The third edition of the Paris Kurdish Film Festival will take place from April 9-13 at the Center Wallonie-Bruxelles in Paris, France.

The festival is organized by the Kurdish Institute of Paris and Franco-Kurdish film association CineBej in collaboration with the Wallonie-Brussels Center, and supported by the French Ministry of Culture and the Mayor of Paris.

The festival aims to showcase the rich culture of Kurdish cinema and features a diverse selection of Kurdish films including short films, feature films, documentaries, and animation.

The festival provides a platform for both personal and collective narratives from Kurdish filmmakers.

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For over two decades, Kurdish film festivals have been organized across Kurdistan, in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria, as well as internationally in cities such as London, Stockholm, Istanbul, New York, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Berlin.

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In the Kurdistan Region, annual film festivals are held in Duhok and Sulaymaniyah.