TEHRAN – The Iranian feature film “The Sky is the Same Color Everywhere” will compete in the main section of the 48th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) in Russia.

Written and directed by Hamidreza Ghasemi and produced by Hossein Kakavand, the film has been selected for the main competition section of this year’s edition of the festival in its global premiere, ISNA reported.

The MIFF is one of the A-list festivals worldwide and is approved by FIAPF, the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

This year, the festival will host seven feature films from Iran, Italy, Spain, Russia, South Korea, Mongolia, and India in the main competition section. “The Sky is the Same Color Everywhere” will represent Iranian cinema at the event.

The cast of the Iranian film includes Noushin Masoudian, Hamidreza Abbasi, Shahram Ebrahimi, Saeed Safa, Maryam Mahour, Fariba Talebi, Mahvash Sheikhi, and Sara Feyz.

The 48th edition of Moscow International Film Festival is set to be held in Moscow from April 16 to 22.

MIFF is one of the oldest world film forums (the second after the Venice Film Festival). It has been leading its history since 1935. Then the chairman of the jury was Sergey Eisenstein, however, in subsequent years the festival was not held regularly. Therefore, it has officially counted down since 1959, when it was renewed and turned into a regular event - it was carried out over odd years, alternating with the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. In 1999, the MIFF became an annual event.

The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of Moscow. Nikita Mikhalkov has been the festival's president since 2000.

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