According to Kanoon General Directorate for Public Relations and International Affairs, the festival is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM on May 27, 2025, at the "Epee de Bois" cinema in Paris with a screening of the animated film "Being Ten" and the British film "The Winners" directed by Hassan Nazer, the country's representative at the 2025 Oscars.
According to this news, the "Iran, Beyond Borders" festival will be held on June 28 at the "Luxury" cinema in the city of " Ivry-sur-Seine” in the suburbs of Paris.
The "Iran, Beyond Borders" festival is the newly established "Perspectives; Contemporary Cinemas of Iran" festival, which is being held with the support of the famous French writer, director, and producer Vincent Macaigne.
18-minute animation “Being Ten” is about a boy living with his father in a faraway jungle. One day, the boy’s father traps a duck to end his son’s loneliness. The boy and the duck come to know each other gradually until unwanted events change the boy’s views towards the world surrounding him.
This animation has been shown at dozens of international festivals in Russia, Belarus, Spain, Portugal, Italy, India, Switzerland, Poland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Brazil, China, etc. and has won numerous awards.