Five Iranian films at Cannes Film Market
Date: 3 May 2017
The France-based company Dreamlabs Films will offer four Iranian films at the Cannes Film Market – Marché du Film.
“Subdued” directed by Hamid Nematollah, “Israfil” by Ida Panahandeh, “Searing Summer” by Ebrahim Irajzad, “Sunset Truck” by Abolfazl Saffari and Maki by Naghmeh Shirkhan will be screened at the event, which will be open from 17 to 26 May 2017.
The market is a meeting point for over 12,000 professionals, including 3,200 producers, 1,200 sale agents, 1,750 buyers and 800 festival organizers.
Two Iranian movies will also compete in the Cannes Film Festival this year. “Lunch Time” by Alireza Qasemi and “Animal” by Bahman Ark have been selected for the short films and Cinéfondation competitions.
In addition, late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s new experimental work “24 Frames” has been selected to appear as a special screening in the 70th Anniversary Events of the event.
Source: Tehran Times
