Short Film News (SFN)- Iranian cinema by presenting a number of movies in different categories and screen genres is to partake in the 2013 Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.

Khosro Masoumi’s Bear, Ali Vazirian’s One Line of Reality, Mohammad Ali Basheh Ahangar’s Queen, Rasoul Sadrameli’s Waiting for A Miracle are to represent Iran in Feature-length section.

Salman Abbasi’s A letter From Him, Arash Rafeie’s First Night of The Winter, Mehdi Heydari’s The White Lake are programmed to contend for awards at the Short Films section of the event.

28th Safar directed by Siavash Samadi will be Iran’s only representative at the Documentary section of the festival.

Founded in 1997, the festival is held to contribute to the diffusion and distribution of religious films to encourage cultural and spiritual development.

The 16th edition of the Festival will take place in Trento and other Italian cities from October11 to 22, 2013.