The 15th International Radio Festival of Iran, organized by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has been postponed to summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the event’s director.

The event was scheduled to be held along with the 7th international radio forum from April 20 to 23 at IRIB Conference Center, Tehran.

The four-day event was set to feature a wide range of top international experts, executives and professionals, producers and managers from around the world and from across Asia, Africa and Europe.

It is the biggest event in the radio calendar in the Middle East and North Africa, receiving entries from radio stations and independent producers every two years from all around the globe.

According to its director Mojtaba Izadi, the festival this year received 285 works in the national section, 345 works in the special section, and 1215 works in the people’s section in various formats including reports, documentaries, short presentations, podcasts and announcements.

In the international section, in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Islamic Radio and Television Union, the festival received 74 works from 15 countries including Spain, Serbia, India, Kenya, Iraq, Ireland, Poland, Cuba, Bangladesh and Malaysia.

Izadi noted that the judging process for the international and people’s categories is in its final stages.

For details visit http://www.radiofestival.ir/en