Ten movies have been selected by Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation for the festival, which will run until December 10, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Thursday.

“Tragedy” by Azita Moguie, “Crazy Castle” by Abolhassan Davudi, “A House on 41st Street” by Hamidreza Qorbani, and “A Tale of Love” by Ahmad Ramezanzadseh are among the films.

The festival also is screening “The Long Farewell” by Farzad Motamen, “The Other One’s Dad” by Yadollah Samadi, “Where Are My Shoes” by Kiumars Purahmad, “Sweet Taste of Imagination” by Kamal Tabrizi and “Under the Moonlight” by Reza Mirkarimi.

The festival has been organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Iran and Iran’s Islamic culture and Relations Organization.

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This showcase titled “Cosmos” is part of the 12th Puppet Is a Human Too International Festival of Puppet Theater and Film Animation for Adults, which opened in the Polish capital on September 29, the organizers announced.

Puppets from six puppet shows such as “Eight Moments” based on the stories from eight unknown authors from all over the world, and “Tooti Par” and “The Earth and the Universe”, both inspired by Rumi’s poetry, have been selected for the exhibition.

Puppets from her performances of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba”, Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” and “Count to One” based on Umar Khayyam’s poetry are also on display at the exhibit, which will run until October 15.

Sabri’s puppet shows have received acclaim at international events in Iran Tunisia, Lebanon, Russia, India, Sweden, Spain and Kazakhstan.

Sabri won the Grand Prix for the best presentation at the International Festival of Puppetry Art in Bielsko-Biala, Poland in 2012 for her “The Earth and the Universe”.

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