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3 Iranian titles finalists at Turkey’s ‘Alemlere Rahmet’ Filmfest. 13 Jan 2019

3 Iranian titles finalists at Turkey’s ‘Alemlere Rahmet’ Filmfest.

Three Iranian short films, including ‘The Pass’ and ‘Birthday Night’, have made it into the final round of competition at the 5th ‘Alemlere Rahmet’ – Mercy to the Universe International Short Film Competition in Turkey. ‘Birthday Night’ by Omid Shams, ‘Oblivion’ by Fatemeh Mohammadi, and ‘The Pass’ by Pouria Pishvaee and Omid Shams, have made it […]

‘Reverence’ to go on screen at Santa Barbara filmfest. 12 Jan 2019

‘Reverence’ to go on screen at Santa Barbara filmfest.

Iranian short ‘Reverence’ directed by Sogol Rezvani will be screened at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which will be held in Santa Barbara, California, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. Making its debut at the international level, Reverence will vie for awards in a heated rivalry among some 100 films representing different countries across the […]

ÍRÁN:CI in Prague to screen ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ 01 Jan 2019

ÍRÁN:CI in Prague to screen ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’

Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand will compete at the 8th ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague, Brno and Bratislava. ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ is about Noor Al Helli, an Iraqi female journalist, who covers stories about Syrian and Iraqi women and children in the war against ISIL terrorists. […]

Two Iranian films go to Lebanon’s Children and Family Filmfest. 25 Dec 2018

Two Iranian films go to Lebanon’s Children and Family Filmfest.

 ‘Kelileh & Demneh’ by Alireza Tavakkoli and ‘A Hell of A Wedding’ by Mohammad Ahmadi will represent Iranian cinema at the first Beirut International Children and Family Film Festival (BICAF) in Lebanon. ‘A Hell of A Wedding’ directed by Seyed Reza Khatibi and produced by Mohammad Ahmadi is a children’s comedy about a group of […]

‘Orange Days’ wins 3 awards at Germany’s Mannheim filmfest. 27 Nov 2018

‘Orange Days’ wins 3 awards at Germany’s Mannheim filmfest.

 Iranian fiction-feature ‘Orange Days’ directed by Arash Lahooti has won three awards at the 67th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany. During the closing ceremony of the 67th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival held in the German city on Sunday, the Grand Newcomer Award Mannheim-Heidelberg for the best fiction feature film went to the Iranian film ‘Orange Days’ directed […]

‘Yeva’ goes to Germany’s FilmFestival Cottbus 04 Nov 2018

‘Yeva’ goes to Germany’s FilmFestival Cottbus

The feature movie ‘Yeva’, written and directed by Iranian-Armenian Anahid Abad, has been accepted into the Spectrum section of 28th FilmFestival Cottbus in Germany. The 28th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus in Germany will host the screening of Iranian feature ‘Yeva’ in its Spectrum section. Written and directed by Iranian-Armenian Anahid Abad, ‘Yeva’ is the story of a […]

Iranian cinema praised at Religion Today Film Festival 13 Oct 2018

Iranian cinema praised at Religion Today Film Festival

 Iranian movies “It Rains Slowly” directed by Saeid Nejati and “Return” by Shahriar Purseyyedian have received special mentions in various sections of the 21st edition of the Religion Today Film Festival in Italy, the organizers announced on Wednesday. “It Rains Slowly” that tells the story of a teacher who teaches his students just before the […]

Sao Paulo International Film Festival picks films from Iran 13 Oct 2018

Sao Paulo International Film Festival picks films from Iran

 A lineup of four Iranian films have been selected to go on screen at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival running in the Brazilian city from Oct 18 to 31. “3 Faces” by Jafar Panahi, “Orange Days” by Arash Lahuti, “Reza” by Alireza Motamedi and “Aqui” by Hadi Mohaqeq will be competing with more than […]

“Pig” named best at Fifigrot Film Festival 30 Sep 2018

“Pig” named best at Fifigrot Film Festival

“Pig” by Iranian filmmaker Mani Haqiqi has won the Golden Amphora (Amphore D’or) at the 7th Fifigrot Film Festival, which took place in the French city of Toulouse last week, the organizers announced. The film is about Hassan, a filmmaker who has not been able to make any films recently, but his popular starlet can’t […]

Shorts from Iran compete in Batumi festival 16 Sep 2018

Shorts from Iran compete in Batumi festival

Iranian movies “Umbra” and “Are You Volleyball?” will be screened in the short competition of the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) in Georgia. Directed by Saeid Jafarian, “Umbra” is about a young woman who realizes a few minutes after midnight that her partner has disappeared. She goes out worriedly to seek her partner in […]