The 3D animated Iranian film ‘The Secret of Butterflies’ directed and produced by Ali Tanhaee will take part in the 15th Salento International Film Festival in Tricase, Italy. 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 […]

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 […]

 Famous Iraqi-Dutch film director Mohamed Al-Daradji is going to make his new film in cooperation with Iran, saying that he would like to introduce the two nations’ culture to the world through cinema. “The eight years of war between Iran and Iraq caused a lot of destruction but long after that when Iraq once again […]

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 […]

Iranian short ‘Kasco’ directed by Mojtaba Ghasemi will be screened in two international film festivals in Bangladesh and Italy. ‘Kasco’ is the story of Gholam Eshghi, known as Kasco, who is a deaf man falsely arrested a few times and now he is considered as an ex-convict with a criminal record. This time, after his […]

 Iranian feature ‘Wander About Me’, directed by Ghazaleh Soltani will be screened at 13th edition of Cyprus International Film Festival to be held June 23-July 1 in Cyprus. Soltani’s film narrates the story of a woman who tries to reach her goals in Tehran as she is pushing 30. Her role is played by actress […]

Acclaimed Iranian feature movie ‘Track 143’, directed by Narges Abyar, is set to screen in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. According to a MoU, the flick currently run at China’s Qingdao film fest will be shown in 4 world spots, the producer said to local media. Mohammad Hossein Ghasemi noted that the Memorandum of […]

Iranian short ‘Like a Good Kid’ directed by Arian Vazir Daftari will be Iran’s representative at the Cinéfondation section of the 71st Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Arian Vazir Daftari and produced by Majid Barzegar, ‘Like a Good Kid’ is about a 5-year-old boy named Matin who tells his babysitter Sara a story that makes […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia has said that he is eager to see “At Damascus Time”, his latest film on Daesh, screened in the Middle East. Speaking during a press conference after a screening of his film at the 36th Fajr Film Festival in Tehran on Monday, he said that the Daesh threat still […]

The Cinematheque Hall of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts (TMOCA) screened two films by accomplished French writer and filmmaker Claire Denis, namely ‘White Material’ and ‘35 Shots of Rum’ on October 29 and 31. Denis, 71, is widely considered as one of the strongest voices in contemporary world cinema. Her work has a lasting impact […]