TEHRAN – The Tripoli Film Festival running in the Lebanese city from April 19 to 26 will be screening a selection of Iranian films, the organizers have announced. 

“No. 17 Soheila” by Mahmud Ghaffari will be competing in the official section of the festival while “Pet Man” by Marzieh Abrarpaidar and “Light Sight” by Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai will be screened in a section for animated films.

“Horn” by Qasideh Golmakani will also compete in the short film section.

Movies coming from Egypt, Ukraine, Mexico, Russia, Sweden and several other countries have also been selected for screening at the event.

The Tripoli Film Festival is scheduled to pay tribute to Randa Chahal this year by organizing a retrospective of the famous Lebanese filmmaker.

Photo: A scene from “Horn” by Qasideh Golmakani

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