Azerbaijan's shot movie to be screened in Iran
By Laman Ismayilova
A short feature movie "Voice", co-produced by Azerbaijani and Iranian filmmakers will be presented at the 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival.
This year’s festival will run from October 17-22 in Tehran, Trend Life reported.
Tehran Short Film Festival is a member of International Short Film Conference (ISFC) enabling different players in the short film world to work together and share their experience.
The jury received 7,444 short movies from 117 countries.
About 1485 movies will compete in the national section of the event.
The short film programme will feature 50 movies, including "Voice".
The winner will get a cash prize 2,000-1,000 AZN.
The movie's director is a graduate of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Dariusz Najafi Gel (Erturan Najafi), producer-Fariz Akhmedov.
The movie was filmed with the assistance of the Iranian Union of Young Cinematographers and the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. The shootings took place in Iran.
Azerbaijani movie was named the best at the 13th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival held on September 5-11.
"Voice" movie also won a special award at the International Short Film Festival in Baalbek (Lebanon), the first Golden Maple award at Jahorina Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the category "Short Feature Film."
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