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‘Yeva’ goes to Varna Int’l FilmFest.

reporter 1222 — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:10:33 +0000

The 27th edition of International Film Festival in Varna 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 young woman who is forced to flee Yerevan with her daughter Nareh. She would have to stand trial there because she allegedly killed her husband. Uncle Ruben and the remote village in Nagorno-Karabakh are her last chance to go into hiding. But the villagers recognize her from the days of war when she had cared for the wounded as a doctor at the front.

The film has received the Audience Choice Award at the 12th annual Pomegranate Film Festival (POM) in Canada.

‘Yeva’ has recently received three nominations (best feature, best script and best director award) at the 21st Arpa International Film Festival (AIFF) in the United States.

The 27th International Film Festival in Varna is scheduled for 23 Aug. – 1 Sep. 2019 in Bulgaria. The festival title is “Love is folly”. The IFF “Love is folly” is one of the most important art events not only for fashionable Varna but also for the life of the European cinema industry.

For over 26 years, the doyen of international film festivals with a Bulgarian address, led by the ambition to broadcast the latest productions in the world of the seventh art, annually presents more than 90 films from both the Bulgarian and world film list.

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Iranian firms to participate in 61st Damascus International Fair

reporter 1222 — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 06:50:55 +0000

Bahman Hosseinzadeh Managing Director of Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC), told SANA’s reporter in Tehran that holding the 61st edition of Damascus International Fair shows Syria’s recovery from the crisis, adding that Iran wants to increase its investments in Syria.

Hosseinzadeh said the fair is an ideal opportunity for improving trade exchange, and that Iranian companies are eager to participate in it, noting that a special company has been licensed to arrange Iranian participation in the fair.

In a similar statement, Mehdi Saeedozakerin, CEO of Pars Rastak company for organizing fairs and conferences said that around 100 Iranian companies will be participating in the fair, which represents an important opportunity for them to showcase their products in the fields of infrastructure and technical and engineering services needed by the Syrian market.

In turn, Mohammadreza Modoudi, acting head of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), said this year will mark the biggest Iranian participation in the fair, with active participation by the public and private sectors and companies and more cooperation.

For his part, Hamidreza Shirian, Director General of Palermo Ceramics and Tiles, said that the fair is a major opportunity for learning about the needs of the Syrian market and showcasing products, noting that Iran has 175 factories that produce ceramics and tiles.

Set to be held from 28 August to 6 September, Damascus International Fair in Syria is an international exhibition held in Damascus annually since 1954 and is one of the oldest, majestic and largest international exhibitions in the Middle East. The exhibition is attended by dozens of countries from different continents and hundreds of Syrian, Arab and international companies distributed over 45 different wings.

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‘Tangle’ goes to Seattle Filmfest. in US

reporter 1222 — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:01:50 +0000

‘Tangle’ is a war story narrating the separation of people from their homeland due to war and the subsequent crisis.

The short animated piece will take part at the competition section of the 45th Seattle International Film Festival in the United States, scheduled to run May 16 – June 9, 2019.

‘Tangle’ has already taken part at the 10th We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival in Oregon, and 10th ‘Short to the Point’ Film Festival in Romania. It has recently grabbed the ‘Best Animated Short by a Female Non-Student’ award at St. Francis College Women’s Film Festival in the US.

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‘Pedovore’ to vie at 49th Tampere Filmfest.

reporter 1222 — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 10:31:46 +0000

Iranian short ‘Pedovore’ directed by Mohammad Kart will have its first international screening at the 49th Tampere Film Festival in Finland.

‘Pedovore’ directed by Mohammad Kart will vie at the international competition section of the 49th Tampere Film Festival in Finland.

“Nobody takes the feeling of love in children seriously, but in the world that is like a Pedovore monster nothing is more beautiful and powerful than a child’s love,” reads the short synopsis of the film.

‘Pedovore’ received a mention for Best Director at the 35th Tehran International Short Film Festival, and is currently taking part at the short film competition section of the 37th Fajr Film Festival in Iran.

Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held in the Finnish city of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers’ society FIAPF, and the winning films will be introduced to the Oscars.

Over 4000 films from all over the world were submitted to the International Competition section of the Finnish festival, 59 of which were selected from 47 countries.

The 49th edition of the festival will be held on 6-10 March, 2019.

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“Hendi and Hormoz” wins awards at Trans-Saharan filmfest

reporter 1222 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 06:30:20 +0000

Iranian director Abbas Amini’s “Hendi and Hormoz”, about an arranged marriage, won three awards at the 15th edition of the Trans-Saharan International Film Festival, which was held in Zagora, Morocco from December 13 to 17.

The film won the best screenplay award for its screenplay written by Amini and Hossein Farrokhzadeh. It also received the critics’ award.

In addition, the film’s young star Hamed Alipur won a special mention.

The story of the film is set on the hematite-rich island of Hormoz where Hendi, a 13-year-old girl, is married off to Hormoz, a 16-year-old who is jobless and lives in poverty like most of the rest of the island’s inhabitants. When Hendi becomes pregnant, Hormoz turns to a drug smuggler in an effort to ensure his family’s livelihood.

“The Song of Scorpions” by Anup Singh from India received the grand prize of the festival and Irfan Khan won the best actor award for his role in the film.

The best actress award went to Angeli Bayani for her role in “The Baggage” by Zig Madamba Dulay from the Philippines.

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French filmfest honors “Revolt”, “Animal”

reporter 1222 — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:40:23 +0000

The Iranian films “Revolt” and “Animal” have won awards at the 16th International Festival Signes de Nuit, the organizers have announced.

“Revolt” by Kurosh Asgari won the main award of the short film competition, and the Night Award was given to “Animal” by Bahram and Bahman Ark.

“Revolt” tells the story of a boatwoman who makes a living with carrying passengers on the Anzali Marsh in northern Iran but she is tired of life and decides to change it in some way.

The Night Award is presented to those films possessing a balance of ambiguity and complexity characterized by enigmatic mysteriousness and subtlety, which keeps the mind moving in contemplation.

“Animal” tells the story of a man who attempts to cross a frontier disguised as a ram.

The 16th International Festival Signes de Nuit ran from October 4 to 14 in Paris.

Photo: A scene from “Revolt” by Kurosh Asgari.

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St. Louis Filmfest. to host Iranian animation ‘Nobody’

reporter 1222 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:00:33 +0000

Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition program of the 27th St. Louis International Film Festival in the US.

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.

The animated piece 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. It was also picked as semifinalist at the 2nd Indie Best Films Festival (Ibestff) in US, and received an honorable mention in students’ category of Florida Animation Festival.

Short film ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian is another Iranian title taking part in the American festival, scheduled for November 1 – 11, in Missouri, United States.

SLIFF is an Academy-sanctioned qualifying festival for both narrative and documentary short subjects.

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Iran to take part at 37th Uppsala filmfest. with 2 titles

reporter 1222 — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:35:51 +0000

Iranian short ‘Umbra’ by Saeid Jafarian and animated piece ‘Maned & Macho’ by Shiva Sadegh-Asadi have been accepted into the competition section of 37th Uppsala International Short Film Festival in Sweden.

Two award-winning Iranian films, including ‘Umbra’ and ‘Maned & Macho’, have been chosen to compete with 77 other titles at the international competition section of the 37th edition of Uppsala International Short Film Festival in Sweden.

Directed by Saeid Jafarian, ‘Umbra’ is about a young woman who realizes a few minutes after midnight that her partner has gone missing. Worried, she goes out to seek her partner in the darkness of the streets.

‘Maned & Macho’, directed by Shiva Sadeq-Asadi, is an exquisitely hand-painted journey about an adolescent girl who rejects the social role she’s meant to play and hides all her feelings and thoughts in a secret world filled with animal creatures.

The 37th Uppsala International Short Film Festival takes place 22-28 October 2018, screening 300 short films at four cinemas in central Uppsala.

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‘Appendix’ at 26th Love Is Folly filmfest. in Bulgaria

reporter 1222 — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:10:57 +0000

Iranian feature ‘Appendix’ directed by Hossein Namazi is taking part at the 26th International Film Festival Love Is Folly in Bulgaria.

‘Appendix’ is taking part in the main competition section of the Bulgarian festival with 11 other titles from Belgium, England, Germany, France, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Ireland and the host country.

The feature addresses social issues and everyday life occurrences in the society. The director has chosen a stressful place like the hospital as the vantage point to look at the problems in society.

Other Iranian films participating at the festival include ‘Vilaieha’ by Monir Gheidi, ‘Leaf of Life’ by Ebrahim Mokhtari, and ‘Motherhood’ by Roqiyeh Tavakoli.

The 26th International Film Festival Love Is Folly kicked off on August 24 and will run through September 2 in Varna, Bulgaria.

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‘20th Circuit Suspects’ to vie at Golden Apricot Filmfest

reporter 1222 — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:45:24 +0000

Iranian filmmaker Hesam Eslami’s acclaimed documentary ‘20th Circuit Suspects’ will go on screen at the 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.

‘20th Circuit Suspects’ had its international premiere at Hot Docs, a prestigious festival documentary film in Toronto, Canada in May. It won the Crystal Simorgh for best documentary at the 35th Fajr Film Festival in Tehran in February.

The event is going to take place from July 8 to 15, 2018. This year’s theme is “Crossroads of Cultures and Civilizations”. There will be awards for the International Feature competition and International Documentary competition.

13 films from Italy, Turkey, Iran, the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands and Croatia will attend the event.

The jury statement for Eslami’s documentary reads: “In ’20th Circuit Suspects’, director Hesam Eslami develops a rich and intriguing portrait of a male adolescent gang that runs the streets of Tehran breaking into cars. The access he gained with the young criminals, who relate to him with candid familiarity, allows Eslami to show their work, lives, aspirations, without any judgment of values or superficial morality. The guerrilla style of film-making combined with a subtle reflexive approach suits the subject matter perfectly. Not simple another coming of age tale, what we have here is an engaging story of becoming a man under precarious social and political conditions in an increasingly alienating world.”

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