Iranian farmer Mahmud Mansuri has won the Icon Films Emerging Talent Award at the Wildscreen Festival in Bristol in the southwest of England. He won the award for his collaboration in “In the Realm of the Spider-tailed Viper”, a documentary film directed by Iranian Fathollah Amiri about the spider-tailed viper that lives in the western […]

Khamoushi was the former head of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization who succeeded Hojatoleslam Ali Mohammadi-Sirat at the Endowments and Charity Affairs Organization. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi and Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, the chief of staff of the Leader’s office.

The Iranian films “Revolt” and “Animal” have won awards at the 16th International Festival Signes de Nuit, the organizers have announced. “Revolt” by Kurosh Asgari won the main award of the short film competition, and the Night Award was given to “Animal” by Bahram and Bahman Ark. “Revolt” tells the story of a boatwoman who […]

 The two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi will be honored with the Stockholm Visionary Award this year at the 29th Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, the organizers announced last week. The organizers called Farhadi “one of world cinema’s greatest masters” and added “He meticulously depicts contemporary issues in his films, and how these are reflected […]

 Iranian short ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian will vie at International Cork Film Festival in Ireland and Medfilm Festival in Italy. ‘Umbra’ is about a young woman who realizes a few minutes after midnight that her partner has gone missing. Worried, she goes out to seek her partner in the darkness of the streets. Cork […]

The 3rd Slemani Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan named its winners last night, giving out four awards, including Best Film and Best Director, to films representing Iranian cinema. The 3rd Slemani International Film Festival kicked off on October 10 and wrapped up on October 16 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. The festival’s Best Director award went […]

 Four Iranian movies will be screened at the 16th Tofifest International Film Festival, which will be held in the Polish town of Torun from October 20 to 28. Among the films is “Orange Days” directed by Arash Lahuti about Aban, the only female contractor in the cutthroat and male-dominated orange harvesting industry, who enters a […]

 Head of Azadshahr Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department Alireza Hesarnoy revealed the registration of five historical and cultural works in Azadshahr, eastern Golestan province, in National Heritage List. In its latest meeting held in Tehran, Council for Registration of Historical Works agreed with the registration of five Azadshahr’s historical and cultural works in the […]

Iranian films “Birthday Night” and “Animal” won awards at the Linz International Short Film Festival in Austria, the organizers announced on Monday. Directed by Omid Shams, “Birthday Night” received the award for best fiction, and “Animal” by Bahram and Bahman Ark won director of photography Ali Abpak an award for best cinematography. “Birthday Night” is […]

 Three Iranian titles, including ‘Empty View’ by Ali Zare and ‘Tanafos’ by Farshid Ayoubnejad, have been accepted into the competition program of 13th International SocioEnvironmental Film Festival of Nova Friburgo, FRICIN, in Brazil. Two animations by Iranian filmmaker Ali Zare Ghanatnowi, ‘Empty View’ and ‘Essence’, as well as a short film, ‘Tanafos’ directed by Farshid […]