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

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Journalists' tour of the Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions retrospective photographic exhibition Kampa Museum staged in cooperation with Berlin's Kicken Gallery was held on June 28, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Journalists' tour of the Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions retrospective photographic exhibition Kampa Museum staged in cooperation with Berlin's Kicken Gallery was held on June 28, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Journalists' tour of the Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions retrospective photographic exhibition Kampa Museum staged in cooperation with Berlin's Kicken Gallery was held on June 28, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Journalists' tour of the Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions retrospective photographic exhibition Kampa Museum staged in cooperation with Berlin's Kicken Gallery was held on June 28, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions, retrospective photographic exhibition

Journalists' tour of the Helmut Newton in Dialogue: Fashion and Fictions retrospective photographic exhibition Kampa Museum staged in cooperation with Berlin's Kicken Gallery was held on June 28, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)