the organizers postponed it to a later time in June, which was also canceled.
Since its establishment in 1982, the Fajr Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.
The 39th edition of the national version of the festival was held from January 31 to February 10.