Indian Filmfest hails Iranian films

Two Iranian screen productions have garnered top awards at the 2013 Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) in India

, Press TV has reported.

A Look Towards The Sky directed by Hadi Mohaqqeq and Suddenly, Zinat by Navid Nikkhah Azad won Special Jury Mention of the festival. 

Participated in Panorama section, the movies were praised by the jury members as major attractions of the festival. 

Three other Iranian films including Reza Dormishian’s drama Hatred, Shahram Maslakhi’s Burning Nest and The Goat by Hamid Sadeqpour also represented the country’s cinema. 

Some 217 short, animate and featured films from 90 countries were showcased at the year’s festival.