Iranian Cinema
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Second day of 2023 Fajr International Film Festival
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The second day of the 2023 Fajr International Film Festival was held in Tehran on Thursday.
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'Lopeto' awarded at Indian Children FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Directed by Abbas Askari and produced by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, the Iranian animation "Lopeto" won the award of best animation at Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival.
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'Son of Man' to vie at Sofia Menar Film Festival
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Mirhosseini, the Iranian film "Son of Man" is scheduled to be screened at the Sofia Menar Film Festival in Bulgaria.
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'Lopeto' competes at Sierra International Film Weekend
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Directed by Abbas Askari and produced by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, the Iranian animation "Lopeto" is competing at the Sierra International Film Weekend in Bolivia.
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'The Wastetown' wins award at PÖFF Film Festival
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Directed by the Iranian filmmaker Ahmad Bahrami, 'The Wastetown' won the award of Best Director at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).
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Iranian short film 'Thirst' awarded at IIUSFF
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Directed by the Iranian filmmaker Asghar Besharati, the short film "Thirst" was chosen as the best under 1-minute duration short film at the International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF).
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'Graveyard' to take part at two international film festivals
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Directed by the Iranian filmmaker Ali Daraee, the short film 'Graveyard' is set to vie at two international film festivals in Bangladesh and Hong Kong.
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Iranian films shine at PÖFF Film Festival
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Two Iranian films shined at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), one being awarded and another scheduled for being screened in the Best of Fest section.
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'Lost Whispers in the Distance' to vie at ColorTape FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iranian documentary "Lost Whispers in the Distance" is set to participate at the 6th ColorTape international film festival in Australia.
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'Graveyard' to compete at US, Italy film festivals
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Directed by Ali Daraee, the Iranian short film 'Graveyard' is set to participate in two international film festivals in the United States and Italy.
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'Graveyard' to vie at IndieCork Film Festival
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Daraee, the short film 'Graveyard' is set to vie at the 2022 edition of the Irish IndieCork Film Festival.
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Pejman Jamshidi chosen as best actor of Turkish film festival
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian actor Pejman Jamshidi was selected as the best actor in the 59th edition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for his performance in the Iranian movie "Grassland".
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'Adjustment' to vie at Raindance Film Festival
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Directed by Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Hassani, "Adjustment" is scheduled to be screened at the 2022 version of the Raindance Film Festival.
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By: Ali Haddadi Asl
Funeral procession of Iranian actor Amin Tarokh
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – A funeral ceremony was held at Behesht-e Zahra on Monday morning for the Iranian renowned cinema and television actor Amin Tarokh, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 69 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
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By: Seyyed Saeed Reza Razavi
13th edition of Iran Documentary Independent Award
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of the 13th edition of Iran Documentary Independent Award was held at the House of Cinema on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Executive of House of Cinema Manouchehr Shahsavari.
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'ZOO' goes to FERFILM FilmFest. in Kosovo
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Nafiseh Zare, the short film "Zoo" is scheduled to vie at FERFILM in Kosovo.
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'Untouchable' to vie at British, Albanian film festivals
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Avazeh Shahnavaz, "Untouchable" is set to vie at 2 international film festivals in Albania and the United Kingdom.
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'The Pause' to vie at UK's Lift-Off FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Directed by Iranian filmmakers Elahe Baradaran and Ghazaal Gholami, "The Pause' is set to take part at the Lift-Off international film festival in the United Kingdom.
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'Deer' to be screened at Italy's della Lessinia FilmFest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Written and directed by Hadi Babaeifar, the Iranian short film 'Deer' is scheduled to vie at the 2022 Lessinia Film Festival in Italy.
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Film Academy Invites 2 Iranians to become members
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Film Academy Invites 397 People to Become Members, Including an Iranian actor and an Iranian filmmaker.
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'Liberation' to vie at German film festival
TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Directed by the Iranian filmmaker Milad Maleki, the short film "Liberation" is scheduled to be screened at LUCAS (International Festival for Young Film Lovers) in Germany.
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Veteran Iranian actor Mehdi Sabbaghi passs away at age of 71
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – The prominent Iranian theater and cinema actor Mehdi Sabbaghi passed away Thursday evening at the age of 71.
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'Deer' to vie at Hamburg's Mo & Friese Young Short FilmFest.
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Written and directed by Hadi Babaeifar, the Iranian short film 'Deer' is set to be screened at the 38th edition of the Mo & Friese Young Short Film Festival in Hamburg.
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'Grape Season' wins at Hungarian film festival
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Iranian short film 'Grape Season' directed by Behrouz Khorram, won the best screenplay award at Hungary's Mediawave Film Festival.
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By: Seyed Saeed Reza Razavi
12th Iranian Short Fim Association Awards
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The twelfth edition of the Iranian Short Fim Association Awards (ISFA) ended on Saturday with introducing winners in 11 disciplines.
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8th Iranian Film Festival Zurich to kick off late May
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The 8th edition of the Iranian Film Festival of Zurich will be held from May 26 to June 1 in Switzerland.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
Funeral ceremony of veteran filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The funeral ceremony of Iran's veteran filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh was held on Saturday.
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'Imagine' to take part in Cannes FilmFest. Critics Week
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Directed by Ali Behrad, 'Imagine' was selected to be screened during the critic's Week of the Cannes Film Festival.
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2 Iranian short films to take part at Russia Kino Festival
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Produced by Soureh Film Club, the two Iranian titles "Loneliness" and "Kite" are scheduled to compete at the Russian Kino Festival.
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Iranian film awarded in Yunus Emre Short Film Competition
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Written and directed by Reza Fahimi, the Iranian film 'White Clad' has been awarded a $10,000 prize in the International Yunus Emre Short Film Competition in Turkey.
