Film Festival

‘Limit’ wins Best Director at Global Short Film Awards

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Limit’ directed by Javad Daraei has won the Best Director Award at the 2019 Global Short Film Awards in the United States.
2019-03-19 13:29
‘Oblivion’ goes to India’s We Care Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Oblivion' directed by Fatemeh Mohammadi has been accepted into the screening program of the 16th We Care Film Festival in India.
2019-03-18 09:04
'Tehran: City Of Love' wins at 23rd Sofia Filmfest. in Bulgaria

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Iranian drama 'Tehran: City Of Love' directed by Ali Jaberansari has won the Young Jury Award at the 23rd edition of Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria.
2019-03-17 15:41
‘American Bull’ goes to Oberhausen filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘American Bull’ directed by Fateme Tousi has made it into the 65th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany.
2019-03-16 15:48
'Block' wins award at Russia's Moscow Shorts filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Block’ by Mostafa Rabani has won the February edition’s Best Director award at the 2nd Moscow Shorts International Short Film Festival (ISFF) in Russia.
2019-03-16 14:42
New intersections of technology at 2019 FIFF Film Market

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The annual Film Market of Fajr International Film Festival this year will host a section for filmmakers and attendees to experience how technology is changing storytelling in new ways.
2019-03-16 10:52
Italian director Andrea Pallaoro to hold workshop at 37th FIFF

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Italian award-winning film director and screenwriter Andrea Pallaoro, known for his 'Hannah', will visit Tehran for the 37th Fajr International Film Festival in mid April.
2019-03-13 11:51
‘Wolf and the Herd' goes to 29th Animafest Zagreb filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Wolf and the Herd’ directed by Amir-Hushang Moein has made it into the competition section of 29th Animafest Zagreb film festival in Croatia.
2019-03-13 09:08
37th FIFF to screen 7 Russian classics

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Classics Preserved section of the 37th edition of Fajr International Film Festival has boarded seven Russian titles for screening this year.
2019-03-12 12:49
‘Marziyeh’ wins 2 awards at Canada’s Women in Film festival

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Marziyeh’ directed by Dornaz Hajiha has won two awards at the 14th Women In Film + Television Vancouver (WIFTV) film festival in Canada.
2019-03-11 15:53
German A-lister 'Silke Buhr' to hold production design workshop in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The German award-winning production designer Silke Buhr is scheduled to hold a workshop during the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran.
2019-03-11 11:59
Talent Campus student to attend 37th FIFF with 'Summer Survivors'

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Marija Kavtaradze, one of the top students of the Darolfonoun (Talent Campus for Iranian, Regional and World Young Filmmakers) of 35th Fajr International Film Festival, will take part in this year’s cinematic event with her feature-length movie 'Summer Survivors'.
2019-03-10 14:11
‘Orange Days’ goes to Hong Kong Film Festival

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian fiction-feature ‘Orange Days’ directed by Arash Lahooti will compete at the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival.
2019-03-10 10:55
‘The Fox’ goes to 3 intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece ‘The Fox’ by Sadegh Javadi has made it into the screening programs of three international film festivals in France, Portugal and the US.
2019-03-10 09:13
‘Abadani’ to enjoy US premier at San Fransisco Arts Fest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Two films by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abdolreza Monjezi, ‘The Shop Window’ (2018) and ‘Abadani’ (1990) will premiere in the US at the 2019 San Francisco International Arts Festival.
2019-03-09 09:08
By: Majid Asgaripour

11th Tehran International Animation Festival

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The 11th Tehran International Animation Festival is currently underway in the Iranian capital from March 3-7, 2019. The selected films are screened at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young adult movie theaters.
2019-03-06 09:54
‘Watch Me!’ nominated at Romania’s Short to the Point Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece ‘Watch Me!’ by Reza Mehranfar has received a nomination in the children category of 10th Short to the Point Film Festival in Romania.
2019-03-05 09:08
Italian cinematographer ‘Luca Bigazzi’ to hold workshops in Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Winner of several David di Donatello for Best Cinematography awards, Luca Bigazzi will be holding a specialized cinematography workshop in Tehran on the sidelines of 37th Fajr Intl. Film Festival.
2019-03-04 14:12
Romania’s short filmfest. to host 7 Iranian titles

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Seven Iranian short films and animated pieces, including ‘Bitter Sea’ by Fatemeh Ahmadi and ‘Watch Me’ by Reza Mehranfar, will vie at the 10th 'Short to the Point' Film Festival in Romania.
2019-03-04 09:05
By: Asghar Khamseh

12th intl. 100 Second Film Festival wraps up

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The 12th International 100 Second Film Festival of Iran, which was held under the theme ‘moral and lifestyle’, wrapped up on Friday. As many as 3,606 titles were submitted to the festival, while a 33-lineup took part in the final competition.
2019-03-02 10:35
‘Driving Lessons’ goes to Colombia’s Cartagena Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Short ‘Driving Lessons’ directed by Marzieh Riahi will take part at the 59th Cartagena Film Festival in Colombia.
2019-02-26 15:54
‘Elephant’s Shadow’ to vie at Canada’s REGARD filmfest.

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Elephant’s Shadow’ by Arman Khansarian will take part at the 23rd REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival in Canada, which will give it a chance to get one step closer to be included in the Academy Awards list.
2019-02-24 16:17
‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ goes to 3 European festivals

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand will be screened in three international film festivals in Croatia, Belgium and Czech Republic.
2019-02-24 14:20
‘Lotus’ wins at 16th Big Sky Filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ by Mohammadreza Vatandoust has won the ‘Artistic Vision Award’ at the 16th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in US.
2019-02-23 16:26
‘Pet Man’ goes to France’ Roanne Short Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Pet Man’ by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar has made it into the screening program of 10th ‘Ciné-court animé’ Roanne International Short Film Festival in France.
2019-02-23 13:55
Iranian cinema to take part at US’ Poppy Jasper with 16 titles

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – As many as 16 Iranian titles, including short films and animations, have made it into the screening program of the 14th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival in the US.
2019-02-23 13:25
12th 100 Second Filmfest. unveils intl. competition lineup

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The 12th International 100 Second Film Festival of Iran has unveiled a 33-title lineup for its main international competition section.
2019-02-19 12:15
‘Kejal’ to vie at 11th Bengaluru Filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iranian feature film ‘Kejal’ directed by Nima Yar will be screened at two categories of the 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival in the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.
2019-02-19 09:36
Over 3,300 films to vie at Varesh International Film Festival

SARI, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Some 3,341 Iranian and foreign movies have been submitted to the secretariat of the 9th edition of Varesh International Film Festival, the secretariat's manager said on Sunday.
2019-02-17 12:07
‘Pet Man’ runs finalist at environment short filmfest. in Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Pet Man’ by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar will be screened as a finalist at the 4th edition of an environmental short film festival in the United States.
2019-02-17 09:02