By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Austrian composer Eric Spitzer-Marlyn lauds Iran’s Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – Eric Spitzer-Marlyn, an Austrian composer who has worked with world-renowned filmmakers such as Werner Herzog, has praised Iran for organizing Cinéma Vérité, the major documentary festival of the country.

German-U.S. doc “Ringside” named best at Cinéma Vérité festival

TEHRAN – “Ringside”, a German-U.S. documentary about boxing talents Kenny Jr. and Destyne Jr., was picked as best film in the international competition of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Monday.

Cinéma Vérité to screen eight biographical docs 

TEHRAN – A lineup of eight biographical documentaries will go on screen in the Portrait section of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Friday. 

Cinéma Vérité to screen Macedonia’s submission to 2020 Oscars

TEHRAN – The director of the 13th Cinéma Vérité festival, Mohammad Hamidi-Moqaddam, said on Tuesday that screening “Honeyland”, North Macedonia’s submission to the 2020 Oscars, will be the highlight of the documentary film festival. 

Intl. film experts to attend Cinéma Vérité market

TEHRAN – Several international film distributors and experts are scheduled to attend the market of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Monday. 

Cinéma Vérité announces international lineup 

TEHRAN – A lineup of 24 movies from 21 countries will compete in the various categories of the international competition of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Sunday. 

Cinéma Vérité unveils national lineup

TEHRAN – The 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival, announced its lineup for the national competition on Saturday.

Cinéma Vérité festival announces jury for Pitching Panel

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival, announced the jury for the Pitching Panel on Friday. 

Cinéma Vérité to screen docs from Millennium Festival 

TEHRAN – Seven documentaries previously screened at the Millennium Festival in Belgium are scheduled to be reviewed in a special program at the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival.

Docs from Balkan to screen at Iranian festival 

TEHRAN – A lineup of seven documentaries from the Balkan filmmakers is scheduled to be screened at the 13th Cinéma Vérité in Tehran during December.

European experts to hold workshops at Cinéma Vérité 

TEHRAN – Several experts from Europe will be holding workshops during the 13th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival.

Cinéma Vérité receives about 6,000 submissions from over 100 countries

TEHRAN – The 13th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international documentary film festival, has received about 6,000 submissions from over 100 countries, the Documentary and Experimental Film Center, the organizer of the festival, announced on Tuesday. 

Cinema Verite to screen “Copper Notes of a Dream”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Reza Farahmand’s documentary “Copper Notes of a Dream” will go on screen at the 13th edition of the Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international documentary film festival.

Cinema Verite to honor docs on entrepreneurship in Iran

TEHRAN – Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival of documentary films, plans to dedicate a special section to films that provide a profound insight into entrepreneurship in Iran this year, the organizers announced on Saturday.

Cinéma Vérité unveils Iranian lineup for intl. competition

TEHRAN – Cinéma Vérité has announced the Iranian lineup for the international competition of Iran’s major documentary film festival.

Cinéma Vérité publishes Werner Herzog remarks on Iran 

TEHRAN – The 12th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, has published some comments made by celebrated German filmmaker Werner Herzog about Iran in an email sent to Austrian composer Eric Spitzer-Marlyn, the organizers announced on Friday.

Cinéma Vérité unveils international lineup

TEHRAN – Twenty-six movies from 20 countries will compete in the various categories of the international competition of the 12th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Cinema Verite receives nine submissions on Arbaeen pilgrimage

TEHRAN – Cinema Verite, Iran’s major documentary film festival, has received nine films revolving around the Arbaeen pilgrimage, the organizers announced on Sunday.

Cinema Verite to review docs from German-speaking nations

TEHRAN – Cinema Verite, Iran’s major documentary film festival, plans to review films from German-speaking nations in a special program during its 12th edition, the organizers announced on Saturday.

“All Mama’s Babies” to screen at Cinema Verite

TEHRAN – “All Mama’s Babies” by Rezvan Sarmad will be screened in the national competition of the 12th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival of documentary cinema, which is scheduled to be held in December.

Filmmaker calls his doc on Hoveyda unbiased 

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Shoqi has said that his documentary “Hoveyda” about Amir Abbas Hoveyda, prime minister of Iran under Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, is unbiased and without any prejudice.

Doc on Plasco tragedy premieres at Cinema Verite

TEHRAN – A documentary that chronicles the tragic collapse of Tehran’s Plasco Building following an inferno premiered at the 11th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international documentary film festival, on Monday.

Cinema Verite, Iran’s major event for docs, to open today 

TEHRAN – The 11th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, will open today at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex, screening a total of 48 Iranian and foreign documentaries in different sections on its first day.

Iran’s Cinema Verite announces international jury 

TEHRAN – Two panels with a total of six jurors from Italy, France, South Africa, Thailand and Iran will be judging the documentaries in the international completion at the 11th Cinema Verite, the major Iranian international festival documentary cinema that opens tomorrow, the organizers announced on Friday.

By Manijeh Rezapoor

Iran seeks to increase share of world film market: DEFC director

TEHRAN -- Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) director Mohammad–Mehdi Tabatabainejad has said that Iran is seeking to increase its share of the world film market by plans to collaborate in productions with other countries.

More execs from intl. events to attend Iran’s Cinema Verite

TEHRAN – The organizers of Iran’s Cinema Verite have invited two more executives of international events to attend the 11th edition of the documentary film festival.

Encounters festival director Darryl Els joins Cinema Verite jury

TEHRAN – Darryl Els, the director of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, has been selected for the jury of the international competition at Iran’s Cinema Verite festival, the organizers announced on Saturday.

Iran’s Cinema Verite to review Danish documentaries

TEHRAN – The 11th edition of the Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, will review Danish documentary cinema by screening films from the country, the organizers announced on Sunday.

Cinema Verite unveils international lineup

TEHRAN – Twenty-six movies from 19 countries will compete in the various categories of the international competition of the 11th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, the organizers announced on Saturday.

Cinema Verite to review films from Cinéma du Réel 

TEHRAN – Five documentaries selected from the films screened at Cinéma du Réel, the French international documentary film festival, will be reviewed during the 11th edition of the Cinema Verite festival in Tehran in December.