The Madrese film festival has started since 2013 by a group of Teachers and Artists who had concerns
about teenagers' education.
At first, they tried to concentrate on a number of schools in the city of Tehran; but step by step and
due to great effort, they could expand their work through the whole country after the 5th festival; and
maintain themselves as the most important short film festival for students under the age of 19.
In this edition, 1294 works from all provinces of Iran have been sent to the festival’s secretariat.
Madrese short film festival’s focus is on the works which have been made by students under 19. In the
6th Madrese film festival’s executives decided to step into the international arena in order to spread
works throughout the world. In the first international edition of the festival which was held in 2020,
we’ve received somewhere around 100 works from 14 countries; and the age limitation was between 7 to 18
years old. In the same edition; we have received 2157 works throughout our own country.
The main purpose for gathering together this festival was to discover the talents of our students at a
young age which is the most important goal for us now.
MISFF is trying to prepare an appropriate atmosphere for our teenagers to grow by discovering talents
and educating them through great art teachers, and by this education tries to begin film projects with
them in order to introduce the world of art and cinema to them.
The judgment of the Iran section for the previous edition of Madrese film festival was held in the form
of gathering.
More than 200 artists and cultural activists included directors, screen writers, cinematographers,
educators, graphic designers, documentarians and etc. throughout the whole country watched the chosen
works from the selection committee and hand-picked the selected ones.The judgment of the international
section was as usual and based on the votes of the jury’s committee. With the motto “A student, a
concern, a movie”, we are witnessing a day when no student anywhere in the world has an untrained talent
for filmmaking.
Our Mission
Level-up skills of young filmmakers and give them opportunity to grow both professionally and
spiritually
create a valuable situation for young filmmakers to introduce themselves worldwide.
Build up new generation of filmmakers and spectators.
1. Observe the world
2. Touch the world
3. Create
4. Change the world