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News ID: 71994
Publish Date : 22 October 2019 - 22:17

Finland Keen on Cinematic Cooperation With Iran



TEHRAN (HONARONLINE) - On the sidelines of the Finnish Film Week in Iran, three Finnish cineastes discussed their country’s film industry and the possibility of joint productions with Iranian cineastes.
Movies from Finnish filmmakers were reviewed during the weeklong festival, which was held in three Iranian cities from September 28 to October 4.
A lineup of 16 short and feature movies from Finnish filmmakers was screened at the Finnish Film Week, which was organized by Iran’s Art and Experience Cinema and the Finnish Film Foundation at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran, the Hoveizeh Cineplex in Mashhad, and the City Center Cineplex in Isfahan.
A number of Finnish cineastes, including producer and Finnish Film Foundation chief executive officer Lasse Saarinen, producer Kaarle Aho, and director and screenwriter Reeta Aalto, attended the festival.