MUMBAI: The fourth edition of this festival, which will take place on the 18, 19 and 20 December in De Fabriek in Zaandam (the Netherlands) will not only look back at the events of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but will also focus on Iran‘s current situation.

The festival will track the development of Iran in the 30 years since the establishment of the Islamic Republic through documentaries, short films and interviews with international guests.

For instance, the audience can relive the hostage-crisis in Tehran‘s U.S. embassy in 1979 with Mohammad Shirvani‘s documentary 444-day Face-off (2008), or can choose to join president Ahmadinejad as he tours around the country in Letters to the President (Petr Lom, 2009). 

Through two short films, attention is also given to the protests that followed Iran‘s presidential elections in June, which gave rise to the enormous Green Movemet.

The upcoming edition of the Iranian Film Festival also creates room for young film talents. Novice directors will be invited to present their work in a special short-film competition, led by a professional jury including Kees Driessen, Floortje Smit, Bart Groenendaal, Jankees Boer and Mostafa Heravi.