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6 Iranian titles screened online in New Zealand
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Six Iranian short films directed by Iranian female filmmakers were screened online due to coronavirus pandemic at the 15th Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand.
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‘Extra Sauce’ goes to Sarasota Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iran/Germany co-production ‘Extra Sauce’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Alireza Ghasemi, will be screened at the 22nd edition of the Sarasota Film Festival in the US.
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‘The Past Continuous’ wins at Chennai filmfest. in India
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘The Past Continuous’, directed by Shiva Taheri, has won the best short film award at the 17th edition of the Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) in India.
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‘Greyish’ goes to Animayo filmfest. in Spain
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Greyish’ directed by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani has made it into the competition program of the 15th edition of Oscar-qualifying Animayo Film Festival in Spain.
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Nigeria’s Realtime filmfest. to host 5 Iranian titles
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Five Iranian films, including ‘Number 63' by Nazanin Sadat Hosseini and ‘Women Who Ran with Wolves’ by Amir Athar Soheili, will take part at the 5th Realtime International Film Festival in Nigeria.
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‘Not Winter’ wins best animation at Assurdo filmfest. in Italy
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Not Winter’, written and directed by Hassan Mokhtari, has won the best animation award at the third edition of the Assurdo Film Festival in Italy.
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‘Braceball’ goes to three intl. film festivals
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Braceball’, written and directed by Reyhane Mortezaeinia, has been accepted into the competition program of three international film festivals in Canada, Italy and India.
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'Copper Notes of a Dream' goes to DOK.fest München in Germany
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand has been accepted into the competition program of the 35th International Documentary Film Festival Munich in Germany.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Qeshm Island, a brilliant gem of history and tradition in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – If you're planning for the trip of a lifetime to Iran, make sure to give Qeshm Island a visit, as well. The island comes with so many beautiful places to see that will leave you completely awe-struck and reluctant to leave at the end of your journey.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Ten awesome spots to visit in Tehran during Nowruz holidays
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – If you have ever dreamed about visiting the Iranian capital Tehran, Nowruz is the perfect time for making your dream trip come true. Tehran is especially more appealing and decidedly less crowded during the New Year holidays in spring.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Interesting facts about Persian New Year 'Nowruz'
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – While the world is reeling from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Iran is also celebrating its New Year, but under new conditions to contain the spread of the deadly virus. Here is how Iranians traditionally celebrate the 13-day long holiday, and why the rite is still so popular after 3,000 years.
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'Cleaner' wins at Ringerike filmfest. in Norway
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Cleaner’ directed by Mohammadreza Mayghani has received an award at the 7th edition of Ringerike International Youth Film Festival in Norway.
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'Trap' goes to Discover Film Awards in UK
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Iranian short 'Trap', directed by Mohammad Rahmati, has made it into the competition program of the 9th edition of Discover Film Awards in the United Kingdom.
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‘The Silhouettes’ to vie at Visions du Réel
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Iran/Philippines production ‘The Silhouettes’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Afsaneh Salari, will take part at the 51st edition of Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland.
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‘Goodbye Olympic’ goes to Houston filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Goodbye Olympic’ directed by Mojtaba Pourbakhsh has made it into the competition program of the 16th Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (aka HAAPIFEST) in the US.
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‘Goodbye Olympic’ to vie at West Chester filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian short film ‘Goodbye Olympic’ directed by Mojtaba Pourbakhsh has made it into the competition program of the 16th Annual West Chester International Short Film Festival in the US.
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‘The Marriage Project’ goes to Visions du Réel in Switzerland
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘The Marriage Project’ by Hesam Eslami will go on screen at the 51st edition of Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland.
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‘Driving Lessons’ wins at Through Women's Eyes filmfest.
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Driving Lessons’, directed by Marzieh Riahi, has won an award at the 21st edition of Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival (TWE) in the US.
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‘The Leaves’ to premiere at Visions du Réel in Switzerland
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘The Leaves’, directed by Hamid Jafari, will have its world premiere at the 51st edition of Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland.
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Iranian doc 'Asho' goes to Fribourg filmfest. in Switzerland
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary ‘Asho’, directed by Jafar Najafi, will take part at the 34th edition of the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) in Switzerland.
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'Asho' to vie at Millennium filmfest. in Belgium
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary ‘Asho’, directed by Jafar Najafi, has made it into the competition program of the 12th Millennium Documentary Film Festival in Belgium.
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'Limit' wins best film at Woodbury Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Limit’ directed by Javad Daraei has won the best film award at the 2nd edition of the Woodbury Film Festival in the US.
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'The Cycling Wind' goes to Tumbleweeds Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Cycling Wind’, directed by Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi, will be screened at the 9th edition of Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids in the US.
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'Greyish' goes to ÉCU filmfest. in France
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Greyish’ directed by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani has made it into the screening program of the 15th edition of ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival in France.
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'Malakout' goes to Capital City Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Malakout’, directed by Farnoosh Abedi, has been accepted into the competition program of the 10th edition of Capital City Film Festival in the US.
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‘Malakout’ wins at Black Country Horror Shorts fest. in UK
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Malakout’, directed by Farnoosh Abedi, has won the best animation award at the first edition of Black Country Horror Shorts Film Festival in the UK.
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‘Driving Lessons’, ‘One Night’ win at Big Muddy Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Two Iranian short films, ‘Driving Lessons’ by Marziyeh Riahi and ‘One Night’ by Aida Alimadadi, have won Best Narrative awards at the 42nd Big Muddy Film Festival in the US.
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‘Funfair’ to vie at 6 intl. film festivals
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Kaveh Mazaheri's short film ‘Funfair’, an Iran/Canada co-production, will take part at 6 international film festivals around the world in the coming days.
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‘Orange Days’ to be screened in 14 cities around world
TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iranian fiction-feature ‘Orange Days’ directed by Arash Lahooti will go on a screening tour in as many as 14 cities across the world.
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‘Song Sparrow’ wins at Cinelebu, qualifies for Oscar 2021
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iran/Denmark production ‘Song Sparrow’, directed by Farzaneh Omidvarnia, has been qualified for Oscar 2021 after winning the best short animation award at the 20th Lebu International Film Festival in Chile.