Marjohn Sheikhi News Count 8073
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2019 Cinema Vérité kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, opened at Charsu Cineplex in downtown Tehran this morning, with back-to-back screening of top documentaries around the world.
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‘Seven and A Half’ named Best Feature at Australia's Persian Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Mahmoudis’ latest feature ‘Seven and A Half’ has won the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature Film at the 8th edition of Persian Film Festival in Australia.
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‘When the Moon Was Full’ goes to Carcassonne filmfest. in France
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘When the Moon Was Full’, directed by Narges Abyar, has been accepted into the competition program of 2nd Carcassonne International Political Film Festival in France.
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‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’ goes to IntimaLente fest. in Italy
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’, about the world-renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, has been accepted into the screening program of 9th IntimaLente Film Festival in Italy.
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By: M.A. Saki
Air pollution and the war of wills
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – With the arrival of the cold season, air pollution spreads its shadow over Iranian cities, especially the big ones.
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‘The Feast of the Goat’ goes to Kinofilm Festival in UK
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘The Feast of the Goat’, directed by Saeed Zamanian, has made it into the competition program of 16th Kinofilm & Manchester International Film Festival in UK.
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‘The Cycling Wind’ goes to Les Nuits Magiques filmfest. in France
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Cycling Wind’, directed by Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi, is taking part at the 29th International Animated Film Festival 'Les Nuits Magiques' in France.
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‘End of the Road’ goes to CineMAiubit filmfest. in Romania
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘End of the Road’, directed by Soran Rahimi, has made it into the competition section of 23rd CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival in Romania.
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'Slaughter' goes to Lecce Film Fest in Italy
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Slaughter’, directed by Saman Hosseinpour and Ako Zandkarimi, has made it into the competition program of the 14th Lecce Film Festival in Italy.
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India’s Kerala filmfest. features Iranian cinema with 4 titles
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Four Iranian features, including ‘The Warden’ and ‘Castle of Dreams’, make up the screening program of this year’s edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala in India.
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'Mr. Deer' goes to London Intl. Animation Festival
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Mr. Deer’ directed by Mojtaba Mousavi is taking part at the competition program of 16th London International Animation Festival in the UK.
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‘Am I A Wolf?’ taking part at Olympia filmfest. in Greece
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, is taking part at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People currently underway in Greece.
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Iranian short 'Driving Lessons' eligible for Oscar consideration
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Driving Lessons’, directed by Marzieh Riahi, has become eligible for the 92nd Academy Awards consideration.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
Polish Film Week in Iran, an occasion to bridge the gap between two nations
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The second Polish Film Week is currently underway in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan, offering a program of widely-acclaimed, culturally-rich films to cinema-lovers in an attempt to broaden their perspective on contemporary Poland.
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'Seven and A Half' goes to Black Movie filmfest. in Switzerland
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Mahmoudis’ latest feature ‘Seven and A Half’ has made it into the competition program of the 21st edition of Geneva International Independent Film Festival Black Movie in Switzerland.
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'Charcoal' to vie at Chennai filmfest. in India
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iran/France co-production ‘Charcoal’, directed by Esmail Monsef, will take part at the 17th edition of Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) in India.
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Iran's Cinema Vérité names films in various intl. sections
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, has announced the names of the films in various international sections.
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‘When the Moon Was Full’ wins at Estonia’s Tallinn filmfest.
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘When the Moon Was Full’, directed by Narges Abyar, has won an award at the 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.
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'Am I A Wolf' wins top prize at Animation Marathon in Greece
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, directed by Amir Houshang Moein, has won the first prize at the fifth edition of 'Animation Marathon' film festival in Greece.
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‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ wins at Mannheim-Heidelberg filmfest. in Germany
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, has won an award at the 68th edition of Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival in Germany.
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'Funfair' wins awards at two European film festivals
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Kaveh Mazaheri's short film ‘Funfair’, an Iran/Canada co-production, has won two awards at 'Court en Scène' Film Festival in France and Winchester Film Festival in the UK.
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Iranian short wins at Oscar-qualifying Foyle Filmfest. in Ireland
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Kaveh Mazaheri's short film ‘Funfair’, an Iran/Canada co-production, has won the best short film award at the 32nd edition of Foyle Film Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Iran’s Cinema Vérité features titles from 39 countries
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The lineup for the 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, includes 55 titles from 39 countries, with German filmmakers leading the list with eight films.
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'Am I A Wolf?' takes part at two European film festivals
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, took part at two European film festivals in Portugal and Poland.
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'Manicure' wins at 24fps Filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Manicure’, directed by Arman Fayyaz, has won an award at the 21st edition of 24fps International Short Film Festival in the US.
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'Funfair' wins at Discover Film Awards in UK
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iran/Canada co-production ‘Funfair’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri, has won an award at the 6th edition of Discover Film Awards in the United Kingdom.
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Iran’s ‘Sunless Shadows’ opens world's largest doc. filmfest.
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Sunless Shadows’, directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, opened the 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Netherlands.
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Charsou Cineplex to host 13th Cinema Vérité
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Fans of documentary films will have a golden opportunity this Dec. to watch the best and the latest documentary productions of Iran and the world during the 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité.
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14 storytellers across the world to vie at Iran’s intl. storytelling fest.
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The jury members of the 22nd Iran’s International Storytelling Festival have selected 14 storytellers from around the world to compete at the final stage of the event.
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‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ wins at Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, was the only title from the Iranian cinema to win an award at the 13th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.