Film Festival

‘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.
2019-10-16 15:53
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’.
2019-10-16 15:21
‘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
2019-10-16 14:24
‘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.
2019-10-16 11:42
'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.
2019-10-15 18:33
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.
2019-10-15 15:37
‘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.
2019-10-15 13:37
‘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.
2019-10-15 09:49
'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.
2019-10-14 17:46
‘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.
2019-10-14 15:08
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.
2019-10-14 13:00
‘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.
2019-10-14 11:44
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.
2019-10-14 09:26
'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.
2019-10-14 08:53
'Platform' goes to 37th Milano Intl. FICTS Fest

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Platform’, directed by Sahar Mosayebi, will take part in 37th Milano International FICTS Fest in Italy.
2019-10-13 19:34
‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’ goes to Salto filmfest. in Uruguay

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Kiarostami and His Missing Cane’, about the world-renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, has been accepted into the lineup of 4th edition of Salto Independent Film Festival in Uruguay.
2019-10-13 18:33
‘Greyish’ goes to St. Louis Intl. Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Greyish’ directed by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani will take part at the28th St. Louis International Film Festival (2019 SLIFF), US.
2019-10-13 16:48
‘Villa Dwellers’ to vie at Guwahati filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Villa Dwellers’ (original title: ‘Vilaieha), directed by Monir Gheydi, has made it into the screening program of the third edition of Guwahati International Film Festival in India.
2019-10-13 12:05
‘The Skier’ goes to Sharjah children filmfest. in UAE

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘The Skier’ directed by Fereydoun Najafi, will take part at the competition section of 2019 Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF) in the United Arab Emirates.
2019-10-13 09:21
Iran’s Cinema Vérité receives over 600 submissions for national section

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – As many as 687 documentaries by Iranian filmmakers have been submitted to the national section of 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité.
2019-10-13 08:47
‘Driving Lessons’ wins at women filmfest. in S Korea

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Driving Lessons’, directed by Marzieh Riahi, has won the Special Jury Award at the 13th Film Festival for Women's Rights (FIWOM) in South Korea.
2019-10-12 19:52
German filmfest. to showcase 3 Iranian docs

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Three full-length documentaries directed by Iranian filmmakers, including ‘None of Your Business’ and ‘Exodus’, have been accepted into the competition program of 62nd DOK Leipzig in Germany, one of the oldest documentary festivals of the world.
2019-10-12 14:23
‘Family Relations’ goes to 62nd DOK Leipzig Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – ‘Family Relations’ directed by Nasser Zamiri, has made its way to the main competition lineup of International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film at the 62nd DOK Leipzig in Germany.
2019-10-12 14:05
‘When the Moon Was Full’ goes to Estonia’s Tallinn filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘When the Moon Was Full’, directed by Narges Abyar, has made it into the main competition lineup of 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.
2019-10-12 09:25
‘I Still Have Your Eyes’ wins at Zero Budget Filmfest. 2019

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘I Still Have Your Eyes’ directed by Hamid Haghjou has received an award at the CHEAP THRILLS! Zero Budget Film Festival 2019 in the UK.
2019-10-08 12:54
‘Iro’ to compete at Guwahati filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Hadi Mohaghegh’s latest short film ‘Iro’ has made it into the screening program of the third edition of the Guwahati International Film Festival in India.
2019-10-07 18:26
‘Gray Body’ goes to LA Women’s filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Gray Body’, directed by Samaneh Shojaei, has been accepted into the competition program of 15th Los Angeles Women's International Film festival in the US.
2019-10-07 16:20
‘Am I A Wolf?’ to vie at Romania’s Oscar-qualifying Animest filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has made it into the competition lineup of 14th edition of Animest International Animation Film Festival in Romania.
2019-10-07 14:18
Three Iranian shorts win awards at Canberra short filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Three Iranian shorts, including ‘Greyish’ by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani, have won awards at the 24th edition of the Canberra Short Film Festival in Australia.
2019-10-06 15:38
‘Box Man’ goes to Alwar filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Box Man’ written and directed by Manouchehr Teymourzadeh, will take part at the first edition of Alwar International Film Festival in India, slated for January 2020.
2019-10-06 13:32