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		<title>‘Kupal’ wins Best Feature at India’s Arthouse Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie won Best Fiction Feature award at the 3rd Arthouse Asia Film Festival in India. The 3rd edition of Arthouse Asia took place from 19th to 23ed January 2019 in India’s Kolkata, showcasing features, documentaries, animations and video arts from around the world. Eight films from Germany, Spain, Romania, Japan, [&#8230;]</p>
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<p class="summary introtext"><strong> Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie won Best Fiction Feature award at the 3rd Arthouse Asia Film Festival in India.</strong></p>
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<p>The 3rd edition of Arthouse Asia took place from 19th to 23ed January 2019 in India’s Kolkata, showcasing features, documentaries, animations and video arts from around the world.</p>
<p>Eight films from Germany, Spain, Romania, Japan, USA, Bangladesh, Taiwan and Iran competed in the feature section, where Kazem Mollaie from Iran managed to scoop the main award of the section for his ‘Kupal’.</p>
<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of Kupal and the tagline is, ‘you can’t be alone in this world!’</p>
<p>The feature had previously won Best Cinematography award for Majid Gorgian at the 3rd Realtime International Film Festival (RTF) in Nigeria, and  Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival in US.</p>
<p>Arthouse Asia is dedicated to independent filmmakers. According to the event’s website, it is an effort to unite worldwide independent filmmakers in a single platform.</p>
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		<title>‘Kupal’ wins Best Film at Huntington Beach&#8217;s Filmfest.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie has scooped Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival in US. In addition to the Best Feature Film Award for ‘Kupal’, Khorshid Cheraghipour won Best Actress Award for her performance in Alireza Ghasemi’s short film, ‘Lunch Time’. &#8216;Kupal&#8217; narrates the story of a hunter and [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="intro-text">Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie has scooped Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival in US.</span></p>
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<p>In addition to the Best Feature Film Award for ‘Kupal’, Khorshid Cheraghipour won Best Actress Award for her performance in Alireza Ghasemi’s short film, ‘Lunch Time’.</p>
<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of Kupal and the tagline is, ‘you can’t be alone in this world!’</p>
<p>Mollaie, who is both the director and the script writer of &#8216;Kupal&#8217;, has previously produced several successful short films and presented them to national and international film festivals. They include &#8216;Please Stay Away from the Red Line&#8217;, &#8216;Minus&#8217; and &#8216;Delete&#8217;.</p>
<p>The 13th edition of Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival took place on 22-25 February, 2018, in California, US.</p>
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		<title>‘Kupal’ to vie at Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie will be screened at the 4th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in US. ‘Kupal’ is the unusual story of a hunter and a taxidermist, named Dr. Ahmad Kupal, who, on the last day of the year, faces an unexpected challenge by trapping himself in his basement with little [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>‘Kupal’ is the unusual story of a hunter and a taxidermist, named Dr. Ahmad Kupal, who, on the last day of the year, faces an unexpected challenge by trapping himself in his basement with little food and no water, having to survive by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of ‘Kupal’ and the tagline is, ‘you can’t be alone in this world!’</p>
<p>The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is all about showcasing the outstanding work of first and second time filmmakers. It&#8217;s our sole focus and it&#8217;s what we do really well. The event takes place in scenic Middlebury, Vermont in late August each year. Our 4th Annual festival will roll out August 23-26, 2018.</p>
<p>The feature has previously scooped Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival in US, Best Feature Film Award at Brasov International Film Festival in Canada, Best Actor and Best Feature award at 2017 Hamilton Film Festival (HUFF) in Canada, Best Narrative Feature at Arizona Underground Film Festival, Best Feature at Berkeley Video &amp; Film Festival, and Best Film Award at Bogota Film Festival, among many other awards and screenings at international festivals.</p>
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		<title>‘Kupal’ wins Best Cinematography at Nigeria&#8217;s Realtime filmfest.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie won Best Cinematography award for Majid Gorgian at the 3rd Realtime International Film Festival (RTF) in Nigeria. ‘Kupal’ was nominated in four categories at the Nigerian film festival, including Best Film (Kazem Mollaie), Best Actor (late Iranian actor Levon Haftvan), Best Cinematography (Majid Gorjian), and Best Soundtrack (Babak Mirzakhani). [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>‘Kupal’ was nominated in four categories at the Nigerian film festival, including Best Film (Kazem Mollaie), Best Actor (late Iranian actor Levon Haftvan), Best Cinematography (Majid Gorjian), and Best Soundtrack (Babak Mirzakhani). The film was awarded the Best Cinematography award at this year’s edition of the festival.</p>
<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of Kupal and the tagline is, ‘you can’t be alone in this world!’</p>
<p>The feature has previously scooped Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach&#8217;s Film Festival in US.</p>
<p>The RTF catalogue theme for 2018 was &#8220;Stories That Touch&#8221;. The festival’s mission, according to the event’s website, is to “champion an artistic baseline where equity and openness is enhanced among creative artists, filmmakers and film enthusiasts.”</p>
<p>The third edition of Realtime International Film Festival (RTF) was held on June 24 – 30, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; goes to SF IndieFest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. &#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="intro-text">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.</span></p>
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<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of Kupal and the tagline is, ‘you can’t be alone in this world!’</p>
<p>Mollaie, who is both the director and the script writer of &#8216;Kupal&#8217;, has previously produced several successful short films and presented them to national and international film festivals. They include &#8216;Please Stay Away from the Red Line&#8217;, &#8216;Minus&#8217; and &#8216;Delete&#8217;.</p>
<p>The 20th edition of San Francisco Independent Film Festival will be held on February 1 – 15, 2018, in the US.</p>
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		<title>“Kupal” crowned best at Mexican filmfest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian drama “Kupal” has been named best feature film at the International Film Festival with Alternative Media (FICMA) in Mexico City, Mexico, the publicist of the movie announced on Wednesday. Kazem Mollai is the director of the movie starring Levon Haftvan. “Kupal” tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian drama “Kupal” has been named best feature film at the International Film Festival with Alternative Media (FICMA) in Mexico City, Mexico, the publicist of the movie announced on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Kazem Mollai is the director of the movie starring Levon Haftvan.</p>
<p>“Kupal” tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On the last day of the year, just moments before the arrival of the New Year, he faces an unexpected challenge.</p>
<p>The festival was held from November 22 to 25.</p>
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		<title>“Kupal” named best foreign film at Weyauwega festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN – Iranian director Kazem Mollai’s drama “Kupal” was selected as best foreign-language film at the Weyauwega International Film Festival, the organizers of the American event announced last week. Starring Levon Haftvan, the film tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On the last day of the year, just [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="summary">TEHRAN – Iranian director Kazem Mollai’s drama “Kupal” was selected as best foreign-language film at the Weyauwega International Film Festival, the organizers of the American event announced last week.</p>
<p>Starring Levon Haftvan, the film tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On the last day of the year, just moments before the arrival of the New Year, he faces an unexpected challenge.</p>
<p>The best documentary feature award was given to “Cinema Travelers” directed by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya from India, and “So We Bowl” by Max Hauser from the U.S. was picked as best narrative short.</p>
<p>The festival was held from November 8 to 11.</p>
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		<title>“Kupal” wins two awards at Hamilton festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 14:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN – Iranian director Kazem Mollai’s drama “Kupal” was selected as best feature film at the Hamilton Film Festival, while it also brought Levon Haftvan the award for best actor, the organizers of the Canadian event announced on Sunday night. “Kupal” tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="summary">TEHRAN – Iranian director Kazem Mollai’s drama “Kupal” was selected as best feature film at the Hamilton Film Festival, while it also brought Levon Haftvan the award for best actor, the organizers of the Canadian event announced on Sunday night.</p>
<p>“Kupal” tells the story of a hunter and a taxidermist called “Dr. Ahmad Kupal”. On the last day of the year, moments before the arrival of the New Year, he faces an unexpected challenge.</p>
<p>The best actress award was presented to Evelyne Brochu for her role in “Past Imperfect” by Nathalie Teirlinck from Belgium, and “Backstory” by Joschka Laukeninks from Germany was picked for the special jury award.</p>
<p>The Hamilton Film Festival was held in Ontario from November 4 to 12.</p>
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		<title>‘Kupal’ to vie at 2 American festivals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN– Iranian feature ‘Kupal’, directed by Kazem Mollaei, will be screened in the 26th Berkeley International Film Festival and the 5th edition of Portland Film Festival. Following its continued international screenings, ‘Kupal’ will be showcased in the main competition section of two American festivals as Iran’s sole representative. Kazem Mollaei’s debut feature ‘Kupal’ narrates the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="intro-text">TEHRAN– Iranian feature ‘Kupal’, directed by Kazem Mollaei, will be screened in the 26th Berkeley International Film Festival and the 5th edition of Portland Film Festival.</span></p>
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<p>Following its continued international screenings, ‘Kupal’ will be showcased in the main competition section of two American festivals as Iran’s sole representative.</p>
<p>Kazem Mollaei’s debut feature ‘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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of ‘Kupal’ and the tagline is, &#8220;you can’t be alone in this world!&#8221;</p>
<p>Mollaie, who is both the director and the script writer of Kupal, has previously produced several successful short films and presented them to national and international film festivals. They include &#8216;Please Stay Away from the Red Line&#8217;<span dir="RTL">،</span>&#8216;Minus&#8217; and &#8216;Delete&#8217;.</p>
<p>‘Kupal&#8217; will be screened at the 5th edition of Portland Film Festival on November 2, and the 26th Berkeley International Film Festival on November 4.</p>
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		<title>Kupal goes to Colombia&#8217;s Botoga Filmfest.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TEHRAN – ‘Kupal’, a feature film directed by Kazem Mollaie, will be screened as the only Asian representative in the 34th edition of Bogota International Film Festival in Colombia. Bogota International Film Festival is one of the most renowned competitive festivals in South America, launched in 1984 and held every October in Bogota, the Capital of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="intro-text">TEHRAN – ‘Kupal’, a feature film directed by Kazem Mollaie, will be screened as the only Asian representative in the 34th edition of Bogota International Film Festival in Colombia.</span></p>
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<p>Bogota International Film Festival is one of the most renowned competitive festivals in South America, launched in 1984 and held every October in Bogota, the Capital of Colombia.</p>
<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; is Kazem Mollaie’s debut feature which will compete in the competitive category of international films with 12 other films from Canada, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, France, Mexico and Cuba.</p>
<p>&#8216;Kupal&#8217; 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 by using creative and desperate means. The storyline of ‘Kupal’ and the tagline is, &#8220;you can’t be alone in this world!&#8221;</p>
<p>Mollaie, who is both the director and the script writer of ‘Kupal’, has previously produced several successful short films and presented them to national and international film festivals. They include Please ‘Stay Away from the Red’ ‘Line, Minus and Delete’.</p>
<p>This festival has screened valuable films in the international category and so far has awarded 195 films with Golden, Silver and Bronze Pre-Columbian Circle and 23 films with Honorary Diploma.</p>
<p>Bogota International Film Festival is officially recognized by International Federation of Film Producers Association which gives Bogota festival a valid position among international festivals.</p>
<p>The 34th edition of the event is currently underway from 15-23 September, 2017. &#8216;Kupal&#8217; will be screened on Sunday.</p>
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