54 countries at Short Film Event
Monday, November 01, 2004 – 2004 IranMania.com

LONDON, Nov 1 (IranMania) -The Ninth International Festival of Short Films
due to be held on November 17-22 will host 54 countries, secretariat of the
festival said in a press release.
Armenia, Egypt, Kuwait and Burkina Faso will take part in the festival in
addition to 50 countries which had taken part in the international short
film festival.
Meanwhile, a producer of animation films Vahid Nassirian said that public
screening of short films concurrently with features films in the cinema
should become a convention.
He said that public screening of short films does not generate income for
the producer, but it boosts the spirit of the filmmaker.
Nassirian noted that in other countries, screen short films are usually
screened before a feature film and hoped that the Iranian cinemas would
follow suit.
He said that the producers of short films have established themselves in the
cinema sector.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress