ENTERTAINMENT (MSM)

Eyeing end to sanctions, Iran steps up Cannes presence

Iran has significantly stepped up its presence at the cinema market of the Cannes Film Festival this year as Tehran opens up to the world ahead of a possible suspension of Western sanctions. For the first time since 2009 Iran’s government has splurged tens of thousands of euros (dollars) to rent a stand-alone pavilion on the glittering port of the French Riviera town, a culture ministry official manning it told