Qanbari’s feature-length film is set to be presented at the festival during four screening programs beginning on October 21, 2012.
Produced by Iran’s Farabi Cinematic Foundation, the 84-minute movie recounts the story of a teenager and the problems he and his family deal with in their migration process.
Born in 1961, Qanbari is best known for his 2002 Little Bird Freak that won him the Special International Jury Prize of the 14th Cairo International Film Festival for Children.
He also won the Best Feature Film Award of the 9th Religion Today Film Festival in Italy for his 2004 production, He.
Unread Papers, An Iranian Bazaar, and Nowruz Flowers are among Qanbari’s better-known works.
Seven other Iranian films are also scheduled to be showcased in the International Competition section of the Dutch Festival as Iranian cinematic representatives.
The Cinekid Festival is the largest international film, television and new media festival for children aged 4 to 14.
The annual event aims at stimulating the visual culture of children and enhancing their creative participation in the media, with a view to strengthen their position in relation to the media.
This year’s festival is programmed to take place from October 17 to 26.
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