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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.

MK2 Films to release Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy in France

TEHRAN – The Paris-based distributor MK2 Films will release Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s The Koker Trilogy on April 7, Nasrin Mirshab, the director of the DreamLab Films, the France-based international distributor of the film, has announced.

“Sohanak” represents “Taste of Cherry” at Image of the Year Celebration 

TEHRAN -- The 17th edition of the Image of the Year Celebration was inaugurated on Friday at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) with a screening of “Sohanak”, a film that depicts Abbas Kiarostami playing the role of the leading character of his movie “Taste of Cherry” on a pilot project.

Paris gallery to host photo exhibit in memory of Abbas Kiarostami

TEHRAN – The Gallery 21 in Paris will host an exhibition of photos on November 18 in memory of legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. 

Paintings by Abbas Kiarostami to go on display at Tehran gallery

TEHRAN – A collection of rarely-seen paintings by legendary filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami will put on view in an exhibition at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery, which will open on November 8.

“Kiarostami and His Missing Cane” named best doc at Salto festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mahmudreza Sani’s film “Kiarostami and His Missing Cane” about the world-renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has won the award for best documentary feature at the 4th Salto Independent Film Festival in Uruguay.

Kiarostami’s last intl. award donated to Film Museum of Iran

TEHRAN – Legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s last international award was donated by his son, Bahman, to the Film Museum of Iran on Friday, which marked the third anniversary of his death, the museum announced. 

Kiarostami foundation restores movies for worldwide screenings

TEHRAN – The Abbas Kiarostami Foundation announced on Wednesday that it has completed the restoration of a large lineup of his films for screening worldwide. 

“Travel to the Morning” to commemorate Abbas Kiarostami at Tehran gallery

TEHRAN – Tehran’s E1 Gallery will organize an exhibition entitled “Travel to the Morning” in memory of legendary artist Abbas Kiarostami.

Iranian theaters to celebrate Abbas Kiarostami’s birthday

TEHRAN – All the theaters across the country will pay tribute to filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami on June 22, concurrent with the late director’s birthday.

Doc on life of Abbas Kiarostami to go on screen in Tehran 

TEHRAN – “Along with Wind”, a documentary about the life of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and his artistic career, will go on screen on June 22, concurrent with the late director’s birthday.

Roshd festival to review Kiarostami films

TEHRAN – A lineup of 7 films directed by Abbas Kiarostami, promoting educational topics for children, will go on screen at the 48th Roshd International Film Festival.

IIDCYA screens films by pioneers of children’s cinema 

TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has launched a program during which a lineup of films by pioneers of Iranian children’s cinema, including Abbas Kiarostami and Nureddin Zarrinkelk, will be screened.