According to ILNA, based on the recorded statistics, over the festival's five days at the Mellat Cinema Complex, a total of 34,880 audience members attended the festival's screenings. The average daily audience attendance in this edition was 6,976; statistics which, alongside the daily growth of welcome and the holding of extra screenings, present a quantitative picture of the level of audience participation in this cinematic event.
The increasing trend of audience attendance over the festival's five days
Examining the daily statistics shows that audience attendance had an increasing trend from the festival's first day to its final day.
Day one: 6,040 audience members
Day two: 6,920 audience members
Day three: 7,250 audience members
Day four: 7,270 audience members
Day five: 7,400 audience members
attended the festival's screenings.
On this basis, the level of audience attendance on the final day, compared with the first day, had a growth of 22.5 percent; a trend that tells of the continuation of the audience's welcome until the festival's last day.
21 extra screenings in response to the audience's welcome
The viewers' welcome of the works' screenings led, over the course of the festival, to the holding of a total of 21 extra screenings. This number of extra screenings, alongside the audience attendance statistics, is one of the measurable indicators of the level of demand for watching the works in this edition of the festival.
Fiction Package 11; the festival's most-watched package
In examining the level of welcome of the fiction packages as well, Fiction Package 11, with 2,150 audience members, claimed the title of the festival's most-watched package. After that, Fiction Packages 5 and 7 ranked second and third in audience welcome, respectively.
The audience; an inseparable part of the festival's life
The statistics recorded from the 43rd Tehran International Short Film Festival, beyond a numerical report, are a reflection of the presence and companionship of audiences who, by welcoming the works' screenings, participating in the festival's programs and continuously being present in the cinema halls, have helped this event to flow on.
The Tehran Short Film Festival, as an international, Oscar-qualifying event, finds meaning with the presence of filmmakers, enthusiasts and cinema audiences. This edition's statistics are a clear document of the level of viewers' presence at the Mellat Cinema Complex and the increasing trend of their welcome.
Source: ILNA News Agency
