TEHRAN – The organizers of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival have announced the lineup of short movies for the Eastern Vista, a section dedicated to Asian filmmakers.

The lineup includes 12 films from China, Singapore, Japan, Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq and several other countries.

“All I Want” by Venika Mitra from India, “Muse” by Fatma Racha Shehadeh from Lebanon and “The Victim” by Muzaffer Mehmet Çaglar from Turkey, “Blue Fly Road” by Bassam Chekhes from Syria, “Lile” by Natia Nikolaishvili from Georgia, and “Kombars” by Abdulaziz Alballam from Kuwait are among the films.

Also included are Chinese-French co-production “A Gentle Night” by Qiu Yang, Chinese-Singapore co-production “Echoing Clouds” by Ziwei Yao, and Singapore-Philippines co-production “Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month” by Carlo Francisco Manatad. 

A number of short films from Iranian directors will also compete in this section of the festival, which will be held in Tehran from April 19 to 27.

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