TEHRAN -- Although Iran was absent from previous editions of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), it actively participated in the latest edition, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.

Abolfazl Jalili’s “Hafez,” Ebrahim Foruzesh’s “Hamoon and Darya” and Mohammad Ali Talebi’s “The Wall” were go on screen during the festival.
The festival’s Competition Program director Yoshi Yatabe called TIFF one of the world outstanding festivals that reached maturity after 21 years.
The festival, held from October 18 to 26, is one of only two competitive Asian film festivals accredited by the FIAPF.
Several Asian directors and filmmakers are interested in participating in screening films at the Tokyo festival, he added.
“The TIFF selection committee tried to choose various high quality films from different countries,” Yatabe mentioned.
Some 15 films were selected for the Competition Section from 700 films submitted from 72 countries to the secretariat of the gala, he said