TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The 34th
edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth will be held in Iran next month with around 600 films from 32 countries having entered the contest.
The secretariat of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth said it has received 556 films so far, including 438 Iranian and 118 foreign movies.
The foreign films include 32 animated and 30 feature-length movies from 32 countries as well as 56 short movies, including 21 short animated and 35 short feature films.
In the national section, some 440 films from Iranian moviemakers have been submitted to the secretariat of the festival, including 248 short, 119 short animated, 30 feature-length, and 14 feature films, 12 web series, and also 19 corona-narrations.
The 34th edition of the festival will be held from October 8 to 13, 2021, in collaboration with the Iranian Cinema Organization, Farabi Cinematic Foundation, and Isfahan Municipality.
The movies will be screened in two cities, Tehran and Isfahan, both in an online format and in theaters in compliance with the health protocols.