Iranian Film Festival invites Filipino filmmakers

Filipino filmmakers are invited to join the 2nd Urban International
Film festival to be held in Tehran on December 16 to 19, 2006.

Philippine charge d'affaires Laureano C. Santiago, in Tehran, relayed
the invitation through Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, executive director of
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

According to Mr. Santiago, Mr. Iraj Taghipoor of the festival
secretariat who extended the invitation, said that the festival is
organized by the Art and Cultural Department of the Municipality of
Tehran.

Films will be selected for two sections: the international competition
section and the special screenings section. Films may include
documentaries, fictions and short and feature films.

Charge d'affaires Santiago wrote Ms. Alvarez that the embassy would
highly appreciate if the NCCA could disseminate information on this
competition to interested parties.

He added that competition rules and application forms will be sent
through diplomatic pouch. For further information on the festival,
interested parties may contact: Mr. Iraj Taghipoor, festival
secretariat, thru tel. no. (00-9821) 22264058, fax no. (00-9821)
22260692; or e-mail info@urbanfilmfest.org

The festival is also available through its website: www.urbanfilmfest.org