Publish Date: 7 May 2017 - 20:18

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – The 2nd edition of 16 International Film Festival (16IFF) hosted in Indian city of Jaipur has nominated two Iranian films for the competition category.

The 2nd edition of Sixteen International Film Festivals (16IFF) has released nominated films in Competition Category, a total 23 films from all over the world, including two titles from Iran.

Short fictions “The Guy Came On Horseback” by Hossein Rabiei Dasrjerdi and “Born in Mordad” by Farzad Rahmani are among the nominated films.

22 films have been nominated out of more than 750 titles from 60 countries.

The first edition of 16 International Film Festival (16IFF) organized by Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) granted awards to five Iranian films including “The Return” by Mohammed Amin Hamedani, “The Heritage” by Abbas Khosrogerdi and Manizheh Seraj, “Shakhovan” by Mahtab Sedaghat, “Confined Space”by Siamak Ahmadi, and “Seven Stanza” Mojgan Nikravesh.

The 2017 edition of the 16IFF will be held in Jaipur on 17-21 May. 

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