TEHRAN -- The selection board of the 7th Kish International Documentary Film Festival (KIDFF) chose 29 Iranian films for the Competition Section of the event, which will take place at the Persian Gulf island from December 4 to 7.

“Baraka” (directed by Ramtin Balef), “Lonely Port” (Hushang Fazli), “Water Shelter” (Mohammad-Baqer Hantushzadeh), “Tis Port” (Masumeh Nurmohammadi), “Bolaghi Valley” (Hormoz Emami Khalkhali), “The White Tents” (Kamran Heidari), “Rudkhan Castle” (Arash Reisian), “The Lost Rings” (Mehrdad Zahedian), “Henna Celebration of the Dictator” (Hiva Amin-Nejad), “Maryam of Hengam Island” (Mehrdad Oskuii), “The Day of Creation” (Sudabeh Mojaveri), and “The Golden Dances” (Ali Kalantari) are some of the documentaries that were selected out of the 451 films sent to the festival’s secretariat.

This year’s festival will also be hosting a photo exhibition entitled “From the Caspian to the Persian Gulf”, which will showcase 40 photos by Bahram Abedini depicting Iran’s historical and ancient sites.

In addition, KIDFF is to honor documentarians Reza Borji and Morteza Sha’bani and narrators Parviz Bahram and Ahmad Rasulzadeh in a special ceremony.