THE LOCUST, BETWEEN THE CLIFFS and ODYSSEY OF SOLITUDE in Cyrus IFF 2023
In the 9th edition of Cyrus International Film Festival (December 15th to 17th, 2023 / Toronto, Canada), three IRIMAGE titles will be screened in the main competitive section:
The Locust
17 December 2023
14:00 – 15:30
U of Toronto
Faeze Azizkhani’s second feature film, THE LOCUST, which has been a part of official selection at SXSW 2022, UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema 2022, Edinburgh IFF 2022 (Postcards from the Edge), Split IFF 2022 (Main Competition), Vancouver IFF 2022 (Vanguard Competition), Mostra – Sao Paulo IFF 2022 (New Directors Competition), SF Indie 2023 (Iranian Women Filmmakers Series), Festival of Iranian Films in Smithsonian Museum 2023 (Celebrating Bold Women Filmmakers program), Sguardi Altrove – Milan international Women’s FF 2023, Phoenix FF 2023 (Iranian Women Filmmakers Sidebar Section), Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 (Another Birth. Iranian Cinema Here and Now), RIFFA – Regina IFFA 2023 (Panorama Series), Wales IFF 2023 (Best Film Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film Nominee) and Iranian Film Festival Australia 2023 (Opening Film / Competition).
Between the Cliffs
17 December 2023
21:00 – 23:00
U of Toronto
Mokhtar Abdollahi’s debut feature film, BETWEEN THE CLIFFS, which has participated in Dhaka IFF 2023 (Children’s Film Sessions), BUFF Film Festival 2023, Lucknow CMS ICFF 2023 (World Cinema), Within the Family FF 2023 (Children’s Films Competition / Best Film Award / Best Performance Award), IFFT- BVB Manappuram International Children’s Film Festival of Kerala @ Thrissur – ICFFK 2023, Seoul ICFF 2023 (Open Cinema Section) and Wales IFF 2023 (Best Foreign Language Film Nominee).
Odyssey of Solitude
17 December 2023
16:00 – 17:35
U of Toronto
Hossein Mahkam’s latest film, ODYSSEY OF SOLITUDE, which was premiered in Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2023 (Discoveries Competition) and then competed in Asia Pacific FF 2023 (Main Competition).