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Sapporo festival to screen shorts from Iran

mahla — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:26:13 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Seven movies by Iranian filmmakers will be screened at the 16th Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market.

“The Kites” directed by Seyyed Payam Hosseini and “Nightly Whispers” by Omid Abdollahi have been selected to be showcased in the international competition of the festival, which will take place in Sapporo, Japan from October 13 to November 30.

“The Kites” tells the story of a girl whose kite flies away along the Iraqi-Iranian border of Kurdistan. She calls three boys for help. However, the children are not only separated by a river, but also by the explosive legacies of past wars.

“Nightly Whispers” is about a single dad whose daughter is in a relationship with an unknown guy. The girl refuses to introduce the guy to his father but after all they meet and at that point the father encounters something awkward and intolerable.

The documentary “Three Meters and a Few Centimeters” by Mostafa Salehinejad will be screened in the Corona, COVID-19 Program.

In an Iranian city, the coronavirus has caused many deaths. According to the obligations of their religion, when someone dies, a person who is familiar with the requirements of the religion washes the body by hand so that he can go to the hereafter clean. But now the people of this city are facing a difficult challenge to wash the corpses that have died from COVID-19, because few people are willing to touch these corpses.

“I Won’t Remain Alone” by Yaser Talebi is the sole Iranian movie competing in the documentary category.

The winner of the best documentary award at the Parnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival in Estonia, follows Sorayya and Seyed Jalal, a poor, elderly couple residing in a remote village in Northern Iran. Filmed over the course of 5 years, the film paints pictures of forgiveness, love, humanity and immortality.

“Identibye” by Sajjad Shahhatami will be competing in the experimental films section.

This movie narrates the life of a person who is experiencing the most critical situation in his life, and has to make only one choice.

“Faranak” by Mehrnush Alia will be screened in the fiction category.

A new Uber driver receives a request to deliver a golden retriever named Faranak. Knowing too well that having a dog in the car is against the Iranian law, he is reluctant to accept the ride, but is obliged after learning that the dog belongs to a blind man.

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Tehran gastronomy festival to focus on healthy food

reporter 1222 — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:30:28 +0000

The festival intends to pursue a perspective of shaping a healthy and vibrant society through improving food industry [standards] and encouraging the use of healthy food intakes, CHTN reported.

The event will be organized by the Ministry of Health under the auspices of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.

Experts say that food is not merely an organic product with biochemical compositions. However, for members of each community, food is defined as a cultural element.

The Iranian cuisine, usually dominated with fragrant herbs, varies from region to region. It principally accentuates freshness, deliciousness, and colorfulness.

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‘Life without Life’ goes to Danish Filmfest.

reporter 1222 — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:25:42 +0000

Iranian drama ‘Life without Life’ written and directed by Kaveh Moeinfar has made it into the main competition section of 2nd Annual Copenhagen Film Festival in Denmark.

‘Life without Life’ narrates the story of Ardeshir, who suffers from lung cancer and has only six months to live, and Satyar (Ardeshir’s son), who is a musician and collects his father’s money from debtors in an unusual way.

Kaveh Moeinfar, who has written and directed the film, has based ‘Life without Life’ on a personal experience:

“10 years ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer and six months later he passed away. Since when I’ve always been preoccupied with the question, how did he live? Or how should have he lived? In ‘Life without Life’ I wanted to invite the audience, no matter where they’re from, to this simple point: Life has no rewind button. If some day we were informed that we haven’t got much time, we shouldn’t feel as if for all these years, we’ve been alive but we weren’t living.”

The Annual Copenhagen Film Festival is an international independent film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the festival’s website, the event aspires to promote, recognize and support independent filmmakers throughout the world.

The second edition of the event will be held on 3rd and 4th of March, 2018.

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‘Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo’ to kick off on Aug. 7

reporter 1222 — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:00:52 +0000

On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Iran-Japan relations, ‘Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo’ will start on August 7 for three days in Japan’s capital.

Mainly organized by Iran’s cultural attaché in Japan, the event will screen seven Iranian movies, documentaries and animations.

Dramas including ‘Season of Narges’, ‘Delbari’, ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Where Are My Shoes?’ and ‘Mermaid’, the animated feature of ‘Mobarak’ and also ‘The Eastern’ documentary will be screened in this festival.

The officials of the two countries have always emphasized the need to enhance bilateral ties in different domains, including that of culture. On July 9, the Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas had a meeting with Japanese ambassador to Iran Hiroyasu Kobayashi where the two sides hailed increased bilateral ties in cultural domains.

Touching upon the potentials of Iran in cinema, music, visual arts and dramatic literature disciplines, the Iranian minister highlighted that increased cultural ties will prepare the grounds for further introducing civilizations of two nations to each other.

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‘Lotus’ goes to Italy’s Cervino Cinemoutain filmfest.

reporter 1222 — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 10:30:47 +0000

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 with ten other titles from the US, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, etc., all having their first screening in Italy.

The Iranian documentary narrates the story of an old women who has been waiting for 12 years to get permission to set foot on an island and visit its sole resident.

Cervino Cinemountain International Festival takes place at the foot of the Matterhorn (Cervino) in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The festival is dedicated to mountain films, and, according to the event’s website, “offers a selection of top quality works which portray the mountains under all their different facets: environment, climate, adventure, sport, culture and history.”

The festival Cervino Cinemountain hosts documentaries and fiction films. The 21st edition of the event will be held on 3-12 August 2018.

‘Lotus’ first international screening was at the 25th Sheffield International Documentary Festival in the UK on in June 2018.

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LA’s Diversity filmfest. to screen 4 Iranian shorts

reporter 1222 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:30:47 +0000

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 to the festival’s website, the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival (LADFF) aims to “provide filmmakers, actors, and stories of diverse backgrounds with a place to showcase their voice without judgment or insincere reflection”. The festival’s goal is to “establish a true multicultural experience represented by the world’s independent film community.”

The fifth edition of LADFF will be held on 26-28 July, 2018.

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‘Alphabet’ goes to 2 intl. film festivals

reporter 1222 — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:30:21 +0000

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 edition of Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo scheduled for 22-26 August 2018 in California, the US.

The 6-minute animated piece ‘Alphabet’, directed by Kianoush Abedi, narrates the story of people who have forgotten life and are separated from knowledge and truth. The animation depicts a nation that has forgotten the alphabet to life, cannot see, cannot hear, and cannot speak, but the words are waiting for them impatiently.

The ‘Alphabet’ has recently snatched two awards at the 5th Speechless Film Festival in US and the 5th Festival Sayulita in Mexico.

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Iranian shorts to compete in intl. festivals

reporter 1222 — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:30:53 +0000

TEHRAN – Three Iranian short films have been selected to compete in two international festivals in Bangladesh and Spain during January and February.

“It Rains Slowly” by Saeid Nejati will go on screen at the International Children’s Film Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fidan Film, the international distributor of the film, announced on Tuesday.

The festival will run from January 27 to February 2.

“Mom and Dad” by Shirin Qaredaghi and “Tonight” by Rana Safiyari will be screened at the 4th edition of the FICAE – Diseases International Short Film and Art Festival in Spain.

The festival will be held in Valencia from February 23 to March 3.

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2 Iranian shorts win top prizes at Italy’s SorsiCorti Filmfest.

reporter 1222 — Mon, 28 May 2018 14:30:52 +0000

‘Retouch’ by Kaveh Mazhari and ‘Not Yet’ by Arian Vazirdaftari have grabbed Best Film and Best Director awards at the 12th SorsiCorti Short Film Festival in Italy.

The 12th edition of SorsiCorti Short Film Festival in Italy awarded Iranian short film ‘Retouch’ by Kaveh Mazhari with the Best Film award, while the Best Director award went to Iranian filmmaker Arian Vazirdaftari for ‘Not Yet’.

Other Iranian titles including ‘The Servant’ by Farnoush Abedi, ‘Blows with the Wind’ by Hazhir As’adi, and ‘Flatland’ by Alireza Keimanesh and Amir Pousti also participated at the Italian festival.

Co-produced by Mazaheri and the Iranian Young Cinema Society, ‘Retouch’ is the story of a young woman whose husband dies before her eyes while she cannot do anything but to witness the unfolding of this tragic event.

Iranian short film ‘Not Yet’ directed by Arian Vazirdaftari and produced by Majid Barzegar and Iranian Youth Cinema Association was among the eight winners in the short film category of the 2017 Moondance Film Festival in Colorado, US. The film also received special mention at the short film category of Iranian Film Festival Australia.

The 12th edition of SorsiCorti Short Film Festival was held on 20-29 May 2018 in Palermo, Italy.

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‘Nobody’ goes to 2 more intl. film festivals

reporter 1222 — Sat, 26 May 2018 14:00:44 +0000

Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition section of two more international film festivals in Bosnia and Spain.

Directed by Elham Toroghi, ‘Nobody’ will be screened at the 13th Neum Animated Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event will take place on 30 June to 7 July, 2018.

The Iranian short has also been announced to participate at the 11th BUEU International Short Film Festival in Spain, scheduled for 7-15 September.

‘Nobody’ was previously announced to vie at the 15th In the Palace International Short Film Festival in Bulgaria on June 23-30.

The 9-minute animation which features no dialogue, is the story of a white cat who lives in a city of black dwellers. The cat makes many attempts to get food but none of the residents pay any attention to him. The cat is also bullied by other cats who are also black like the residents. Until one day the cat meets a small white bird and decides to live with the bird.

‘Nobody’ had received a Golden Butterfly nomination for Best Short and Semi-Feature Animated Film Screenplay at the International Film Festival for Children and Youth Awards in Iran.

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