10-05-2025
'Saeed Effendi' represents Iraq at the Cannes International Festival
Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for Iraqi Visual Memory, operating under the Office of PM Muhammed S. Al-Sudani, announced on Saturday the official selection of the 1956 film Saeed Effendi to represent Iraq at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, within the Cannes Classics section.
"This historic selection, the first of its kind for Iraqi cinema, is the result of the Iraqi Cinematheque project, which seeks to revive Iraq's cinematic heritage and share it with the world," according to a statement by the Presidency's Media Office - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.
The film was meticulously restored by the French National Audiovisual Institute, and the restored version is now preserved by the committee.
"Saeed Effendi is one of 104 Iraqi feature films, produced between the 1940s and early 2000s, that the Iraqi Cinematheque project aims to preserve and restore," added the statement.
