Cinema and art, bridge to enhance Iran-Iraq ties
Iran and Iraq have a lot in common in terms of culture and politics, that is why boosting efforts for joint film production with Iraq is a priority for Iran, according to Iran's children film festival director Alireza Tabesh.
Iranian director Derakhshandeh sets eyes on ‘BTS’ for next movie
Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter Pouran Derakhshandeh says her next movie will be about the popular South Korean boy band BTS, which she says has as many as 9 million fans in Iran.
More than just a castle
Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is a historical castle located on a stony hillock in the midst of the city of Khorramabad. It is one of the world's architectural masterpieces which has always hosted domestic and foreign tourists every year.
‘Breathing’ wins at HAPPI Fest. in US
Iranian short film 'Breathing' directed by Farshid Ayoubinejad has won the best film award at the 15th Annual Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPI Fest) in the US.
Iran, Serbia to jointly make films for children
Under an agreement signed during a film festival in Germany, Iran and Serbia will cooperate on co-production of films for young audience, according to Serbian filmmaker Mirolijub Vuckovic.
Oscars: Iran selects ‘Finding Farideh’ for intl. feature category
Iran has selected the documentary ‘Finding Farideh’, co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh Atai, as its entry for the best international feature category (formerly foreign language film) in the 92nd Academy Awards.
Iran, Russia seek to expand cultural ties
Senior Iranian and Russian cultural officials meet and held talks in Moscow to discuss the ways boosting cultural relations between the two countries.
‘Yeva’ goes to Varna Int’l FilmFest.
Iranian feature ‘Yeva’ by Anahid Abad has been accepted into the Spectrum section of 27th International Film Festival in Varna, Bulgaria.
‘Finding Farideh’ goes to Flahertiana filmfest. in Russia
Iranian documentary ‘Finding Farideh’, co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh Atai, will compete at the 19th Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival in Russia.
Reading Film Fest in US to screen 5 Iranian titles
Five Iranian titles, including ‘Are You Volleyball?!’ by Mohammad Bakhshi and ‘Cradle of Silence’ by Mostafa Mehraban, make up the screening program of the 2019 Reading Film Fest in the United States.