A number of Iranian screen productions have been selected to represent Iranian cinema at the at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in Italy.Iranian dramaTalesdirected by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad is slated to contend for the Golden Lion Award with some 20 other productions at the Main section of the festival.
Talesis composed of seven short episodes, in which Bani-Etemad reveals the fate of some of the main characters in her previous films likeThe Blue-Veiled,Under the Skin of the CityandMainline.
Bani-Etemads film along with 18 other participants of the Main section will experience their international premiere at this years edition of the event.
Alejandro G. InarritusBirdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignoranceis scheduled to open the Main section.
Iranian film maker Nima Javidis debut feature-length filmMelbournehas been also selected to open Critics Week section of the 2014 Venice film festival.
French film composer Alexandre Desplat will preside over the main jury, marking the first time a musician will head the panel of jurors that gives out the fests Golden Lion and other top prizes.
The 71st annual Venice Film Festival is programmed to take place in Venice, Italy from August 27 to September 6, 2014.
The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote all the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms: as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and tolerance.
By Press TV
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