The 27th edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults has kicked off in the Iranian historical city of Isfahan.
A large group of Iranian and international cineastes and children have flocked to the year’s festival that kicked off on Sunday, October 6.

This year’s festival is programmed to screen 75 films from 40 countries in two main sections of the international cinema and international animation.

The participated films are to represent the countries such as Poland, Canada, Argentine, Australia, Italy, India, Taiwan, Turkey, France, and Russia.

Three Iranian films and 11 movies created by foreign filmmakers have been selected to go on screen in the international section of the festival.

Oshin by Shin Togashi from Japan, Satellite Boy by Catriona McKenzie from Australia and Patty’s Ketchup by Tina von Traben from Germany are among the festival’s international lineup.

Iran’s Farabi Cinematic Foundation International Department Director Amir Esfandiari, the Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) Director Shafi Aqamohammadian, Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Forouzesh, the actress Vishka Asayesh and the animation artist Bahram Azimi are to serve at the selection panel.

Japan is scheduled to honor the 27th Iranian Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults with its peace symbol known as ‘Paper Cranes (Origami Cranes)’.

Japanese peace activist Masahiro Sasaki and a number of Japanese children are also to attend the event.

Masahiro is the older brother of the Sadako Sasaki who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 11 due to result of the radiation from the atomic bomb in Hiroshima when she was two.

According to the traditional Japanese belief, the paper crane is a symbol of luck; based on the belief, Sadako spent her time in a nursing home creating origami cranes in hope of making a thousand of them to be granted a wish.

While Sadako made only 644 cranes in seeking her wish of living, she met her death in October, 1955. After Sadako’s tragedy, the paper crane was popularized as a peace symbol.

Founded in 1985, Isfahan’s children’s film festival was part of Fajr International Film Festival in its first three years.

This year’s Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults will run until October 11, 2013.

By Press TV

 

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