RFL/RE – Iranian authorities have banned a film festival that put out a publicity poster featuring an actress who was not wearing a hijab, state media reported on July 23. The ban comes after the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA) released a poster for its Short Film Festival featuring Iranian actress Susan Taslimi in the 1982 film The Death Of Yazdguerd. “The culture minister has personally issued an order to ban the 13th edition of the ISFA Film Festival, after using a photo of a woman without a hijab on its poster in violation of the law,” state news agency IRNA reported. The festival had been scheduled for September. To read the original story by AFP, click here.
- 10 months ago
Michael Earhart
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Iran Bans Film Festival Over Poster Of Actress Without Hijab
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