Isfahan Festival to Screen Children’s Favorite Films of Classical Iranian Cinema
TEHRAN.(Iranart) – A selection of five favorite children’s movies from Iranian cinema during the 1980s and 1990s as well as restored versions of seven other films will go on screen during the 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan, the organizers announced on Friday.
The favorite films will be screened in the Memorable Films Section, while the restored versions will go on screen in the Preserved Classics Section.
Once Upon a Time and Kolah-Qermezi, both directed by Iraj Tahmasb, Long Lost Sisters by Kiumars Purahmad, The Singing Cat by Kambozia Partovi and The City of Mice by Marzieh Borumand are the films selected for the Memorable Films Section.
The films in the Preserved Classics Section are Harmonica by Amir Naderi, Where Is the Friend’s Home by Abbas Kiarostami, Niaz by Alireza Davudnejad, Tales of the Shahnameh by Ali-Akbar Sadeqi, The City of Mice by Marzieh Borumand, Thief of Dolls by Mohammadreza Honarmand and Patal and Little Dreams by Masud Keramati.
The festival will be running in the central Iranian city of Isfahan from August 19 to 26.
Source: Tehran Times