Academy Museum of Motion Pictures screens Kiarostami’s “Where Is the Friend's House?”

TEHRAN-The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, screened Abbas Kiarostami’s 1987 movie “Where Is the Friend's House?” on Saturday as a part of its Family Matinees program.

1st Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film Festival calls for entries

TEHRAN-The 1st Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film Festival, a platform dedicated to honoring the role and impact of Kiarostami in the history of cinema, has called for entries.

TMoCA cinematheque to show Kiarostami’s “Taste of Cherry”

TEHRAN-The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will screen the 1997 Iranian minimalist drama film “Taste of Cherry” written, directed, and produced by Abbas Kiarostami on Sunday.

Tehran museum to screen restored version of Kiarostami’s “Through the Olive Trees”

TEHRAN-The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is set to screen a restored version of the renowned Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s film “Through the Olive Trees”.

TMoCA cinematheque to screen Kiarostami’s documentary “First Graders”

TEHRAN-The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) in Tehran will show “First Graders,” a documentary made by the renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami on Sunday.

11th Iranian Film Festival Australia to be held in six cities

TEHRAN-The 11th Iranian Film Festival Australia (IFFA) will commence on November 16 in Sydney and will continue for about a month in five other cities.

28th Busan International Film Festival to show Iranian movies

Exploring life of Kiarostami, Dowlatabadi on silver screen

TEHRAN-Three Iranian movies will be shown at the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) slated for October 4 to 13 in South Korea.

Tehran center to screen restored version of “Where Is the Friend’s Home?”

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Sahne-ye Abi cultural center plans to screen a restored version of the world-renowned Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s 1987 drama “Where Is the Friend’s Home?” on Thursday. 

Brazil’s Cineteatro pays tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, Carlos Saura

TEHRAN – Cineteatro Sao Luiz in Brazil is paying tribute to Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and Spanish director Carlos Saura in a program entitled “Cinema Profile - Kiarostami and Saura”.

Tehran museum to review Abbas Kiarostami’s “Homework”

TEHRAN – “Homework”, world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s 1989 narrative documentary film, will be reviewed at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday.

5 Intl. Photo Award establishes prize named after Abbas Kiarostami   

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 5 International Photo Award have launched a prize named after the world-renowned Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami.

Children’s books by Abbas Kiarostami, Ahmadreza Ahmadi published in Japan 

TEHRAN – Children’s books “I’ve Got Something to Say that Only You Children Would Believe” and “The Colors” by the Iranian writers Abbas Kiarostami and Ahmadreza Ahmadi have been published in Japanese in Tokyo.

Winners of 5 International Photo Award announced with tribute to Abbas Kiarostami 

TEHRAN – Winners of the 3rd edition of the 5 International Photo Award were announced Wednesday evening with a tribute to world-renowned Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami.

“Tonight’s Homework” brings Kiarostami back to life at Ljubljana festival 

TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was remembered at the Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival in Slovenia last Wednesday by screening the Iranian documentary “Tonight’s Homework”.

Ten Iranian classics picked for review at Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN – Ten films from renowned Iranian directors, including Abbas Kiarostami, will be reviewed at the 40th Fajr Film Festival as the organizers announced the lineup for the Classics Preserved section on Saturday.

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Abbas Kiarostami celebrated in a multimedia event at the Italian Embassy in Tehran

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TEHRAN- The Italian Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, has hosted today a tribute to Abbas Kiarostami with a special photo exhibit, classical music performance and the screening of two video documentaries featuring the places which have served as inspiration for Kiarostami.

Sydney festival to review films by Abbas Kiarostami 

TEHRAN – The Sydney Film Festival will hold a retrospective of renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Abbas Kiarostami films under spotlight at Moscow Garage Screen

TEHRAN – Garage Screen, a major film center in Moscow that focuses on new cinema and the history of films in dialogue with contemporary art and culture, is holding a retrospective of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.

Asian Film Archive to hold retrospective of filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

TEHRAN – The Asian Film Archive, a non-governmental center in Singapore that preserves the film heritage of Asian cinema, plans to hold a retrospective of the world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami

TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.