Iranian actress Maral Farjad has won an award at US’ Love International Film Festival for her supporting role in ‘Immortality’ directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi. In a ceremony held in Los Angeles last night, Iranian actress Maral Farjad won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award while competing with Meagan English (‘In the Wake […]

 Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust has made it into the official screening program of 21st Cervino Cinemountain International Festival in Italy. Vatandoust’s documentary ‘Lotus’ is the sole representative of the Iranian cinema at the 21st Cervino Cinemountain International Festival, enjoying its second international screening. ‘Lotus’ will be vying for the festival’s top prize […]

TEHRAN – Three Iranian photographers have been honored with gold medals in various categories at the 2nd Danube Digital Circuit in Belarus. Amin Mahdavi won the Gold Medal of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) for his “Bold” in the Open – Monochrome category, the organizers have announced. This photo shows an Iranian nomad […]

TEHRAN – Tourist arrivals in Iran surged 30.66 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started in March 21) from a year earlier, led by visitors mainly from four neighboring countries, a tourism official has said. “Travelers from Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Turkey constituted topmost arrivals in the first three […]

 Iranian short animated piece ‘Blows with the Wind’ directed by Hazhir As’adi has won the top 2nd Short Animation Award at the 1st International Children’s Film Festival of Jaipur in India. The top 2nd Short Animation Award at the first edition of the International Children’s Film Festival of Jaipur went to ‘Blows with the Wind’ – […]

The 3D animated Iranian film ‘The Secret of Butterflies’ directed and produced by Ali Tanhaee will take part in DYTIATKO International Children’s Television Festival. The 80-minute adventure/comedy animation narrates the story of an insect named ‘Brownie’ who embarks on a risky and adventurous journey to become a butterfly. The animated film had won two nominations […]

Sattar Chamanigol’s debut feature ‘Golnesa’ has been accepted into the competition section of 3rd R.E.D International Film Festival (RIFF) in Norway. Enjoying its fourth international screening, ‘Golnesa’ will now represent the Iranian cinema at the competition section of RIFF third edition in Eina, Norway. ‘Gonesa’ narrates the story is about Golmammad and ‘Golnesa’, a young […]

TEHRAN – Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed Arya has been selected for a jury of the 75th Venice International Film Festival running from August 29 to September 8, the organizers have announced. Motamed-Arya will judge the films competing in the Horizons section together with American director Michael Almereyda, French critic Frédéric Bonnaud, Egyptian screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy, […]

Venice Film Festival has announced this year’s lineup at a news conference in Rome on Wednesday, with five titles from Iranian filmmakers. Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi’s latest film ‘Magic Lantern’, and ‘Blood Kin’ by Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani are taking part in the out-of-competition Sconfini section. ‘Brick and Mirror’ by Ebrahim Golestan will be screened […]

TEHRAN – The Union of Iranian Directors, which is a division of the Iranian House of Cinema, has asked the Farabi Cinema Foundation to entrust selecting Iran’s Oscar submission to the house that is also known as the Iranian Alliance of Motion Pictures Guilds. The request was made in a letter sent on Wednesday to […]