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News ID: 62279
Publish Date : 20 January 2019 - 21:43

Iran Documentary Competes at Sweden Youth Festival

TEHRAN (IFILM) -- The 36th edition of the BUFF, a film festival for young audience, in Sweden has scheduled to screen Iranian documentary ‘Beyond the Fence’.
Directed by Arman Qolipour-Dashtaki, the Iranian doc will go on screen at the competition section of the Swedish event in March 2019.
The documentary tells the story of a teenager named Behnaz who lives in a small city and is an enthusiastic fan of football and Lionel Messi, the Argentine professional footballer. Moreover, she is talented in playing football and tries to gain her goal, but she has to face some challenges.
Qolipour-Dashtaki is the producer, director and cinematographer of this documentary. Film editor Kamran Jahedi and sound engineers Neda Rahmanpour and Hossein Qourchian are also among crew members.
‘Beyond the Fence’ has also made it into the competition program of the 2nd La Picasa Internacional De Cine (International Film Festival) in Argentina.
The BUFF International Film Festival is an international children's and young people's film festival in Malm?, Sweden, held annually in March.
It was founded in 1984 and is a member of the European Children's Film Association.
The 2019 edition of the festival is scheduled for March 23-29.