Documentary Films
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‘One Kilogram of Fly Wings’ goes to Hanoi Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘One Kilogram of Fly Wings’ directed by Reza Sobhani will compete at the 5th Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam.
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‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ wins top prize at Signes de Nuit
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand has won the main award of the 16th Signes de Nuit international film festival in France.
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'Where Do We Go?' wins Best Film at Ottawa Vegan Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Reza Majlesi’s documentary 'Where Do We Go?', which warns about waste disposal, has won best film in ‘Environmental Protection’ category of 1st Ottawa Vegan Film Festival in Canada.
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‘Arbaeen: Truth Lives on’ to air on Fri.
TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A documentary about the world's largest annual peaceful gathering, ‘Arbaeen: Truth Lives on’ directed by Mohammadreza Mohammadi Nejat will air on Press TV channel on Friday.
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‘Beloved’ goes to world's largest doc festival ‘IDFA’
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – 'Beloved' by Iranian director Yaser Talebi has made it into the screening program of 31st International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Netherlands.
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‘The Rock’ goes to US’ Vermont Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘The Rock’ directed by Hamid Jafari has been accepted into the screening program of 33rd Vermont International Film Festival in the United States.
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‘Lotus’ to be screened at The Poly in UK
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust will be screened at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, known as The Poly, in England, United Kingdom.
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‘Sentenced to Death’ goes to Germany’s DOK Leipzig
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Sentenced to Death’ directed by Ahmad Jalili Jahromi has made it into the screening program of the 61st edition of DOK Leipzig in Germany.
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12th Cinema Vérité slated for early Dec. in Tehran
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, will be held on December 9 – 16, 2018 in Tehran.
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‘Owsia’ to vie at Poland’s New Earth Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary film 'Owsia' directed by Alireza Dehghan has been accepted into the screening program of 1st New Earth International Film Festival in Poland.
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2 Iranian documentaries to vie at 2018 Slemani filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Two Iranian feature-length documentary films have made it into the international competition program of the 3rd Slemani International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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‘The Rock’ wins award at Russia’s Baikal Intl. Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary, ‘The Rock’ won the Youth Jury Prize at the 17th Baikal International Film Festival in Russia.
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Italy’s Asiatech to screen 4 Iranian titles
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Four Iranian documentary films including late Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘24 Frames’ and ‘About the Salesman’ by Vahid Sedaghat will be screened at the 19th Asiatech Film Festival in Italy.
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‘Death of Kariz’ to go on screen at Cinema and You
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Death of Kariz’, directed by Abbas Heidari, will be displayed at the 8th International Film Festival - Cinema and You.
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‘Meeting’ wins Armenia’s Apricot Tree grand prix
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iranian short documentary ‘Meeting’ directed by Reza Majlesi has won the grand prix at the short docs competition of 4th Apricot Tree Ujan International Film Festival in Armenia.
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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.