The film “Bag of Rice” by Mohammad Ali Talebi was selected as one of the films of the review section of the 73rd Berlin Film Festival.
According to Artmag.ir, quoted by Isna, this year’s review section of Berlin Festival entitled “Young at heart – Growing up in cinema” includes the screening of a series of works selected by international directors, actors and screenwriters.
British actress Tilda Swinton has also chosen the film “Rice Bag” by Mohammad Ali Talebi in this section. The story of this movie, which was produced in 1996, is about a young child and his elderly neighbor who face a lot of obstacles to buy a bag of rice in the crowded city of Tehran.
Iranian cinematographer Niki Karimi is also one of the faces selected for the selection of films in this section, but her selected film for the famous works section of the Berlin Film Festival has not yet been announced, and the full list will be updated until January 23.
Martin Scorsese, Maren Ade, Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson, Juliette Binoche, Love Diaz, Alice Diop, Ava DuVernay, Luca Guadagnino, Ryoski Hamaguchi, Ethan Hawke, Caroline Harforth, Nadine Labecki, Celine Siama, M Night Shyamalan, Carla Simone, Abdelrahman Sissako and Wim Wenders are among the other faces to be chosen. This film has been selected in the screening section of 2023 Berlin Film Festival.
This year, in the German cinema perspective section, the film “Seven Winters in Tehran” by “Ashtafi Nidrozol”, a joint production of Germany and France, will be screened. The story takes place in the city of Tehran. Also, the animated film “Tehran Taboo” directed by Ali Souzandeh and produced by Iran and Austria will be screened in this section.
According to the previous announcement, the first documentary “Gate of Dreams” made by Nagin Ahmadi and a joint production of Iran, Norway and France will experience its world premiere in the Generation 14plus section of Berlin 2023, and the animation “Siren” directed by Sepideh Farsi will also As a joint product of France, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium, it will be in the panorama section of the festival.
The full list of films in Berlin Film Festival 2023 will be announced on February 7
The 73rd Berlin Film Festival will be held in Germany from February 16 to 26, and this year, “Christian Stewart” is the head of the jury of the main section, and “Steven Spielberg” will also receive the Golden Bear Award.
