Iranian documentary ‘Weavers of Imagination’ directed by Mohammad Sadegh Jafari has won an award at ARC Film Festival. The second edition of ARC Film Festival was held in German city of Mainz on April 25-28. The Iranian documentary film competed against 8 other documentaries to win the best film award. ‘Weavers of Imagination’ recounts the […]

TEHRAN– ‘Searing Summer’ directed by Ebrahim Irajzad will compete in the Asian section of the 26th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh. ‘Searing Summer’ narrates the story of Nasrin, who is faced with a dilemma of either staying in an unhappy marriage, or divorcing her husband but losing custody of her daughter in the process. […]

TEHRAN – Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi will be screened in the First City Film Festival in Kansas, US.   The 6-minute animated piece ‘Alphabet’, directed by Kianoush Abedi, narrates the story of people who have forgotten life and are separated from knowledge and truth. The animation depicts a nation that has […]

 Iranian short ‘Forouzan’ directed by Mirabbas Khosravinejad has made it into the main competition section of the March edition of PickurFlick Indie Film Festival in India. ‘Forouzan’, directed by Mirabbad Khosravinejad, will vie with other titles from the US, Brazil, UK, Spain, Canada, Australia and host country India at the March edition of the PickurFlick […]

TEHRAN– Iranian short ‘Not Yet’ directed by Arvin Vazirdaftari has been accepted into the competition section of the 41st Portland International Film Festival in Oregon, US. ‘Not Yet’ is the story of a young girl, Hasti, studying abroad, whose middle-aged parents Skype her to wish her a happy birthday. Despite the distractions of her life […]

Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi has snatched two awards at 5th Speechless Film Festival in US and 5th Festival Sayulita in Mexico.   The 6-minute animated piece ‘Alphabet’, directed by Kianoush Abedi, narrates the story of people who have forgotten life and are separated from knowledge and truth. The animation depicts a nation […]

TEHRAN– Iran-France joint production ‘Exit Toll’ directed by Mohammad Najjarian-Daryani received Jury Special Mention at the 2nd Bucharest Short Film Festival (BSFF) in Romania. The 19-minute ‘Exit Toll’ directed by Mohammad Najjarian-Daryani is a France-Iran production which narrates the story of a man who dreams of taking off while working at the exit toll leading […]

TEHRAN – The third edition of Cefalù Film Festival in Italy’s Palermo will screen six Iranian short films in its main competition section. The six Iranian short films to compete with other titles from across the world at the Italian festival include: ‘Sara’s Voice’ directed by Reza Jamali, ‘Sanctus’ directed by Hesam Rahmani, ‘Moon’ by […]

TEHRAN– Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi will be screened in the 2nd Malatesta Short Film Festival in Italy. The 6-minute animated piece ‘Alphabet’, directed by Kianoush Abedi, narrates the story of people who have forgotten life and are separated from knowledge and truth. The animation depicts a nation that has forgotten the […]

TEHRAN– Mahdi Khorramian submitted his successful ‘Souzanban’ (Switchman) animation to vie at the Second Video Films Festival in Switzerland. Mahdi Khorramian’s Souzanban (Switchman) animation is scheduled to vie at the Second Video Films Festival in Switzerland. The 8 minute animation recounts the story of a switchman waiting for a woman at a train station. Finally he finds […]