Iranian Cinema
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By: Abolfazl Arab Javadi
Iranian veteran actor's burial ceremony
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – After a splendid funeral held in central Tehran, where many actors and cinema lovers bid farewell to Ezzatollah Entezami, his body was conveyed to the southern outskirt of Tehran, Behesht e Zahrato cemetery, to be put in his eternal residence.
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‘Damascus Time’ to be screened in Syria
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian feature film ‘Damascus Time’ will be screened for a week in Syria, starting on August 24.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Funeral procession for Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A funeral procession was held on Sun. for the award-winning Iranian actor, Ezatollah Entezami, who passed away at the age of 94 on Friday. Entezami is best known for acting in Dariush Mehrjui’s acclaimed movie 'The Cow', which made him the first-ever Iranian actor to win an international award.
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‘Chocolate’ to vie at Int. Kazan Filmfest
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Chocolate’, directed and written by Mehdi Heidari, will vie at 2018 Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, Russia.
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Iranian film critic joins Ukraine’s ‘Dytiatko’ jury panel
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian film critic Hamed Soleimanzadeh has joined the international jury panel of the first edition of Children’s Television Festival ‘Dytiatko’ hosted by Ukraine.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Modern cineplex 'Shahrak' in western Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – A modern cineplex 'Shahrak' has opened in western Tehran, currently housing four movie theaters and a special cinema-themed sidewalk. The construction of the second phase, which will add six more theaters to the cineplex, is nearing completion.
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Legendary Iranian actor Entezami passes away
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Ezatollah Entezami, one of the most prominent Iranian actors, passed away at early morning of Friday.
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‘Forouzan’ goes to Italy’s Corto e Fieno fest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Forouzan’ directed by Mirabbas Khosravinejad has made it into the main competition section of 9th Corto e Fieno Rural Film Festival in Italy.
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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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‘Bystander’ goes to San Francisco’s Iranian Film Festival
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian short animation ‘Bystander’ directed by Sheyda Kashi has been accepted into the screening program of 11th Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco, US.
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7 Iranian shorts to vie at Italy’s Religion Today filmfest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Seven Iranian short films, including ‘Return’ by Shahriar Pourseyedian and ‘Forouzan’ by Mirabbas Khosravinejad, will take part at the 21st Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.
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‘Umbra’ goes to Festival Silhouette de Paris
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian has been accepted into the competition section of 17th Silhouette Film Festival in Paris, France.
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20th Iran Cinema Celebration names nominees
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration has named nominees to receive awards in various categories. ‘No Date, No Signature’ and ‘Pig’ with 10 nominations apiece are leading the list.
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‘Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo’ to kick off on Aug. 7
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Iran-Japan relations, ‘Iranian Film Festival in Tokyo’ will start on August 7 for three days in Japan’s capital.
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'Redhead' goes to Ecuador's de Cine de Quito filmfest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iranian drama ‘Redhead’ directed by Karim Lakzadeh has been accepted into the competition section of 4th Festival International de Cine de Quito in Ecuador.
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2018 Melbourne filmfest. to showcase 6 Iranian titles
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Six Iranian films including ‘Dressage’ by Pouya Badkoubeh and ‘Pig’ by Mani Haghighi will take part in the 66th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in Australia.
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‘Wishbone’ goes to UK’s Out of the Can filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iranian drama 'Wishbone' directed by Ali Atshani has been accepted into the competition section of the 2nd Out of the Can Film Festival in the United Kingdom.
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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 feature ‘Golnesa’ to vie at Norway’s RIFF
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Sattar Chamanigol’s debut feature ‘Golnesa’ has been accepted into the competition section of 3rd R.E.D International Film Festival (RIFF) in Norway.
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Venice filmfest. announces lineup, Iran attending with 5 titles
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Venice Film Festival has announced this year’s lineup at a news conference in Rome on Wednesday, with five titles from Iranian filmmakers.
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‘Life without Life’ goes to Korea’s Jecheon filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian drama ‘Life without Life’ written and directed by Kaveh Moeinfar has made it into the competition section of 14th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival in South Korea.
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‘The Descendants’ wins awards at Australia’s MCIFA
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian drama telefilm ‘The Descendants’ directed by Yaser Talebi has won two awards at the first Melbourne City Independent Film Awards (MCIFA) in Australia.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
9th Independent Short Film Celebration
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The press conference for the 9th Independent Short Film Celebration was held on Tuesday at the Iranian House of Cinema in Tehran.
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‘Return’ goes to Italy’s Religion Today Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Return’ directed by Shahriar Pourseyedian will enjoy its first international screening at the 21st Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.
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Global screening schedules for Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The screening schedules for Spanish-language psychological thriller ‘Everybody Knows’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, have been announced in various countries and film festivals across the world.
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‘Light Sight’ picked as semifinalist at 2018 Student Academy Awards
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Moslem Tabatabaee has made it into the list of semifinalists at the 45th Student Academy Awards.
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‘Temporary License’ gets 6 nominations at US' Love filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian film ‘Temporary License’ directed by Afshin Hashemi has been nominated in six categories at the 6th Love International Film Festival in the US.
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‘Nobody’ finds way into 4 intl. film festivals
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition programs of four international film festivals in Albania, US, Italy and Slovakia.
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Australia to host 7th Intl. Persian Filmfest
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The 7th edition of Persian International Film Festival will be held in Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne from August 30 to September 9.
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‘The Last Embrace’ to vie at Seoul intl. short filmfest
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘The Last Embrace’ will compete at Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF 2018).