TEHRAN – Four Iranian films won awards in the Special Award category of the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, the organizers announced on Monday. “Mermaid” by Amir-Masud Aqababaian was named the best film at the event. The film is about Yunes, a survivor of a diving team from the Iran-Iraq war, who lives beside the Persian […]

TEHRAN – Iranian animated short movie ‘Unveiling Ceremony’ directed by Mehdi Boustani has been accepted to vie at VideoBabel Festival in Peru. This festival ranks thirteenth in the world and second in South America. This is the thirteenth international screening of the film and its second show in South America. The 8th edition of the […]

TEHRAN – “Release from Heaven” by Iranian director Ali Nuri Oskui was crowned best animation at the Fort McMurray International Film Festival in Canada last Sunday. The acclaimed film is about a female writer and teacher, who accompanies two of her students on an inner spiritual journey in a war-torn country. The Animation Day in […]

TEHRAN – Thirteen films have been selected to compete in the 3rd CineIran Festival in Toronto, Canada, the organizers announced on Tuesday. “Ferrari” by Alireza Davudnejad will go on screen at the opening ceremony of the festival on Friday, while “Subdued” by Hamid Nematollah will be screened at the closing ceremony on November 19. “No […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Kazem Mollai’s drama “Kupal” was selected as best feature film at the Hamilton Film Festival, while it also brought Levon Haftvan the award for best actor, the organizers of the Canadian event announced on Sunday night. “Kupal” tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Vahid Jalilvand’s acclaimed drama “No Date, No Signature” won two awards at the 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the organizers announced on Sunday. The film received the Silver Alexander, the festival’s special jury award, while “Ravens” by Jens Assur from Sweden won the Golden Alexander for the best film. […]

TEHRAN – The winners of the 2nd Sheed Persian Film Festival, which was held in Dallas, Texas have been announced. “Azar” by Mohammad Hamzei was picked as the best film, while “No Date, No Signature” brought its director Vahid Jalilvand the best director award, the organizers announced on Sunday. Niki Karimi won the best actress […]

TEHRAN – “Animal” co-directed by Iranian filmmakers Bahram and Bahman Ark received the Golden Cat Award for Best Film at the 18th International Izmir Short Film Festival in Turkey on Saturday. The film tells the story of a man who attempts to cross a frontier disguised as a ram. “Limbo” by Konstantina Kotzamani from Greece […]

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 32nd Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina have picked three Iranian films to screen during the event running from November 17th to 26th, 2017. “I Want to” by Bahman Farmanara will go on screen in the Panorama category, while ““Hell of a Wedding”, a comedy by Reza […]

TEHRAN – Six Iranian films are on screen in various sections of the 18th Ojai Film Festival, which is underway in the California city by the same name near Los Angeles in the United States. “Light Sight” by Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai is competing in the animation section, while “Weavers of Imagination” by Mohammad-Sadeq Jafari is […]