‘Asho’ goes to Doc. Film Festival Amsterdam

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary ‘Asho’, directed by Jafar Najafi, has been accepted into the competition program of 32nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Netherlands.

Mohsen Tanabandeh nominated for best actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The 13th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia has nominated Iranian actor Mohsen Tanabandeh for best actor award for playing the lead in Jamshid Mahmoudi’s ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’.

‘Cappuccino Time’ to take part at 2 intl. filmfests.

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – ‘Cappuccino Time’ directed by Hassan Malekzadeh will compete in two international film festivals in the UK

‘Diapason’ goes to TOFIFEST intl. Filmfest. in Poland

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Diapason’ directed by Hamed Tehrani, will take part in the 17th edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival in Toruń, Poland.

'Beloved' wins six awards at intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Beloved’, directed by Yaser Talebi, has won six awards at international film festivals.

Iranian feature ‘Domino’ to vie at Hof filmfest. in Germany

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – ‘Domino’, Iranian feature directed by Laleh Barzegar, will be taking part at the 53rd edition of Hof International Film Festival in Germany.

‘Like A Secret’ screenplay finalist at Flickers' Rhode Island filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – The screenplay for ‘Like A Secret’ written by Iranian screenwriter Saeed Zamanian, has made it into the list of finalists of the screenplay competition at the 37th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival in the US.

ICRO chairman calls for setting up Caspian Cultural Foundation

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organizations (ICRO) Abuzar Ebrahimi Torkaman called for establishing Caspian Cultural Foundation.

‘Each Other’ goes to ANIMAGE filmfest. in Brazil

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Each Other’, directed by Sara Tabibzadeh, has been accepted into the competition program of 10th ANIMAGE International Animation Festival of Pernambuco in Brazil.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Challenges facing Iran to become resilient against disasters

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Having tackled over 34 out of 41 natural disasters identified worldwide, Iran is among the top countries most prone to natural disasters. Therefore, risk reduction and resilience is widely recognized emphasizing the need for making cities resilient to disasters. But what are the challenges on its way?

'Orange Days' wins best film at Yari Filmfest. in Sweden

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian fiction-feature ‘Orange Days’ directed by Arash Lahooti won the best film award at the 19th Yari Iranian Film Festival in Sweden.

Deputy IDO:

“Arbaeen’ issue, ‘a special cultural capacity’

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Deputy Head of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Mohammad Mehdi Dadman said that subject of Arbaeen is a special cultural capacity for the country, so that proper planning should be made for using it optimally.

‘Fourteenth Day’ wins at Queen Palm filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Fourteenth Day’, directed by Mahmoud Nazeri, has won an award at the second edition of bi-monthly Queen Palm International Film Festival in the United States.

Iranian cinematographer wins top prize at US' Freedom Film Festival

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian artist Touraj Aslani has received the best cinematography award for Turkish/Germany co-production 'July 14' at the Freedom Film Festival in the United State.

‘Magralen’ goes to Sharjah children filmfest. in UAE

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran/Canada co-production ‘Magralen’ directed by Iranian filmmaker Maryam Zarei has made it into the competition section of the 2019 Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF) in the United Arab Emirates.

American Golden Picture filmfest. to screen 2 Iranian shorts

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Two Iranian short films, including 'It Rains for You' and 'Watercolor Girl', have made it into the October 2019 screening lineup of American Golden Picture International Film Festival in the US.

'Funfair' to vie at Estonia's Tallinn filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Funfair’, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri, will take part at the 23rd edition of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.