TEHRAN – The Fajr International Film Festival has added a new section titled “Seventh Period” to the 36th edition of the event, which intends to heighten schoolchildren’s social awareness, the organizers announced on Monday.   

A lineup of movies from Iran and world cinema will be screened at several theaters in Tehran from April 17 to 25 in collaboration with the Tehran Municipality and the Ministry of Education.     

Experts will brief the students on the films before screening, and they will also receive basic criticism education that will provide them an opportunity to write reviews, the best of which will be awarded by the organizers.   

However, the organizers did not publish the film’s titles. 

Parents are also allowed to watch the films along with their children.

The 36th Fajr International Film Festival will be held in Tehran from April 19 to 27.

Photo: A poster for the 36th Fajr International Film Festival
 
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