Iranian Film Festival Australia
LocationMelbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane
Founded2011
Festival dateMay–July
LanguagePersian
English
Websiteiffa.net.au

Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA) is a film festival held in Australia with a focus on Iranian films.[1][2][3] IFFA was founded in 2011 and is now in its tenth year. It is considered to be a key Iranian cultural event in Australia by many iranians.[4] IFFA is the only nation-wide festival in Australia dedicated to Iranian films.[5][6]

The festival has been hosted by Mercury CX.[7][8] In IFFA 2016, the film Life and a Day by Saeed Roostaee won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Festivals, Festevez-Australian Film. "Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA)". Festevez. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ↑ Russell, Stephen A. "Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Iranian Film Fest at Dendy Newtown". Time Out Sydney.
  3. ↑ "Iranian Film Festival Australia 2021". www.onlymelbourne.com.au.
  4. ↑ "IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 PROGRAM". FilmInk.
  5. ↑ "Iranian Film Festival Australia". Dendy Cinemas.
  6. ↑ "Iranian Film Festival Australia unveils official lineup". Tehran Times. 8 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "9th Iranian Film Festival Australia". Iranian Film Festival Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Film Fiestas". Mercury Cinema. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "LIFE IN A DAY takes the NETPAC Award for IFFA 2016". Iranian Film Festival Australia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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