During the first three days of the Cannes Film Market, the Iranian pavilion has been hosting discussions on the "Fund for the Support of Minab Cinematic Narratives" initiative, aimed at supporting cinematic, documentary, and short film productions, or promoting Iranian works at international events centred on the theme of the martyred children of Minab.
Latest newsThe opening ceremony of the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth is being held on Sunday, October 18, from 6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. local time, broadcast live on Omid TV, IRIB Isfahan TV and Tiva interactive TV.
The opening ceremony of the 4th Filmmaking Olympiad for Youth will be held on Sunday evening, October 18th.
In an interview with the 33rd ICFF Public Relations Office, emphasizing the significance of paying more attention to the youth cinema in Iran, member of ICFF Policy-making Council, Rasoul Sadrameli, said, ‘ICFF is the best platform to be seen and the best thing that can happen in this bizarre period is holding the festival virtually. This type of cinema has been neglected for some years as the commercial aspect of cinema and box office sales have taken hold. We seem to have forgotten that Iranian Children’s Cinema in the 80s and 90s, with films which made us known to the world, was full of honor, humanity and affection, which we sort of lack these days. All these features were abandoned due to the commercial aspect becoming significant as a result of lack of support and security that children’s filmmakers experienced. So, we should thank the organizers of ICFF as they want to keep those ideas alive’.
The guide for holding the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth virtually has been published.
The 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth announced the lineups for the short national and international animation competition
14 child and young adult jury members from Iran and five Asian and European countries have been selected to judge the films at the international section of the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults (ICFF).

The film THAT NIGHT’S TRAIN directed by Hamidreza Ghotbi and produced by Behrouz Reshad will be screened in the 34th Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Farabi Cinema Foundation has responded to recent media reports released in the past two days regarding the illegal screening of the film THE BEAR on a social media platform.
In its 14th international presence, Monir Gheydi’s debut feature film VILLA DWELLERS will be screened in Poland.
Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the International Film Festival for Children and Youth (ICFF) will be held virtually from October 18th to 23rd, 2020 organised by the Iranian Or-ganisation of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs, Farabi Cinema Foundation and the Municipality of Isfahan.