TEHRAN (IFILM) --
Iranian short flick ‘Solar Eclipse’ has been selected to compete at the 2022 edition of the BUFF International Film Festival (BUFF 2022) in Sweden.
Co-directed by Raha Amir-Fazli and Alireza Qasemi, the short film’s synopsis reads, “Just a short time before the solar eclipse, Saqi’s life goes through changes”.
The cast list of the short flick includes Khorshid Cheraghipour, Paniz Esmaeeli, Anita Baqeri, Faraz Modiri, and Peyman Naeemi.
‘Solar Eclipse’ is a co-production of the Iranian company Sixth Side and the French company White Star.
The short film has previously participated in several global events, including the Switzerland-based Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival, the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand, the Nice Film Festival in France, the Rhode Island International Film Festival in the U.S., and the Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway, where it garnered an honorable mention.
The BUFF International Film Festival is an international children and youth film festival in Malmö, Sweden, held annually in March.
It was founded in 1984 and is a member of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA).
The 2022 edition of the event is scheduled for March 19-25.