Four Iranian short films including ‘Limit’ by Javad Daraei and ‘Forouzan’ by Mirabbas Khosravinejad have been accepted into the competition program of 5th Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (LADFF), US. The four Iranian shorts include ‘Limit’ by Javad Daraei, ‘Manicure’ by Arman Fayyaz, ‘Mr. Director’ by Ali Erfan Farhadi, and ‘Forouzan’ by Mirabbas Khosravinejad. According […]

TEHRAN – Tahmineh Milani, the director of such acclaimed movies as “Ceasefire” and “Two Women”, will preside over the jury of the official competition of the Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia. Actress Maria Shukshina and filmmakers Alexei German Jr. and Alexei Popogrebsky, all from Russia, and South Korean screenwriter Choi Jung-mi are members of […]

TEHRAN – The expansion of relations at the Fajr International Theater Festival was discussed in a meeting between the organizers and the first secretary and director of the Cultural Section of the German Embassy, Justus Kemper, in Tehran on Wednesday. The director of Iran’s Dramatic Arts Center, Shahram Karami, and the secretary of the 37th […]

TEHRAN — Iranian director Reza Farahmand’s “Women with Gunpowder Earrings” will be screened at the 71st Locarno International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held the Swiss city from August 1 to 11. The film will be competing with six other documentaries at the Semaine de la critique section, the organizers have announced. The […]

A bust of Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari, a Lorish revolutionary and activist of the Constitutional Revolution, was set at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Tuesday evening. The bust created by Mehri Vaalaai was installed at the NLAI Women’s Studies Section during a ceremony attended by a number of cultural figures, the NLAI […]

Iranian animated film ‘Kelileh & Demneh’, directed by Alireza Tavakkoli, will take part at children film competition section of the 13th ‘In the Family’ Film Festival in Yaroslavl, Russia. Directed by Alireza Tavakoli and produced by Zahra Hashemi, ‘Kalila and Dimna’ will vie with other titles at the children’s movie contest of the 13th ‘In the Family’ […]

TEHRAN – The organizers of the Iran Cinema Celebration announced on Tuesday that the winners of the gala will be announced without any award ceremony due to the current economic climate in the country. “The decision was made by the organizers based on the current situation of the country, which has encountered cultural and economic […]

The 15th Golden Apricot International Film Festival kicked off on Sun., with two Iranian films to e screened, in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival kicked off on July 8, with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian delivering speech at the opening; the event will wrap up on July 15. […]

 Three short films were displayed at the Chilean embassy thanks to the Iranian Youth Cinema Society on Sunday. According to the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Chilean Short Film Evening was held at the embassy of the Republic of Chile, attended by enthusiasts and a number of foreign ambassadors on Wednesday. […]

Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi has been accepted into the screening programs of two international film festivals in Italy and the US. ‘Alphabet’ will vie at the 7th edition of Nebrodi Film Festival to be held on 13-15 July 2018 in Messina, Italy. The Iranian animated piece will also take part at the 2nd […]