Documentary Films
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‘The Rock’ goes to 2 intl. documentary festivals
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘The Rock’ directed by Hamid Jafari has been accepted into the screening program of two international film festivals in Russia and Armenia.
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‘Lotus’ goes to 24th LA Film Festival
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust has made it into the competition section of 24th LA Film Festival in the United States.
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‘Sons of Sindbad’ to vie at Kazan Intl. Festival of Muslim Cinema
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Sons of Sindbad’ directed by Reza Haeri was accepted into the 2018 Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema.
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‘Safe Passage’ wins Special Jury Prize at Kazakhstan’s Ertis Cinema
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Special Passage’ won Payam Parsafar the Special Jury Prize for Best Director at the first International Film Festival of Short Feature Films and Documentaries Ertis Cinema in Kazakhstan.
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‘Death of Kariz’ advances to semi-finals of NewarkIFF Youth
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Death of Kariz’, directed by Abbas Heidari, advanced to the semi-finals of Newark International Youth Film Festival.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
3 years after Mina stampede and ‘Marjan’s Dream’ is still haunting
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Wednesday marks the 3rd anniversary of the 2015 Mina stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which killed more than 2,000 people, with the highest death toll belonging to Iran. ‘Marjan’s Dream’, Mohsen Eslamzadeh’s latest documentary, is an artistic attempt to keep the memory of those lost to the tragedy alive.
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Iranian documentary ‘Sarah’ wins mention in India
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Sarah’ has won mention at the 2018 edition of the LakeCity International Film Festival in India.
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‘Ranger and Leopard’ wins top prize at Italy’s Gran Paradiso
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Ranger and Leopard’ directed by Fatollah Amiri has won a top prize at the 21st Gran Paradiso Film Festival in Italy.
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Serbia to host Iran's ‘One Kilo of Fly Wings’
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘One Kilo Fly Wings’, directed by Reza Sobhani, will be screened at the International Festival of Ethnographic Film, in Serbia.
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‘The Season of Warm Breezes’ wins at Portuguese filmfest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'The Season of Warm Breezes' by Hossein Rigi has won the award for best international short or medium length film at the 5th Filmes do Homem - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival in Portugal.
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Greek festival to screen Iranian documentary ‘Instagrammer’
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Social media in Iran is under spotlight in a documentary directed by Sina Kianpour and Greek festical of IDFI will screen the film on Sunday evening.
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‘Lotus’ goes to Italy’s Cervino Cinemoutain filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust has made it into the official screening program of 21st Cervino Cinemountain International Festival in Italy.
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Iranian shorts line up at Intl. Filmfest. of Kerala
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short firms will be screened in 11th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala.
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Cinema Iran celebrating 5th anniv. in Munich
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – From 11 to 15 July, Munich is celebrating Iranian cinema at the Carl Amery Hall at Gasteig with a diverse program including feature films, documentaries, discussion rounds, art and literature about and from Iran.
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‘Foot Writing’ doc. to vie at India’s Whatashort filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Foot Writing’ directed by Sa’adatali Saeidpour has been accepted into the documentary section of 4th Whatashort Independent International Film Festival in India.
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‘Weavers of Imagination’ goes to APA filmfest. in US
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iranian documentary feature 'Weavers of Imagination' directed by Mohammad Sadegh Jafari will compete at the 26th American Psychological Association Film Festival in San Francisco, US.
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‘20th Circuit Suspects’ to vie at Golden Apricot Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian filmmaker Hesam Eslami’s acclaimed documentary ‘20th Circuit Suspects’ will go on screen at the 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.
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‘Weavers of Imagination’ wins Grand Jury Prize at HAAPI filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Iranian documentary feature 'Weavers of Imagination' directed by Mohammad Sadegh Jafari has won the Grand Jury Prize at the 14th Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPI) in US.
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‘Death of Kariz’ attends 2 intl. festivals
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Death of Kariz’, directed by Abbas Heidari, participated in the 21st edition of International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, in Russia.
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‘20th Circuit Suspects’ wins intl. doc. award at Austria’s Ethnocineca
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Iranian filmmaker Hesam Eslami’s acclaimed documentary ‘20th Circuit Suspects’ has bagged the International Documentary Award at 2018 Ethnocineca film festival in Austria.
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‘Carsten’s Letters’ goes to Croatia’s History Filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – ‘Carsten’s Letters’ directed by Ata Panahi has made it into the screening program of 2nd History Film Festival in Croatia.
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‘Madam G’ wins award at Mexico’s FiNi filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Madam G’ by Sadegh Souri has won the second prize at the student category of the 8th FiNi International Film Festival in Mexico.
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Docunight to screen ‘A Waltz for Tehran’, ‘Night Shift’
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Two Iranian documentaries ‘A Waltz for Tehran’ and ‘Night Shift’, directed by Amir Mohammad Kharazmi will be screened at Docunight event in several cities in the US and Canada.
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Marjan Alizadeh joins decision makers of 2018 Hot Docs Festival
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iranian director Marjan Alizadeh will be joining the rest of decision makers for the 2018 Hot Docs Festival to select the best documentaries to compete in the Canadian festival.
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FIFF36 reveals lineup for 'Docs in Focus'
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Eight documentaries have been selected to compete in the 'Docs in Focus' section of the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF36) scheduled for April 19-27, 2018.
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‘Pale Blue’ to represent Iranian cinema at Taiwan’s filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Pale Blue’ directed by Arash Lahooti is Iran’s sole representative at the 11th Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF).
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'Weavers of Imagination' wins grand prix at Portugal’s RIOS
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Weavers of Imagination' directed by Mohammad Sadegh Jafari has won the grand prix at the 4th International Documentary Film Festival and Transmedia (RIOS) in Portugal.
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‘Weavers of Imagination’ goes to Ethnografilm Paris fest.
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Weavers of Imagination' directed by Mohammad Sadegh Jafari will compete in the 5th Ethnografilm Paris film festival in France.
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Scottish Independent Filmfest. to screen ‘Weavers of Imagination’
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Iranian documentary film ‘Weavers of Imagination’ directed by Mohammd-Sadegh Jafari will be screened in the fourth edition of Scottish Independent Film Festival.
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Iranian short film awarded in Irvine Intl. Festival
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The Rock by Hamid Jafari has won the Best Short Documentary at 7th annual Irvine International Film Festival.