Iran-Afghanistan-Cinema
Iran's Youth Cinema Association and Afghanistan's Ministry of Information and Culture signed an agreement for expanding bilateral ties in the fields of training and producing feature and short films.

Announcing this, head of the association, Naser Bakideh noted that as per the agreement some film-making workshops, photography and so on will be held in Afghanistan by prominent Iranian experts and teachers.

Based on an agreement signed between Iran and Afghanistan, they will jointly produce five films.

According to Youth Cinema Association, these films are to deal with the cultural aspects of the two Persian-speaking nations.

The deal was signed by Iran's Youth Cinema Association and Afghanistan's Cinema Union on the sidelines of the Third International Festival on Short and Documentary Films in Kabul.

Bakideh served as a juror in the event.

Holding joint seminars by the two countries' cinema, organizing specialized tours and camps in Iran and Afghanistan are among the other provisions of the deal.

Iran, which has produced more than 2,000 short and documentary films, is considered an acclaimed country in this field.