TEHRAN – Iranian documentary “Wood” will be screened at the Reggio Film Festival in Italy.
The 3-minute short film is directed by Iranian filmmaker Morteza Payeh Shenas.
The Reggio Film Festival dedicated to short films will be held on November 6-12.
Meanwhile, Iranian short film “The Thirteenth Year”, directed by Samad Alizadeh, will compete at the Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival in Germany.
The story revolves around Helia, a teenage girl who is celebrating her 13th birthday, but her family starts to impose restrictions on her cycling.
A production of 2023, it has been produced by the renowned Iranian actor Navid Muhammadzadeh. The screenplay has been written by Alizadeh together with Bahram and Bahman Ark. Samaneh Nourivand plays the main role in the film.
Alizadeh has won the Best Screenplay award at the Tehran International Film Festival and the Best Short Film award at the Zanzibar International Film Festival for his first short film “Nahid” (2020). The film also got a Special Mention at the Freiburg International Film Festival. “The Thirteenth Year” is his second short film.
Founded in 1982, INTERFILM, now in its 39th edition, is the oldest and largest short film festival in Berlin. The festival, which qualifies for the Academy Awards, has long been renowned beyond German and European borders.
The 2023 edition of the event will be held on November 14-19 in Berlin.
“Aziz”, directed by Majid Tavakoli, will be screened at the competition section of the 47th São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil.
Azadeh Samadi, Rouzbeh Hesari, Bahman Sadegh Hasani, Reza Abbasi, Shirin Mohseni, Aqiq Blouri, and Fatemeh Muhammadi are the cast members of the film.
During the autumn of 2022 in Iran, a family in a small town is suffering from livelihood problems. Aziz, an 80-year-old mother of the family, with progressive dementia, needs to be cared for by her children more and more. Anoush, the younger son who is about to get married, loves and takes care of his mother more than others. Aziz lost her husband years ago and now she’s expressing her love to someone…, reads the synopsis of the film.
The 47th São Paulo International Film Festival will be held from October 19 to November 1.