Mansour Jahani - The anthropological films of Azerbaijan Republic will be screened in the 9th edition of Varesh International Film Festival slated to be held in northern Iran.

Organized by Mazandaran Culture and Islamic Guidance Department and Cinema Organization of Iran, the festival is slated to be held in this northern province on late April.

The main focus of the festival is on the five Caspian Sea littoral states and the Persian language, the common heritage, including (Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan) and the Caspian Sea as the natural heritage which includes (Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan).

The main themes of the festival are behavioral, speaking and biological traditions.

The behavioral traditions films are focused on rituals, national and religious celebrations, habits, folk games and etc.

The speaking traditions include videos based on folk tales, ethical, wise, romantic stories, songs, poems, native poems, ancient myths and parables and etc.