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

By Siavash Sufinejad

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.

Where Is Friend Kiarostami?: Pompidou Center, MK2 Films to review oeuvre of Kiarostami

TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris and the French company MK2 Films have teamed up to exhibit an oeuvre of Abbas Kiarostami, the world-renowned Iranian artist who was an old hand in numerous art media, in a program named “Where Is Friend Kiarostami?”

Hong Kong festival picks films by Abbas Kiarostami, Nader Saeivar

TEHRAN – The 44th edition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival has announced its lineup with three films by Abbas Kiarostami and one by his fellow Iranian filmmaker Nader Saeivar.

Book on Abbas Kiarostami removed from stores over his son’s lawsuit

TEHRAN – A Tehran court has ordered all copies of a book containing a collection of renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s private letters to his former wife to be removed from bookstores over his son Ahmad’s lawsuit against the publisher.

Netflix pens deal with MK2 to screen Abbas Kiarostami films

TEHRAN – Netflix has penned a new deal with France’s MK2 Films to screen a number of remastered versions of films by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. 

Documentaries on Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy released 

TEHRAN – Documentarian Hamideh Sharifrad has released three of her documentaries about Abbas Kiarostami’s The Koker Trilogy on Hashure, an Iranian platform providing the video on demand (VOD) service for documentary films.

India’s Alliance to acquire Abbas Kiarostami’s film collection 

TEHRAN -- India’s Alliance Media & Entertainment plans to acquire a collection of works by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami from France’s MK2 Films for distribution in the country.