TEHRAN – The organizers of the first edition of the Islamic Unity International Film Festival have announced the lineup for international competition.

15 films have been selected to go on screen in the international competition section, the selection board composed of cineastes Mohammadreza Eslamlu, Asghar Fahimifar and Mohammad Tayyeb has announced in a press release published on the festival website.

“La Isla” by Ahmed Boulane (Morocco), “Mencari Hilal” (The Crescent Moon) by Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia), “In The Sands of Babylon” by Mohamed Al-Daradji (Iraq), “3000 Nights” by Mai Masri (Palestine), “The Martyr” by Abdul Aleem Taher (Iraq), and “Decaying and Vanishing” by Najdat Ismael Anzour (Syria) are among the competing films.

Also included are the Iranian films “Borderless” by Amir-Hossein Asgari, “Butcher Angels” by Soheil Salimi, “The Kingdom of Solomon” by Shahriar Bahrani and “33 Days” by Jamal Shurjeh.

The festival, dedicated to screening films promoting unity among Muslims, has been organized by Iran’s World Assembly of Islamic Religious Proximity.

The event will be running from December 15 to 17 concurrent with the 30th edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran.

RM/YAW