Morning Media Festival from judging 4,160 works to hosting 46 foreign guests
4,160 Entries Received for the Third International Sobh Media Festival, Including 533 in the Special Palestine Section
According to a report by the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr news Agency, the winners of the third International Sobh Media Festival—which began in azar 1403 (December 2024) with a submission deadline of 15 Esfand (March 2025)—will be honored on Monday, 15 ordibehesht 1404 (May 2025), in the presence of international media figures. The festival’s thematic focus revolves around media and the new world order, emphasizing local and regional identities as well as spirituality.
A total of 4,160 entries from 40 countries, including the Netherlands, Argentina, tunisia, Afghanistan, Russia, Peru, South Korea, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Italy,the UK ,Singapore ,Germany ,brazil ,the US ,China ,Ireland,and Palestine were submitted to the festival secretariat. Of these,533 works are dedicated tothe Palestine section,while 3,627 belongto themain competition categories .
the Palestine section features TV programs news blogs illustrations music videos short films documentaries,and animations .Meanwhile social media content radio programs podcasts written works motion graphics news reports documentaries,and TV shows are included inthe main festival categories .
The issueof Palestine has been centralto thInternational Sobh Media Festival since its inception.The frist edition held before Operation Al-Aqsa Storm featureda dedicated “palestine Award.”Subsequent secondand third editions also launchedwith special Palestinesections .
this year’s festival will host over46 prominent mediaand political figuresfrom egypt,the UK,the US,Lebanon,Ireland Russia Brazil Norway Bosnia Herzegovina Japan Malaysia Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia among others.Special guests include filmmakers documentarians journalists activists whose stances supporting Palestinians condemning Zionist regime became clear after Al-Aqsa Storm.Two former European Parliament members one ex-UK Parliament member anda retired British diplomatare also among attendees .Four panel discussions multiple workshops organizedbytheSobhMediaFestivalsecretariat willbe heldat Iran Broadcasting Organization’s international Conference Center Press TV building.Topics include West Asia developments post-Al-Aqsa Storm roleofsocialmediaincountering dominant narratives declineofAmerican hegemony emergenceofa newworldorder influence Israeli lobbiesinWesternpoliticalinstitutions .Investigative journalism politicaldocumentarymaking wartime documentation design production politicalmagazines journalism focusingonWestAsia managingnews-analyticalplatforms video contentcreationfor socialmedia international co-productions socialmedia managementwillbe coveredinworkshops.Twelve lecturesareplannedat universities including IRIB Tehran Imam Sadegh(AS) Alzahra AllamehTabatabaii .Forfirsttime thisyear an”InternationalMediaProducts Market”willbe hostedat IRIBConferenceCenter featuringIranian foreignTV networks companies.Five film screeningsincluding premiere documentary “ResistanceGem:Ireland VoiceofPalestine”willtakeplace atAzadiCinema.ThethirdInternationalSobhMediaFestival runsfrom13to18Ordibehesht1404(May2025) atIslamic RepublicIranBroadcastingOrganization.For moreinformation visitsobhfestival.com
