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Domestic Film Producers Seek Int’l Buyers

The 36th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the names of films to be presented in its Film Market, a commercial event that each year provides valuable services for international distributors and sales agents. Iranian filmmakers able to win distribution offers for their films will be able to sign deals with sales agents to release their films overseas or send them to international festivals, the festival website wrote. According to the secretariat of the annual event, this year a total of 31 feature-length, 19 short, and 9 documentary movies will be screened at the 21st Iranian International Market for Films and TV Programs. They have been directed by renowned filmmakers including Bahman Farmanara, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Khosro Masoumi, Ahmad-Reza Motamedi, Behrouz Gharibpour, Kamal Tabrizi, Mohammad-Ali Bashe-Ahangar and Houman Seyyedi among others. Some of the films have already been shown in major international festivals such as the Berlin fair and are now aimed at the mainstream international market.