Int'l short film festival kicks off in Iran's capital

STORY: Int'l short film festival kicks off in Iran's capital DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the film festival activities STORYLINE: The 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival opened in Iran's capital Tehran on Thursday, the official news agency IRNA reported. The six-day event, known as Iran's most prestigious film festival, features two competition sections, namely the Iranian Cinema Competition and the International Cinema Competition, IRNA added. According to information posted on the festival's website, 58 short films out of the 7,216 submissions from 131 countries have been selected to be screened in the international competition section. The selected films will compete in the sections of short fictions, animations, documentaries and experimental films. Mehdi Azarpendar, the festival's secretary and CEO of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, revealed in August that Spain, India, France and the United States had t

Foreign submissions to Tehran Int'l Short Film Festival set new record: secretary

STORY: Foreign submissions to Tehran Int'l Short Film Festival set new record: secretary DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tehran Int'l Short Film Festival STORYLINE: A record number of foreign films have applied for participation in the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) in October, the fest's secretary Mehdi Azarpendar said Monday. As many as 7,216 films representing 131 countries and regions will take part in the festival's international section, said Azarpendar, adding that Spain, India, France and the United States are the countries with the most entries. Azarpendar made the remarks at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran on this year's festival, which is scheduled for Oct. 19-24, according to the TISFF's website. Two new sections, namely "Truth Seekers" and "Silk Road," are set for this year's foreign films in competition. The former would be awarded to films that seek to reflect truths, and the