Four Iranian films at Shanghai Int’l Short Week
ILNA – Four works from the Soureh Cinema Organization were showcased during the Shanghai International Short Week (SHISW).
The films included ‘After Midnight,’ directed by Mohammad Baqeri and produced by Mohammad Hadi Aqajani, ‘Before Heaven,’ directed by Ahmad Heydarian and produced by Mohaddeseh Pirhadi, ‘Needle,’ directed by Yousef Ja’fari and produced by Hossein Darabi, and the short animation ‘Let’s Make Peace,’ directed by Abdullah Alimorad.
The festival returned with its highly anticipated 25th edition after being cancelled in 2022 due to the pandemic. Some 450 titles from around the world screened in over 40 cinemas across the city.
For more than a week every June, the SIFF, China’s largest film festival by number of films screened, brings the city a taste of both international cinemas rarely shown in domestic theaters, and high-profile Chinese films before their world premiere.