Film Festival

43rd Göteborg fest. featuring films from Iranian cinema

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – A number of Iranian films, including ‘Sunless Shadows’ by Mehrdad Oskouei and ‘Son-Mother’ by Mahnaz Mohammadi, are taking part at the 43rd edition of Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden.
2020-01-26 16:00
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Press conference on 38th Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The press conference on the 38th Fajr Film Festival was held on Sunday morning in the presence of the Secretary of Fajr Film Festival Nader Borhani. The 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival will take place from 1st to 11th February 2020.
2020-01-26 15:38
‘Untimely’ wins awards at Japanese film festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Untimely’, directed by Pouya Eshtehardi, has won several awards at the fifth Tokyo independent films celebration in Japan.
2020-01-26 14:14
'The Kites' goes to Berlinale's Generation

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian short 'The Kites', directed by Seyed Payam Hosseini, has been accepted into the Generation section of the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
2020-01-26 09:27
'White Winged Horse' to vie at Berlinale's Generation

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iranian short 'White Winged Horse', directed by Mahyar Mandegar, has been accepted into the Generation section of the 70th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
2020-01-25 09:24
‘Stop' to go on screen at BeBop Channel Content fest. in US

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Stop’, directed by Mahmoudreza Mafi, will go on screen at the first edition of the BeBop Channel Content Festival in the US.
2020-01-24 20:50
‘Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness’ to vie at 70th Berlin intl. filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The feature film ‘Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness’ by Iranian director Masoud Bakhshi has been accepted into the competition program of the 70th edition of Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
2020-01-22 11:45
‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ names best film at ÍRÁN:CI

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, was named the Best Feature Film at the 9th ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava.
2020-01-22 11:05
Bulgaria to host Iranian Movie Night

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Movie Night ceremony is to be held on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria by Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2020-01-21 23:00
India’s KICFF hosts three Iranian titles

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Three Iranian films, namely ‘Mr. Deer’, ‘21 days later’, and ‘The time of pomegranate’s smile’ will be screened at the 9th Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival (KICFF) in India.
2020-01-21 16:58
‘Wishbone’ goes to CinemaLab filmfest. in Colombia

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian drama 'Wishbone' directed by Ali Atshani has been accepted into the official selection of the first edition of CinemaLab Film Festival in Colombia.
2020-01-21 16:48
‘Family Relations’ to go on screen at DocPoint Filmfest. in Finland

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Family Relations’ directed by Nasser Zamiri, will be screened at the 19th DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival in Finland.
2020-01-21 16:19
‘The Alien’ goes to Berlin Intl. Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian film ‘The Alien’ (Namo) directed by Nader Saeivar has made it into the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Germany.
2020-01-21 13:38
'Better than Neil Armstrong’ wins at Pune filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, won an award at the 18th edition of Pune International Film Festival in India.
2020-01-21 13:01
'Stam_mer' wins top prize at Dhaka filmfest. in Bangladesh

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian feature 'Stam_mer', directed by Mohammadreza Haji Gholami, won the best children film award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh.
2020-01-21 10:00
‘The Simple Relationship’ goes to BeBop Channel Content fest. in US

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘The Simple Relationship’, directed by Shahin Heidari, has been selected to vie at the first edition of the BeBop Channel Content Festival in the US.
2020-01-21 08:50
Three Iranian docs to go on screen at US’ Big Sky filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Three Iranian documentaries, ‘Asho’ by Jafar Najafiand, ‘Asak’ by Mehdi Zamanpour, and ‘Sunless Shadows’ by Mehrdad Oskouei, will be screened at 17th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in the US.
2020-01-20 20:15
‘Hava, Maryam, Ayesha’ wins award at Dhaka filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian film ‘Hava, Maryam, Ayesha, directed by Sahraa Karimi, has won the best actress award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh.
2020-01-20 17:59
'Gold Runner' wins best script award at CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI fest. in India

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Director of Iranian feature 'Gold Runner', Touraj Aslani, received the best script award at the 2019 CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI International Film Festival (CSIFF) in India.
2020-01-20 14:25
‘The Feast of the Goat’ wins at Dhaka filmfest. in Bangladesh

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘The Feast of the Goat’, directed by Saeed Zamanian, has won an award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh.
2020-01-20 09:58
‘Domino’ to vie at Max Ophüls Prize filmfest. in Germany

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – ‘Domino’, Iranian-German co-production directed by Laleh Barzegar, will be taking part at the 41st edition of Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Germany.
2020-01-19 14:15
Okinawa to screen Iranian film 'Douch' with Japanese dub

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian feature 'Douch', directed by Amir Mashhadi Abbas, will be screened at a special program for children on Okinawa island in Japan.
2020-01-15 12:15
'Copper Notes of a Dream' wins at Olympia filmfest. in Greece

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand won an award at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Greece.
2020-01-14 09:23
By: Behnam Tofighi

Closing ceremony of 10th Ammar Popular Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 10th edition of Ammar Popular Film Festival (APFF) was held in Andisheh Hall of Artistic and Cultural Center late on Fri. and the winners received their awards in different sections.
2020-01-11 12:34
Iranian filmmaker cancels participation at Sundance filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iranian director Masoud Bakhshi has decided to cancel the participation of his feature ‘Yalda’ at Sundance Film Festival in the US.
2020-01-10 16:19
By: Mohammad Mohsenifar

Opening of 10th Ammar Intl. Popular Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The 10th edition of Ammar International Popular Film Festival (AIPFF) kicked off on Wed. evening in Tehran. This is an annual event held each year with the participation of Iranian filmmakers in different genres. The main focus of works is on social and economic issues, with particular attention to the Islamic Revolution and resistance.
2020-01-02 14:17
'Better than Neil Armstrong’ to vie at Pune filmfest. in India

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, will take part in the 18th edition of Pune International Film Festival in India.
2020-01-02 12:53
'Better than Neil Armstrong’ goes to Poppy Jasper filmfest. in US

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’, directed by Alireza Ghasemi, has made it into the competition program of 15th edition of Poppy Jasper International Film Festival in the US.
2020-01-01 18:25
Iranian Cinema Critics Celebration reveals nominees in various categories

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The 13th edition of the Celebration of Iranian Cinema Critics and Screenwriters has released the list of nominees in various categories.
2019-12-30 17:00
‘Arezo’ to vie at 41st Max Ophüls Prize filmfest. in Germany

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Arezo’, co-directed by Alireza Esfandiarnezhad & Alireza Ghasemi, has been accepted into the screening program of 41st edition of Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Germany.
2019-12-30 16:00