Mumbai festival to screen Iranian film

Iranian filmmaker Jalal Nasiri-Hanis' latest production Football Field is slated to be screened at the 2011 edition of the Mumbai Film Festival in India. Jalal Nasiri-Hanis' award-winning film recounts the story of a group of children who play in a football team in a poor neighborhood and try to find a better place to play. The 15-minute film has been awarded at numerous national and international events, including Ruyesh Short Film Festival, Parvin Etesami Film Festival, Suleymaniye Kurdish Film Festival, Italian Cortisonici International Film Festival and Kowsar Film Festival. The tenth Mumbai Film Festival will be held from December 22 to 29, 2011.