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.

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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.

“Avantage” wins three awards at 10th Cinema Verite

TEHRAN – Filmmaker Saeid Kart has received three awards including the best director award for his “Avantage” in the national competition section of the 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema.

Austrian specialist in “Memories for All Seasons” to visit Iran 

TEHRAN – Professor Dr. Gerhard Freilinger, who has appeared in Mostafa Razzaq-Karimi’s “Memories for All Seasons”, will be visiting Iran.

World film reps attend Cinema Verite market 

TEHRAN – Film distributors and executives of several international festivals of documentary cinema have attended the meetings held at the market of the 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema. 

Cinema Verite kicks off at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex

TEHRAN -- The 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, opened at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex on Sunday.

Cinema Verite announces juries 

TEHRAN -- The 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, announced juries for various sections on Wednesday.

World film elites to attend Cinema Verite market   

TEHRAN – Film distributors and executives of several international festivals of documentary cinema are scheduled to attend the market of the 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, which will open in Tehran next week.

“To Make a Comedy Is No Fun” at Cinema Verite

TEHRAN – Swiss filmmaker Robert Kolinsky’s 2016 film “To Make a Comedy Is No Fun” is scheduled to be screened at the 10th Cinema Verite, which is Iran’s most important international festival for documentary films.

Cinema Verite announces intl. competition lineup 

TEHRAN – The 10th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival for documentary cinema, announced the lineups for various categories of the international competition on Monday.

Cinema Verite to screen “Plus Minus or Fly Trips to the East”  

TEHRAN – The 10th Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, will screen Polish documentarian Bogdan Dziworski’s “Plus Minus or Fly Trips to the East”.

Cinema Verite to review Italian documentary cinema 

TEHRAN -- The organizers of the 10th edition of Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, has dedicated its review section to Italian documentary cinema. 

Iran’s Cinema Verite to host Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi

TEHRAN – The world-renowned Italian documentarian Gianfranco Rosi has been invited to attend the 10th edition of Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, which will be held in Tehran from December 4 to 11.

Iran’s Cinema Verite to screen docs from CPH: DOX

TEHRAN – A selection of documentaries screened at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival – CPH: DOX is scheduled to be screened in the Mirror of a Festival section at Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films.