TEHRAN – The 6th Persian International Film Festival, which is held annually in the Australian city of Sydney, has announced its official lineup.

Eight films will compete in the festival, which will open on September 7 with “Window Horses”, an animated movie directed by Japan-born Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming.

The lineup also includes “Breath” by Narges Abyar, “Being Born” by Mohsen Abdolvahab and “Monte” by Amir Naderi.

“Parting” by Navid Mahmudi, “Under the Smokey Roof” by Puran Derkhshandeh, “They” by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh and “Bridge of Sleep” by Oktay Baraheni will also be screened in the main competition of the four-day event.

The short competition will screen eight films such as “Take Me Home” by Abbas Kiarostami, “The Servant” by Farnush Abedi and “Not Yet” by Arian Vazirdaftari.

The organizers also plan to review New York-based Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi’s movies “The Runner” and “Monte” in a special program.

In collaboration with Art Gallery NSW and the Association of Iranica in Australasia, they will also organize a seminar on the renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami on October 8.

Seifollah Samadi’s documentary “76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami” and Kiarostami’s short film “Take Me Home” will be screened, and academic figures including Negar Mottahedeh from Duke University and Michelle Langford from the University of NSW are scheduled to give lectures.

Photo: Sareh Nur-Musavi acts in a scene from “Breath” that will be screened at the 6th Persian International Film Festival in Sydney, Australia.

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