INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tehran International Book Fair is underway and its highly anticipated film adaptation is set to hit screens."Call Me Ziba" follows a teenage
girl living in a girls' care home dormitory, who dreams of celebrating her birthday with her father
unexpected and adventurous journey through Tehran
This urban odyssey becomes a path to self-discovery for Ziba and provides an opportunity to heal the broken emotional ties between father
and daughter, transforming their relationship amidst the city's hustle.Since its initial publication in 2015, "Call Me Ziba" has garnered
widespread recognition and numerous accolades
These include being a winner at the IIDCYA and Children's Book Council Festival in 2016, a nominee for the prestigious Islamic Republic of
the IBBY Honor List in 2018, saw its English version presented at the Bologna Book Fair, and had its publication rights officially acquired
and publication rights have also been granted to a publisher in Armenia, resulting in a translation by Gevorg Asaturyan
The book was also a bestseller at the 35th Tehran International Book Fair.The 192-page novel, part of the "Today's Young Adult Novel"
series, has now reached a total circulation of 27,500 copies.Moreover, the cinematic adaptation of "Call Me Ziba," directed by Rasoul
Sadrameli, is scheduled for release in cinemas nationwide starting May 8
This film, a collaborative production by the IIDCYA, the Farabi Cinema Foundation, H.I.B
Film Company, and Milad Film, enjoyed a successful run at the 43rd Fajr Film Festival, where it was awarded the Crystal Simorgh for Best
Film.The 36th Tehran International Book Fair is currently underway at Imam Khomeini Mosalla
The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults is participating with a display of 1200 titles from its
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
