The selection committee for the inaugural Lotus National Film and Theater Festival, consisting of Reza Dorostkar, Amir Ghaderi, and Ehsan Tahmasebi, has announced the films and series chosen for the festival’s cinema and home entertainment sections.
From 44 feature films, the ten selected are:
Atabai – directed by Niki Karimi
Cold Sigh – directed by Nahid Azizi
Ahoo – directed by Houshang Golmakani
Bacheh Mardom – directed by Mahmoud Karimi
Parvin – directed by Mohammadreza Varzi
Tasavvor – directed by Ali Behrad
T.T. – directed by Aida Panahandeh
Roxana – directed by Parviz Shahbazi
Call Me Beautiful – directed by Rasul Sadr Ameli
Popular – directed by Soheil Beiraghi
From 15 home entertainment series, the five selected are:
Tasian – directed by Tina Pakravan
Khatoun – directed by Tina Pakravan
At the End of the Night – directed by Aida Panahandeh
Let Me Go – directed by Shahram Shah-Hosseini
Savushun – directed by Narges Abyar
These selections, based on recent productions in cinema and home entertainment, focus on women’s issues and were chosen by the festival’s selection committee and critics.
The festival is organized by the Kish Free Zone Organization and Ariate Dabir Kish Company, and will be held on Kish Island.