“Semele” Director: Myrsini Aristidou Country: Cyprus Recognition: Born in Limassol Cyprus, Myrsini is an award winning writer and director. She is currently receiving her MFA

“One Day” Director: Mototake Makishima Country: The UK Selections and Awards: Selections: Fashion Film Festival Milano (Italy – 2015) Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK –

“They Call Us the Enemy” Director: Pim Zwier Country: Netherlands Recognition: Pim Zwier is an independent film maker/ artist and obtained his MFA at the

“Mast Qalandar” Director: Divij Roopchand Country: India   Director’s Filmography: Mast Qalandar (2015) Lifted (2014) The Unusual Client (2013) Good Morning Rupert (2013) Set in

“Mouth of Hell” Director: Samir Mehanović Country: The UK   Recognition: Samir Mehanović is a Bosnian born film director, producer and screenwriter who lives in

“Chamber Music” Director: Katharina Blanken Country: Germany Selections & Awards: Selections: International Film Festival Signes de Nuit (France) Back up Short Film Festival INTERNATIONALEN KURZFILMWOCHE

“The Tibetan Girl” Director: Huaqing Jin Country: China Recognition: Huaqing Jin has directed “Living with Shame”, “Blossom with Tears”, “Lament of Yumen”, “Endless Road”, and

“Ginko & Kinko” Director: Jie Lu Country: Germany Recognition: Jie Lu was born in 1979 in Urumqi, China. After having studied Directing in Beijing, she

The Short Film “Gambler”, directed by Karim Lak-Zadeh & produced by IYCS’s office in Shiraz has been selected for the competition section of Telluride Film

Taratsa is an independent international short film festival based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It began on August 2014 with the purpose of creating a framework for

RIP, Davoud Rashidi. Davoud Rashidi was one of the best Iranian actors who studied acting in France & his memorable roles will never fade out.

 A Memory of “National Day of Book & Cinema” Last year during the National Day of Book & Cinema” beside the 32nd Tehran International Short

Time Flies It was at the previous edition of TISFF where Kiarostami’s student’s films were being screened, I promised myself to join his workshops where

The Youngest Fan of TISFF 22ed The youngest Fan of TISFF named Farimah from “Talesh” a city in north of Iran.

“Bon” Director: Matthias Staudinger Country: Germany Recognition: Matthias Staudinger is a Film Student in his seventh semester at the Beuth Hochschule Berlin. He works as

“Birdy Jr.” Director: Serge Fenenko Country: Netherlands Recognition: Serge Fenenko is a Dutch producer and director. Serge was responsible for production of award-winning viral videos

“Dobry” Director: Orlin Milchev Country: Bulgaria Former Selections: South-Eastern Europe Festival of Cinema Schools (Turkey – 2015) Golden Rose International Feature Film Festival (Bulgaria –

Hallux  Director: Henning Thomas Country: Germany Recognition: Henning Thomas was born in Braunschweig, Germany, 1979. His education is in media design, Subsequently Studies in Visual

Duellum Director: Tucker Davila Wood Country: Spain Recognition: Tucker Davida Wood was born Bilbao, 1976. In 2005, after working in New York and Madrid, he

“Silence” directed by Mehrdad Hassani, gets a silver trophy and a certificate of UNICEF Child Rights Award from the 8th International Children’s Film Festival in

The short film “The Cemetery Men”, directed by Ali Mardomi and produced by IYCS’s office in Urmia, won the Best International Film prize at the