Winners of Resistance Int’l Film Festival Announced
The 16th Resistance International Film Festival announced the winners of “Health Defenders” and “Festival of Festivals” sections at the closing ceremony of the festival.
Iranian Film ‘Driving Lessons’ Awarded at Japanese Festival
Iranian acclaimed film ‘Driving Lessons’, directed by Marzieh Riahi, received Audience Award for the Best Film at the 25th Aichi International Women’s Film Festival (AIWFF) in Japan.
Iran’s Cinema Organization Sees Holding Film Festivals Online
Director of the Cinema Organization of Iran Hossein Entezami emphasized holding more film festivals online.
Reza Naji, Iranian Silver Bear Winner Overcomes Cancer
Reza Naji, the first Iranian actor to win the Silver Bear Award, overcame cancer after undergoing medical treatment.
‘That Night’s Train’ to Candidate Iran in German Film Festival
Iranian feature, ‘That Night’s Train,’ is slated to be screened at the 2020 SCHLINGEL International Film Festival in the German city of Chemnitz, October 10-17.
‘Sirus Gorjestani’, Iranian Actor, Dies at 76
Veteran Iranian stage, cinema and TV actor ‘Sirus Gorjestani’ died at the age of 76 on Thu. due to heart attack.
Boston Film Festival Screen 8 Iranian Titles
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Boston Film Festival will screen eight titles from the Iranian contemporary cinema in the United States. Each year, film curators from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer|Sackler, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collaborate to organize this compelling annual festival offering a range of perspectives by […]
‘When the Moon Was Full’ highly praised at Estonia’s Tallinn festival
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar’s award-winning drama, ‘When the Moon Was Full,’ was screened in the official competition of Estonia’s 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and received an enthusiastic welcome from Estonian film fans. The first screening of ‘When the Moon Was Full’, also its first international debut, was on November […]
Alireza Shojanuri to play title role in “Salman Farsi”
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Alireza Shojanuri, the star of Majid Majidi’s 2015 blockbuster “Muhammad (S), the Messenger of God” about the life of Muhammad (S), will play the title role in “Salman Farsi”, a TV series about the life story of the Iranian companion of the Prophet of Islam. Shojanuri will portray Salman’s middle-age and […]
Iran Cinema Celebration cancels award ceremony over economic climate
TEHRAN – The organizers of the Iran Cinema Celebration announced on Tuesday that the winners of the gala will be announced without any award ceremony due to the current economic climate in the country. “The decision was made by the organizers based on the current situation of the country, which has encountered cultural and economic […]