Iranian Film Festival Australia

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Iranian Film Festival Australia
LocationMelbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane
Founded2011
Festival dateMay–July
Language Persian
English
Website iffa.net.au

Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA) is a film festival held in Australia with a focus on Iranian films. [1] [2] [3] IFFA was founded in 2011 and is now in its tenth year. It is considered to be a key Iranian cultural event in Australia by many iranians. [4] IFFA is the only nation-wide festival in Australia dedicated to Iranian films. [5] [6]

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The festival has been hosted by Mercury CX. [7] [8] In IFFA 2016, the film Life and a Day by Saeed Roostaee won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award. [9]

History

The first Iranian film festival in Australia was inaugurated in Brisbane on 4 August 2011.

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