Iran Press/Iran news: The international event is also supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the Cinematic Organization of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and the Tehran Municipality.
The cultural institute of the Khayyam Art House NGO is the developer of the festival, selecting the best works to present in the final stage of the FICTS World Festival.
Movies with a sports theme that aims to promote the objectives of the Olympic and the Par-Olympic movement and strengthen the spirit of athletic manner will be pursued in this cultural-sports event
More Goals of Festival
Some of the other goals of the festival are as follows:
- Improving the quality of cinema and television sports films
- Promoting sports values through movies
- Encouraging sports filmmakers with an emphasis on athletic manner, mutual respect, and spiritual excellence of the Olympics and Paralympics in their works
- Promoting and developing sporting, Olympic, and Paralympic values using the power of sports visualization
- Promoting the capacity of sports art in line with public diplomacy and sustainable international peace and friendship
- Organizing and presenting sports information to organizations for decision-making in related fields, and
- Holding meetings for criticizing, introducing, studying, and reviewing cultural works
Festival sections
The 14th edition of the International Sports Film Festival also has special sections to present: Olympic and Paralympics, spirit, and Olympic champion; Public sports and public health; Sports and combating drug addiction; and Mobile and short films featuring local native games (Iran).
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