21st Iran Cinema Celebration names winners: ‘The Warden’ picked as Best Film
The awarding ceremony for the 21st Iran Cinema Celebration was held Fri. night, with Nima Javidi’s feature ‘The Warden’ picked as Best Film and ‘The Lost Strait’ by Bahram Tavakkoli winning the most awards.
3 Iranian titles vying at Varna filmfest. in Bulgaria
Three Iranian features, including “Underwater Cypress” and “Diane”, are part of the competition program of 27th Varna ‘Love Is Folly’ International Film Festival in Bulgaria.
Cinema and art, bridge to enhance Iran-Iraq ties
Iran and Iraq have a lot in common in terms of culture and politics, that is why boosting efforts for joint film production with Iraq is a priority for Iran, according to Iran's children film festival director Alireza Tabesh.
Iranian director Derakhshandeh sets eyes on ‘BTS’ for next movie
Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter Pouran Derakhshandeh says her next movie will be about the popular South Korean boy band BTS, which she says has as many as 9 million fans in Iran.
‘Breathing’ wins at HAPPI Fest. in US
Iranian short film 'Breathing' directed by Farshid Ayoubinejad has won the best film award at the 15th Annual Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPI Fest) in the US.
Iran, Serbia to jointly make films for children
Under an agreement signed during a film festival in Germany, Iran and Serbia will cooperate on co-production of films for young audience, according to Serbian filmmaker Mirolijub Vuckovic.
Reading Film Fest in US to screen 5 Iranian titles
Five Iranian titles, including ‘Are You Volleyball?!’ by Mohammad Bakhshi and ‘Cradle of Silence’ by Mostafa Mehraban, make up the screening program of the 2019 Reading Film Fest in the United States.
2 Iranian films screened at Afghanistan Film Festival
Afghanistan Film Festival, held to commemorate the country’s 100th independence anniversary, featured two films directed by Iranian filmmakers Navid and Jamshid Mahmoudi in its screening program.
MSP Iranian filmfest. to screen 7 acclaimed films in US
The second annual MSP Iranian Film Festival, slated for mid-August in Minneapolis, US, features seven award-winning and acclaimed Iranian films.
Iran’s ‘The Last Fiction’ to go on screen in 32 countries
Ashkan Rahgozar’s debut feature ‘The Last Fiction’, an animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, will have public screenings in movie theaters of as many as 32 countries, including US, Russia, and Sweden.