Aghla, directed by Esmaeil Monsef and produced in the Documentary and Experimental Film Center will be screened and vie for top prizes at the 63rd edition of Trento International Film Festival in Italy.
Founded in 1952, Trento Film Festival isthe oldest international film festival dedicatedto the mountains, adventure andexploration.
Every year, Trento Film Festival presentsthe best documentaries, fiction worksand short films set in the mountainsand extreme areas around the world,recounting the fascinating and complexrelationship between human beings and nature,promoting knowledge and protectionof mountain areas, exploring links withpeoples and cultures and celebratingmajor and minor climbing feats andmountain sports.
The festivals biggest prize is 5000 euros, and the second and third winners will each receive 3000 and 1500 euros respectively.
Aghla is about an Ashiq player (a mystic bard) whose profession is to play music at wedding receptions in remote villages, until once he turns up at a funeral by accident.
The Trento Film Festival is taking place in Italy from April 30 to May 10, 2015.
By Mehr News Agency
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