TEHRAN – Three Iranian films won several awards at the International Peace & Film Festival held in Orlando, in the U.S. state of Florida from January 18 to 22, the organizers announced. “Release from Heaven”, an acclaimed animated movie by Ali Nuri Oskui, won the awards for best narrative and best cinematography, and also the […]

TEHRAN – Movies by Iranian filmmakers have been selected to go on screen at two festivals in the United States. The acclaimed shorts “Lunch Time” by Alireza Qasemi and “Light Sight” by Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai will be competing in the 26th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, which will open today in the U.S. city […]

TEHRAN – Four Iranian films won awards in the Special Award category of the Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, the organizers announced on Monday. “Mermaid” by Amir-Masud Aqababaian was named the best film at the event. The film is about Yunes, a survivor of a diving team from the Iran-Iraq war, who lives beside the Persian […]

TEHRAN – Farhad Aslani and Mahur Alvand, the stars of Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi’s acclaimed drama “Daughter”, were honored at the PIFFA Supreme Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday. Aslani received the PIFFA Supreme Best Actor Award, while Alvand won the PIFFA Supreme Best Newcomer Award, the organizers announced. “Daughter” was nominated in seven […]

TEHRAN – Two Iranian films were honored at the Cardiff International Film Festival, which was held in the Welsh capital from October 27 to 29. “Weavers of Imagination” by Mohammad-Sadeq Jafari won the best foreign-language documentary award, while “Light Sight” by Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai received the best animation award. “Weavers of Imagination” tells the story […]

TEHRAN – The 25th edition of the Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, which will be held in Toronto, Canada from November 3 to 11, will screen two Iranian films. Mehrdad Oskui’s acclaimed documentary “Starless Dreams” will be screened on November 5 and Hossein Kondori’s drama “Nobody Dies Here” will go on screen on November 7. […]

TEHRAN – Children who watched a PG- (Parental Guidance-) rated movie clip containing guns played with a disabled real gun longer and pulled the trigger more often than children who saw the same movie not containing guns, researchers found. Many US households with guns do not secure the weapons, and children in the United States […]

TEHRAN – Four Iranian films will go on screen at the 61st BFI London Film Festival, which will be held from October 4 to 15. “Israfil” by Ida Panahandeh has been selected for the Love Section while Abbas Kiarostami’s “24 Frames” will go on screen in the Create Section. “Israfil” tells the story of Behruz, […]