Iranian Films

Iranian actor Saeed Rad passes away at 79

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian veteran actor, Saeed Rad died on Monday at the age of 79.

Iranian film Oldboy wins award at Irish festival

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian movie 'Oldboy' won the best foreign film award from the 36th Galway Film Festival in Ireland.

Iranian film Shepherd to be screened in Sehsüchte filmfest

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian film Shepherd directed by Mehrshad Ranjbar will be screened at the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival in Germany later in April.

Iranian film 'Sea Boys' screened at India film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Directed by Afshin Hashemi, the Iranian film 'Sea Boys' was screened at International Children’s Film Festival of Kerala (ICFFK-2023) in India.

'Feather' to go on screen at Portugal film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Directed by Sadegh Javadi, the Iranian animation 'Feather' will go on screen at the 47th International Animated Film Festival of Espinho in Portugal.

'No Prior Appointment' to go on screen at Italy film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Directed by Behrouz Shoaybi, the Iranian movie 'No Prior Appointment' will go on screen at Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.

The Sea nominated for best low-budget film at Wales festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Directed and Written by Sahra Ramezanian, the Iranian short film 'The Sea' was nominated for best low-budget movie at the 7th edition of Wales International Film Festival 2023.

'Between the Cliffs' to go on screen in India

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Written and Directed by Mokhtar Abdollahi, the Iranian movie 'Between the Cliffs' will go on screen at International Children's Film Festival Of Kerala (ICFFK) in India.

'Between the Cliffs' to go on screen in South Korea

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Directed by Mokhtar Abdollahi, the Iranian movie 'Between the Cliffs' will go on screen at the Seoul International Children's Film Festival (SICFF).

5 Iranian films to go on screen at Shanghai FilmFest.

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Five Iranian films namely 'The Annoyed', 'Cause Of Death: Unknown', '1.5 Horsepower', 'Dolphin Boy' and 'The Passion Of Mahmoud' will be screened at different sections of the 25th Shanghai Film Festival in China.

'Cocoon' to go on screen at Italian film festival

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – In its first international appearance, the Iranian short film 'Cocoon' will go on screen at Italy's 40th Asolo Art Film Festival.

'Lady of the City' wins at Australia film festival

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Iranian movie “Lady of the City” has won the best film award in Australia's 7th Women Media Arts and Film Festival (WMAFF).

Iranian actor Amin Tarokh passes away at 69

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Renowned Iranian actor Amin Tarokh passed away in Tehran on Saturday at the age of 69.

Iranian actor 'Farrokhnezhad' awarded at Amsterdam Septimius

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Iranian actor Hamid Farrokhnezhad won the prize of best actor in the Asian sector of Septimius awards for the film "Major".

Culture Minister:

Local crew involved in making 'Holy Spider' to be punished

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iran Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili has said that the possible domestic elements who have backed the creation of the controversial movie "Holy Spider" will be punished.

'Zalava' to compete at two US film festivals

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Directed by Arsalan Amiri, the Iranian film 'Zalava' is set to be screened at two international film festivals in the United States.

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.

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.

Iranian documentary to vie at Latvia 2022 RPFF filmfest

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian documentary film "Peace Blood" directed by Hamidreza Maghsoudi and produced by Ata Panahi will compete in Riga Pasaules Film Festival 2022 in Latvia.

Iranian short film to be screened at US Cinequest Film Fest.

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Directed by Abbas Ghazali, the Iranian short film "Smile of the Mask" is scheduled to be screened at the US Cinequest Film Festival.

“The Apple Day” to vie at Berlin Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian film “The Apple Day” directed by Mahmoud Ghaffari has entered the 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival.

Iranian film enters Chicago children film festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian short film "300 Per Night" directed by Mohsen Najafi Mehri will compete in the 38th edition of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

Iranian film 'Ballad of a White Cow' awarded in Austria

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Ballad of a White Cow' directed by Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha has been awarded in the Austrian "Der Neue Heimfilm".

"The Ocean Behind the Window" to vie in Russian festival

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian film “The Ocean Behind the Window” will be screened in the Russian "Zero Plus" children's film festival.