TEHRAN – Director Mostafa Purmohammadi has completed a documentary that chronicles the life story of the Iranian Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad who died following a crash during the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Produced by Mehdi Mtahhar, “My Dear Bahman” is scheduled to premiere at the Rasaneh Cultural Center on Monday evening. Golbarnezhad, 48, died in a crash […]

TEHRAN – The REGARD-Saguenay International Short Film Festival in Canada will be reviewing the latest films by Iranian filmmaker Qasideh Golmakani, the organizers have announced. Focus on Director Qasideh Golmakani, a REGARD special section, is scheduled to screen “Limbo”, “Online Shopping” and “Horn” on March 16. A discussion hosted by film critic Manon Dumais will […]

Gloria Pérez-Salmerón of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions arrived in Tehran to mark the 80th anniversary of the opening of the National Library of Iran. The President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Gloria Pérez-Salmerón arrived in Tehran on Saturday to attend the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of […]

TEHRAN – Ali Nikbakht has directed a documentary series titled “Capital” that gives an in-depth analysis of the persistent problems of Tehran. Nikbakht, producer Ahmad Shafie, Tehran City Council member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei came together in a meeting at the Mehr News Agency on Saturday to unveil the 14-episode series. Air pollution, poor water quality, insufficient […]

 French Ambassador to Tehran Francois Senemaud visited Saba Art and Cultural Institute and hailed the level of artistic works of Iranian artists presented at the venue. “The Iranian art has reached an international standard,” said Francois Senemaud, French Ambassador to Tehran, who was visiting Saba Art and Cultural Institute on the last day of the […]

TEHRAN – Movies from Iranian filmmakers will be screened at two international festivals in Malaysia and Nepal in March. Director Mostafa Taqizadeh’s debut film “Yellow” will compete in the Malaysia International Film Festival, the organizers have announced. A question and answer panel has also been organized after a screening, which will be held on March […]

TEHRAN – A memory once recounted by the world-renowned Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has inspired his fellow filmmaker Rezvan Khorsandi in the United States to direct a short movie titled “Buy Me a Poem”. The memory is about a Farhadi’s American friend who was amazed after watching a scene from an Iranian film depicting a […]

TEHRAN – Director Bahram Tavakkoli’s acclaimed movie “The Lost Strait” led the winners at the National Will Manifestation Awards on Thursday with seven accolades. The awards are presented to those films that promote issues being pursued by some public organizations and institutes. Juries from the organization select winners from the films screened at the Fajr […]

14 Iranian films will be displayed at the second edition of Wisconsin Iranian Film Festival. The Wisconsin Film Festival has been set up by UW-Madison graduate student Hamidreza Nassiri to create a cultural dialogue through works of art, and in its second edition, it will showcase the best films of Iranian cinema. The seven movies […]

The Rock by Hamid Jafari has won the Best Short Documentary at 7th annual Irvine International Film Festival. Also at the same category which Iranian short film competed, the ‘Knife Skills by Thomas Lennon won the ‘Honorable Mention.’ Jafari’s documentary has already been featured in two other festivals in the United States, namely Hot Springs Documentary […]