London Iranian Film Festival is an annual, independent film festival held in London. It is the only festival in the UK that is dedicated to Iranian independent cinema.
The London Iranian Film Festival is organised by a non-political, film-focused organization UKIFF, which aims to provide a platform for
Iranian cinema
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
in the UK. The Festival showcases films that consistently explore Iranian culture and identity.
Submissions to the festival are looked over by a panel of filmmakers and film industry professionals, and the films selected for screening are then placed into four categories: Short film, Documentary, Animation and Feature film. Prizes are awarded to the best film from each category on the closing night of the festival.
Previous selection committees have included Iranian filmmaker and scriptwriter
Kambuzia Partovi
Kambuzia Partovi (also spelt Kambozia Partovi, fa, کامبوزیا پرتوی; 11 November 1955 – 24 November 2020) was an Iranian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Rasht, Iran, on the Caspian Sea. After studying theate ...
, screen director
Patrick Tucker, cinematographer
Zoran Veljkovic, and Iranian filmmaker
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb ( fa, مجتبی میرطهماسب ; born in 1971) is an Iranian filmmaker and film producer. He co-directed ''This Is Not a Film'' (2011) with Jafar Panahi.
Life
Mirtahmasb was born in Kerman, Iran in 1971. From 1992 until ...
.
The film festival has also had assistance from members of Europe's only dedicated Iranian cinematic organization
Iran film foundation
The Iran Film Foundation is a non-political UK unregistered charity with a mission to promote and preserve the cinematic history of the Persian speaking world. The remit of the Foundation is specific and is only related to cinematic history, tele ...
, as well as members of Britain's Iranian community.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.ukiff.org.uk/
Poster and Visual identity
Film festivals in London