The paradox at the heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s early films
The New Yorker | Richard Brody: The nearly complete retrospective of the films of the late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, which runs…
Tag Archives: films
Joint production of “High Voltage” to boost Iran-Azerbaijan cultural ties
IFP – Alireza Tabesh, the managing director of Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation, says the film ‘High Voltage’ which is being jointly produced…
36th Fajr Festival opens on 120th anniversary Iranian Cinema
IFP – The 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival opened last night as the country celebrated the 120th anniversary of the…
Iran’s 2018 Fajr Int’l Film Festival unveils Cup of Divination lineup
Press TV – The 2018 Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) has announced the names of films playing in its Cup of Divination…
Broken Olive Branches to spotlight Islamic world crises
Iran Daily – The 36th Fajr International Film Festival (FIff) announced that Syria, Yemen and Myanmar will be the focus of the…
FIFF36 to launch Cicinema, new digital encyclopedia on Iranian Cinema
MNA – A new digital encyclopedia on Iranian Cinema called ‘Cicinema’ will be launched concurrent with the start of the 36th edition…
50 countries to take part in 2018 filmmaking workshops of Fajr Festival
Press TV – Information on the 2018 filmmaking workshops of the Fajr International Film Festival has been made available. The workshops series…
Iran unveils poster of 2018 Fajr International Film Festival
Press TV – Iran has unveiled the poster of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) scheduled to be held in late…
Iranian official: Cinema influential in changing lifestyle
IRNA – Cinema plays the most powerful role in changing the lifestyle, Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar said.…
Asghar Farhadi starts shooting latest film in Spain
IFP – Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, the two-time Oscar-winning director of “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” has started principal photography on “Everybody…
Photos: 3rd day of Fajr Intl. Filmfest. underway in Tehran
IRNA l Marziyeh Soleimani: The 3rd day of Fajr Intl. Filmfest. is underway in Tehran. The 35th edition of the Fajr International…
Iranian cinema stopped bombs from falling on Iran
MNA – Icelandic director and producer Fridrik Thor Fridriksson held a film directing workshop on Friday at the Talent Campus (Darol Fonoun)…
Fajr int’l film festival kicks off in Tehran
Tasnim – The 35th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) opened in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday with…
Fajr Itn’l Film Festival to begin Friday
IRNA – The Fajr International Film Festival is going to start on Friday hosting about 350 guests, including filmmakers, sellers, and filmmaking…
58 countries attend Fajr Int’l Film Festival
IRNA – The 35th Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) will host 140 long and short movies from 58 world countries in…
Ammar festival’s top movies to be screened in Argentina
Tasnim– Selected movies introduced at Iran’s Ammar International Popular Film Festival (APFF) will have their premier in Argentina later this month. According…
Another fine film from Iran
The Hindu– It has been a couple of decades since Iranian cinema has taken the world by storm. It should be no…
35th edition of Fajr Film Festival opens in Tehran
IRNA – The 35th edition of Fajr Film Festival opened in the presence of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi-Amiri…
Photos: 35th Fajr Filmfest. kicks off on Sat.
IRNA| Mojtaba Mohammad lou: The opening ceremony of the 35th Fajr Film Festival was held at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Saturday.
In ‘The Salesman,’ echoes of Arthur Miller in Tehran
AP| JAKE COYLE: Even as Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi layers his films with complexity – with characters whose intimacies are crowded by…
Cinema best tool for promoting divine values, teachings: Iranian cleric
IFP- Since cinema incorporates and caters to all perceptive dimensions and aspects of human beings, it appeals to people’s taste, Grand Ayatollah…
Iran’s ‘The Salesman’ loses Golden Globe to ‘Elle’
MNA– Third-time Golden Globe nominated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi stopped short of winning 2017 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film on Sun.,…
28 films to compete for title in Iranian festival
Tasnim– 28 out of 94 Iranian movies submitted to the 35th Fajr Film Festival have been chosen to compete for this year’s…
‘A Minor Leap Down’ wins 2 awards at Moroccan filmfest.
MNA– ‘A Minor Leap Down’ won the Best Film and Best Actress Award at Zagora International Festival of Trans-Saharan Film on Monday.…
Indian festival focus on Iran Cinema
Financial Tribune- The 14th edition of Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF), due in January 2017 in India, has dedicated a section to…
Will Iran’s next Oscar-winning film be in Spanish?
Al Monitor| Zahra Alipour: Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest project is a Spanish-language film set in rural Iberia and starring Spain’s most celebrated…
Iran’s ‘The Salesman’ nominated for Golden Globe
MNA– Iran’s Oscar entry ‘The Salesman’ directed by Asghar Farhadi has been nominated for the 74th Golden Globe awards in the foreign-language…
Photos: Cinema Vérité wraps up on Sun.
IRNA| Mahdi Jafari: Closing ceremony of the 10th edition of Cinema Vérité, Iran’s International Documentary Film Festival, was held in Charsou Cineplex…
Iranian filmmakers win top awards at Slemani filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian filmmakers won the ‘golden pine cone’ awards at the 1st Slemani International Film Festival in Sulaymaniyah,…
Filmekimi: The brightest event in October with 50 great movies
mekimi brings the newest, most anticipated award-winning movies that premiered in international festivals and were praised by critics and movie lovers. It…
Anti-coup Chilean filmmaker to be honored in Tehran
A ceremony is scheduled to be held in the Iranian capital city of Tehran to honor Chilean film director, screenwriter and film…
Renowned chilean filmmaker to attend Ammar Int’l Film Festival
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Prominent Chilean film director Miguel Littin is scheduled to participate in the third edition of Ammar International Popular Film…
Paris Iranian Filmfest. to host ‘Risk of Acid Rain’
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Behtash Sanaiha’s ‘Risk of Acid Rain’ will go on screen at the fourth edition of Iranian Film…
Official says “Salesman” needs no modification to premiere in Iran
TEHRAN — Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi has said that Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman”, which won two awards at…
‘Mamiro’ en route to Europe
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Following its successful appearance in two Asian festivals, Iranian feature film Mamiro (Immortal) will take part in…
‘My Brother, Khosrow’ well received at Cannes Filmfest. market
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The Iranian feature film My Brother, Khosrow was well received at the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival…
‘Oblivion Season’ selected for Arts & Cinema Corner
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Abbas Rafei’s ‘Oblivion Season’ has been selected to screen at the 2016 Arts and Cinema Corner, a special…
Iran to attend Jaipur’s 16IFF with five titles
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Indian city Jaipur will be hosting a mega cinema event of 16 International Film Festivals simultaneously later…
34th edition of FIFF kicks off in Tehran
Tehran, April 20, IRNA – The 34th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in two sections of Cinema Salvation Cinema (International…
‘Oblivion Season’ wins best title of 2016 at US filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Abbas Rafei’s feature narrative film Oblivion Season has earned ARFF Best Feature Film Award in Atlantic City,…