Iran’s “Parviz” contending for Golden Apricot at Yerevan filmfest

TEHRAN,July 8(MNA) – The Iranian film “Parviz” will go on screen in the competition section of the 10th Golden Apricot International Film Festival, which opened Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia. Directed by Majid Barzegar, “Parviz” is about a man in his fifties who has lived his entire life in his father’s home and has never held a job. His quiet routine suddenly comes apart when his father decides to remarry and tells him to move out. About 200 films is scheduled to be screened in the festival, out of which 90 will be screened in the four competition sections of Feature, Documentary, Armenian Panorama and the Apricot Stone (short films). Armenian composer Charles Aznavour and filmmaker Artavazd Peleshyan are the special guests of the festival. The jury is headed by renowned Hungarian film director Istvan Szabo. Barzegar and actor Levon Haftvan have been invited to attend the screening of the film at the festival, which runs until July 14.