TEHRAN – Those films that failed to garner an award at the 36th Fajr Film Festival last week were honored on Friday night during the 7th edition of the Qoqnus Screen Awards, which is organized by the Art Bureau to honor revolutionary films. “Damascus Time”, a film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia about the soldiers who […]

TEHRAN – Director Bahram Tavakkoli said that the true story depicted by his latest movie, “The Lost Strait” on Iranian combatants in an epic battle in the last days of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is too massive to be portrayed in one film. “The events are so remarkable that no film can depict them entirely,” […]

TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian short film “Animal” co-directed by filmmakers Bahram and Bahman Ark received the Liberty Global International Student Filmmaker Award at the 40th Denver Film Festival on Sunday. The film tells the story of a man who attempts to cross a frontier disguised as a ram. Iranian films “Disappearance” by Ali Asgari […]

TEHRAN — The 7th edition of the Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival will be screening several films from Iran, the organizers have announced. “Where is the Friend’s House”  by Abbas Kiarostami, “The End of Dreams” by Mohammad-Ali Talebi, “White Bridge ” by Ali Qavitan and “The White Balloon” by Jafar Panahi are some of the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie will be screened in the main competition section of 20th San Francisco Independent Film Festival in US. ‘Kupal’ narrates the story of a hunter and taxidermist who goes through an unfortunate incident by trapping himself in his basement with little food and no water, having to survive […]

TEHRAN – ‘Ava’, the first feature film by Sadaf Foroughi, received eight nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television which gives the Canadian Screen Awards to the best films in Canadian cinema, has nominated ‘Ava’ in eight categories. It is the first time an Iranian film has […]

TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr International Theater Festival will open at different venues across Tehran tomorrow with performances by dozens of troupes from Iran and other countries. Iranian director Mahmudreza Karimi will stage Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” at Tehran’s City Theater Complex on the first night, while a troupe of young actors directed […]

TEHRAN – ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague, Brno and Bratislava, is slated to bring a lineup of Iran titles to the Czech audience. The festival, which is also dubbed ‘Bringing Iranian Films to the Czech Audience: ÍRÁN:CI’, will open its seventh edition on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Bakala Foundation with the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian short ‘Animal’ directed by Bahman and Bahram Ark won Cervantes Rome Award for the most innovative short film at the 23rd edition of MedFilm Festival. The statement issued by the jury on ‘Animal’ reads “this short film screens an ancient, mythic idea with a contemporary significance and depicts humanity’s despairing situation and […]

TEHRAN – Seven Iranian films are competing in two festivals in India. “The Villa Tenants” by Monir Qeidi, “Kupal” by Kazem Mollai and “Dogs and Fools” by Ali-Mohammad Qasemi are competing in the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, which is underway in Thiruvananthapuram, India. “A Man of Integrity” by Mohammad Rasulof and “White Bridge” […]