Iran, Mexico to boost ties on cinema

TEHRAN,July 22(MNA) – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) Director Shafi Aqamohammadian and Mexican Chargé d’Affaires Martin Torres discussed the expansion of relations in the film industry during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. They also talked about ways of collaborating on joint film projects and screening a lineup of Mexican films at the 7th Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films. The DEFC, which is the organizer of the festival, plans to dedicate a section to a number of documentaries by Mexican filmmakers. The event will take place in Tehran in autumn. Martin Torres also expressed hope that the screening of the Mexican documentaries would help introduce cultural and social values of his country to the Iranian nation. Holding Joint Iran and Mexico film weeks in the capitals of both countries were also discussed at the meeting.