'Shayda': Zar Amir-Ebrahimi Cast in Noora Niasari's Feature Film Debut

Iranian actress Zar Amir-Ebrahimi is set to star in Iranian-Australian writer-director Noora Niasari feature film directorial debut, Shayda.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Niasari is a celebrated and award-winning writer and director, having been nominated for 'Best Short Film' at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2015 for her short film Simorgh and again in 2017 for Waterfall. She has also won the 'Best Director Documentary' at the Beirut International Film Festival for the 2011 short film Beirut, Under the Bridge​​​​​​. She also wrote and directed the 2020 short Tâm.

The film received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with The 51 Fund and was financed with support from VicScreen and the MIFF Premiere Fund, while local distribution in Australia and New Zealand will be handled by Madman Entertainment and HanWay Films has come on board to handle international sales and distribution, UTA Independent Film Group is representing the U.S. sale.

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