Twelve Iranian architecture groups are among the final winners of the 2017 2A Asia Architecture Award.The winners were announced on Oct. 20 at a ceremony held at Estrel Hotel of Berlin, Germany, and organized by 2A Magazine in the presence of the head of the award organizing committee, Iranian architecture publisher and researcher, Ahmad Zohadi.For […]

The crime/thriller ‘Memento’ helmed by Christopher Nolan is to be shown at Qolhak Cineplex on Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m.  A man who suffers from short-term memory loss as a result of a head injury embarks on a grim quest to find the criminal who murdered his wife.The screenplay was written by Nolan based on […]

Qolhak Cineplex, one of the few venues to show foreign movies in Tehran, has announced its screening schedule for the Iranian month of Aban (Oct. 23-Nov. 21).It will have two showings of the best classic and new foreign movies every night.According to the cinema’s website, it will screen the feature film ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ […]

Qolhak Cineplex will also host the latest superhero film ‘Spiderman: Homecoming’ directed by Jon Watts on Oct. 25 at 9:30 p.m.In this second reboot of the movie franchise, based on the Marvel Comics, young Peter Parker, thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, returns home to live with his Aunt May.Under the watchful eye of […]

Iranian filmmaker Vahid Mousaian is coming to the 11th ‘Cinema Verite’ with his new documentary ‘The Symphony of Iran’. In the documentary Fereydoun Shahbazian, famous musician, composer and current leader of Iran National Orchestra goes on a journey to find the roots of Iranian traditional and Mugham music, IRNA reported. It took Mousaian nine years […]

TEHRAN — Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani’s documentary “Once Hamoun” has received an honorable mention at the Cine’Eco, an international environmental film festival in Portugal. “Once Hamoun” was screened in the short film competition, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Sunday. The documentary reviews the numerous environmental and social problems caused by the shrinkage of […]

TEHRAN – Poster designer Taha Zaker told Mehr News that the film poster for American Sci-Fi ‘Flatliners’ bears a strong resemblance to Iranian film ‘Boarding Pass’, adding he will file a complaint against Sony Pictures if the plagiarism is proved. Speaking to Mehr News correspondent on Sunday following speculations about the resemblance of his poster […]

TEHRAN – Winners at the 2nd Sheed Persian Film Festival will be presented with a CloseUp Award this year in memory of the legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. The award, which has been named after Kiarostami’s 1990 masterwork “Close-Up”, will be presented to the best film, best director and best actor and actress. The festival, […]

TEHRAN – “Blockage” by Mohsen Qarai from Iran and “After My Death” by Kim Uiseok from South Korea shared the best film award in the New Currents category at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, Variety reported on Friday. “Blockage” traces the overwhelming chaos that happens to a vicious, despicable man who […]

TEHRAN– Iranian drama ‘No Date, No Signature’ directed by Vahid Jalilvand has won the Grand Prize of 2017 Chicago International Film Festival. Winners of the 2017 edition of Chicago International Film Festival were announced on Friday evening with Vahid Jalilvand’s No Date, No Signaturewinning the Hold Hugo, the festival’s grand prize for the best film. The […]