TEHRAN – Aviff (Art Video Film Festival) Cannes 2013 has picked three works by Iranian artists Mahmud Nuraii, Kurosh Asgari and Hiresh Kheirabadi this year.
The video “Wind and Death” by Nuraii, “Shahrzad” by Asgari and “This Tuesday” by Kheirabadi will go on screen in the Aviff non-competitive section along with 15 other works for four days running from May 21 to 24.
“Birth” by Benjamin Minot (France), “Temple one” by David Law (France), “Shift” by Juan Carlos Zaldivar (U.S.) and “Alone” by Thomas Dorman (South Africa) are among other films in this section, the festival website has announced.
A non-competitive award will be given out by the Culture Deputy of Cannes, M. Eric Harson, to the top work.
Nuraii created “Wind and Death” at one of the workshops held by Abbas Kiarostami in Iran a few years ago. Asgari is a prominent photographer and Kheirabadi is active as a filmmaker.
The 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be running from May 15 to 26.
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