Kiarostami, Farhadi, Kalari to hold master classes at Arvand festival

TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami and Asghar Farhadi and cinematographer Mahmud Kalari will hold master classes during the 52nd Arvand Regional Short Film Festival, the organizers announced on Sunday.

 

The festival, which is organized annually by the Iranian Young Cinema Society, will be held in the Arvand Free Zone of the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan from February 20 to 23.

 

Kalari will hold a master class on cinematography on the opening day of the event on February 20. A collection of his photographs will be showcased in an exhibition on the sidelines of the festival.  

 

Kiarostami will discuss making short films in his class, which is scheduled to be held on February 21. Two of his latest short films will also be screened during the festival.

 

Farhadi will deliver a lecture about screenwriting on February 22.

 

Over 70 short films, documentaries and animations will be screened during the festival.

 

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