Representatives of the Fajr International Film Festival and Isfahan International Film Festival for Children and Youth are also attending the event.

Moreover, Iranian officials discussed ways to expand Iran’s presence in the Cannes Film Festival and market during meetings with the executive director of the Cannes Film Market, Jerome Paillard, and the head of sales and operations of the market, Maud Amson.

A lineup of Iranian films, including “Once Upon a Time a Woman” by Jalil Akbari-Sehat, “A House for You” by Mehdi Bakhshi-Moqaddam, “Forest of Silence” by Soheil Abdollahi and “Dilag” by Abbas Rafiei are on display at the market.

“Main Idea” by Azita Mugui, “The 40th Day” by Hamid Kuhpai, “Captain 22” by Arman Qolipur Dashtaki, “Lopeto” by Abbas Askari, “The Last Fish” by Masud Saemin and “Cinema Donkey” by Shahed Ahmadlu are also among the latest Iranian movies on display at the event.

The Marché du Film is the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival, and is the largest film market in the world. It was created in 1959 and has been held annually since then, simultaneously with the major international film event.

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“Once Upon a Time a Woman”, Jalil Akbari-Sehat’s directorial debut is also on view at the market, which will run until May 23.

The lineup also includes four documentary films, one of which is “A House for You” by Mehdi Bakhshi-Moqaddam about Davud who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, and his dream is to build a house for his beloved wife.

“Dilag” by Abbas Rafiei and Safiollah Hosseini is in praise of an old man in an Iranian village for his joie de vivre.

“The 40th Day” by Hamid Kuhpai revolves around the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

“Captain 22” by Arman Qolipur Dashtaki is about a drug addict who begins to encourage youth to play sports after he can complete a drug rehab program.

The animated movies “Lopeto” by Abbas Askari and “The Last Fish” by Masud Saemin are also on display at the business counterpart of the Cannes Film Festival and the largest film market in the world.

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