SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The fifth Sulaimani international film festival continues on Saturday in the city of Sulaimani.
The festival, began on Friday with actors and directors walking on the red carpet at Art Palace in Sulaimani, lasts until December 23.
The festival, bringing together local and international actors and directors, aims to grow the Kurdish film industry and to attract international filmmakers, producers and film production companies, according to its organizers.
As many as 142 films of different categories are screened in the festival, which was scheduled for October but delayed due to Iraq’s parliamentary elections.
Organizers of the festival say 116 films will enter a competition to win awards during the festival.
The fourth Sulaimani international film festival was held on October 1-7 in 2019, in which 120 films from 57 countries were screened. Last year, the festival was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The festival has attracted filmmakers, actors, cinema journalists and programmers from other international film festivals including Oscar qualifying festivals such as Nashville, Atlanta, Rio De Janeiro, Tampere, Docville, Krakow and Animafest Zagreb, according to the festival’s site.
