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2018-05-13 12:06
UCLA celebrating Iranian cinema with Beyzaie’s masterpiece
TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – UCLA Film & Television Archive is holding a special event for celebrating Iranian cinema, screening many top Iranian movies including 'Bashu, the Little Stranger' directed by Bahram Beyzaie.
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2018-05-08 18:43
‘Carsten’s Letters’ goes to Croatia’s History Filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – ‘Carsten’s Letters’ directed by Ata Panahi has made it into the screening program of 2nd History Film Festival in Croatia.
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2018-05-06 13:56
‘Like a Good Kid’ goes to Cinéfondation at 71st Cannes
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Like a Good Kid’ directed by Arian Vazir Daftari will be Iran’s representative at the Cinéfondation section of the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
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2018-05-05 15:48
Dash Akol wins Best Animation at LIFF 2018
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece ‘Dash Akol’ directed by Hajar Mehrani won Best Animation award at the 15th annual London Independent Film Festival (LIFF 2018) in Britain.
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2018-05-05 13:46
‘The Servant’ wins Best Animation at US ‘River Bend’ Filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Iranian animated short ‘The Servant’ directed by Farnoush Abedi has won Best Animation Film Award at 2018 River Bend Film Festival in Indiana, US.
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2018-05-05 10:45
‘Kupal’ goes to Mexico’s Cine Pobre Filmfest.
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie will be screened in the main competition section of the 16th Cine Pobre Film Festival in Mexico.
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2018-05-01 16:33
‘Under the Smoky Roof’ nominated in 5 categories at NICE
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Under the Smoky Roof’, directed by Pouran Derakhshandeh, has been nominated in five different categories at the 4th NICE International Film Festival, France.
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2018-05-01 10:20
‘No. 17 Soheila’ wins FIFOG gold award for best film
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘No. 17 Soheila’ directed by Mahmoud Ghaffari has won the top prize at 13th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland.
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2018-04-30 10:19
'Redhead' wins Best Director at Russia's Eurasia filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Iranian drama ‘Redhead’ directed by Karim Lakzadeh has won the Best Director award at the 4th Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival in Russia.
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2018-04-23 19:37
FIFF Video Library archives 500 Iranian movies
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Fajr International Film Festival’s Digital Library now has 500 archived films, chronicling the Iranian cinema over the years.
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2018-04-21 10:37
By: Khamseh, Tofighi
FIFF on 2nd day
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The second day of 2018 Fajr International Film Festival was attended by a large number of Iranian cineastes and foreign guests in the second day.
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2018-04-19 13:11
By: Marjohn Sheikhi
‘Beyond the Clouds’: A picture of humanity at its best and at its worst
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – ‘Beyond the Clouds’ by Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi raised the curtain at 36th Fajr International Film Festival on April 18. An India-set melodrama, Majidi’s flick paints a texture-rich picture of humanity at its best and its worst.
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2018-04-18 13:34
Fajr Film Market open for business
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Every year, Fajr becomes the largest trade hub for the film industry in the region and beyond, and this year is no exception.
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2018-04-17 11:36
Iranian actor wins Best Actor Award at Las Palmas Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iranian film 'No Date, No Signature' by Vahid Jalilvand, has received the Audience Award and its main actor Navid Mohammadzadeh has won the Best Actor Award at the 18th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival.
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2018-04-16 11:58
Iranian cinema shines at Beijing intl. fimlfest
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Two Iranian films of ‘Searing Summer’ by Ebrahim Irajzad’ and ‘Untaken Paths’ by Tahmineh Milani have been nominated for the Best Film Award at Beijing International Film Festival.
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2018-04-12 18:47
Fajr 2018 announces lineup for Iranian shorts
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Makers of 6 Iranian short films have defied long odds by getting their works chosen for the 2018 Fajr International Film Festival.
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2018-04-12 13:30
Reza Mirkarimi:
FIFF aims to program a rich and diverse lineup
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – On Wednesday, April 11, Director of Fajr International Film Festival Reza Mirkarimi had a presser in which he outlined the programs, goals, and aspirations of the 36th edition.
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2018-04-11 11:56
Iranian feature, short films to vie at Atlanta Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Five short films and a feature-length narrative directed and produced by Iranian cineastes are scheduled to vie at 2018 edition Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) from April 13 to 22.
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2018-04-09 14:07
FIFF36 reveals 'The 7th Hour' lineup
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – The 2018 Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF36) has announced the names of films competing in the 'The 7th Hour' section, designed for younger audience.
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2018-04-07 21:00
'The Home' to go on screen in Copenhagen
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – 'The Home' (Ev) directed and produced by by Asghar Yousefi-Nejad, will be screened in Danish capital city of Copenhagen during a festival of Iranian films at Denmark’s Film Institute.
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2018-04-07 10:07
‘Pale Blue’ to represent Iranian cinema at Taiwan’s filmfest.
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Pale Blue’ directed by Arash Lahooti is Iran’s sole representative at the 11th Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF).
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2018-04-05 16:28
Farhadi's ‘Everybody Knows' to open Cannes 2018
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The 2018 Cannes Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish-language drama 'Everybody Knows' on May 8.
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2018-04-04 13:46
‘21 Days Later’ wins Best Film at Germany’s KiKiFe
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – ‘21 Days Later’, a feature film directed by Mohammad Reza Kheradmanda, has won Best Film award at the 25th Kinder Kino Fest (KiKiFe) in Germany.
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2018-04-03 13:36
‘Alphabet’ to vie at Austria’s Festival of Nations
TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi has been accepted into the screening program of the 46th edition of Festival of Nations in Austria.
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2018-03-19 09:51
‘Forouzan’ to vie at Melbourne indie filmfest.
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Forouzan’ directed by Mirabbas Khosravinejad has made it into the main competition section of 1st Melbourne City Independent Film Awards (MCIFA) in Australia.
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2018-03-13 13:19
7th Bell at FIFF36 to open young minds to world of cinema
TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – This year’s Fajr International Film Festival has a special section for children which includes a sneak preview of a new film each day for over a week.
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2018-03-11 14:50
‘It Rains Slowly’ wins Best Film at Nepal’s Human Rights Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘It Rains Slowly’ directed by Saeed Nejati has won the Best Feature Film Award at the 6th edition of Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF).
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2018-03-10 09:11
FIFF36 to launch Cicinema, new digital encyclopedia on Iranian Cinema
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – A new digital encyclopedia on Iranian Cinema called 'Cicinema' will be launched concurrent with the start of the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF36) in April.
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2018-03-05 10:20
110 students from 50 countries in FIFF36 filmmaking workshops
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – 110 students from 50 countries have signed up to take part in several filmmaking workshops to be held on the sidelines of the festival, the workshops' director said Monday.
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2018-03-04 10:49
‘It Rains Slowly’ to be screened in BISFF
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘It Rains Slowly’ has got acceptance to be screened in the 2018 Busan International Short Film Festival in South Korea.