INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- Irans 17th edition of the International Resistance Film Festival will open on March 3 with the motto of Discourse of Resistance,
the World Movement of the Oppressed and Freedom for Holy Quds
Theaters in 31 provinces throughout the country will screen movies throughout the festival, which will run for 6 days, the director of the
celebration, Jalal Ghaffari, stated in an interview on Sunday.The festival will end with a closing event on a ship in the Persian Gulf
We do not wish to imitate liberal nations festivals, therefore we attempted to distance ourselves from their environments, such as festival
palaces and locations alike, Ghaffari stated
Thus, the concept of [holding a closing event in] the Persian Gulf started to form
The area and story of the Persian Gulf are of vital value to us; from the story of Portuguese and British colonialism to tales from the
Sacred Defense and other significant happenings in the area, he specified
Cinema is politically motivated; while you see the Palestine concern sinks into oblivion on the planet, yet the Ukraine concern is never
ever overlooked as various celebrations snap against the Russian intrusion of Ukraine, he discussed
Resistance costs less than compromise, Ghaffari noted and added, Today, Syria is in front of our eyes; we need to provide it excellent
Previously in November 2022, Ghaffari stated that the International Resistance Film Festival would be organized its 17th edition on a
warship in the Persian Gulf with the slogan of Mustadafeens Global Movement, Annihilation of Israel
The Association of the Revolution and Sacred Defense Cinema and the Revayat Foundation organize the celebration yearly to celebrate the
anniversary of the Basij Organization on November 26
It was held off till March 2023
Picture: Director of the International Resistance Film Festival Jalal Ghaffari participates in a press conference in Tehran on February 26,
2023, to inform the media about the event
(Mehr/Mohsen Ranginkaman)MMS/YAW
