Cinéma Vérité unveils nominees 

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, announced the nominees in its various categories on Tuesday.

Cinéma Vérité honors veteran documentarian Kamran Shirdel

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, honored documentarian Kamran Shirdel with a lifetime achievement award on Sunday.

Cinéma Vérité pays tribute to scholar Akbar Alemi

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, commemorated film scholar Akbar Alemi with a lifetime achievement award on Monday.

Documentarian Farshad Fadaian receives lifetime achievement award at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, has honored veteran documentarian Farshad Fadaian with a lifetime achievement award.

Cinéma Vérité honors Mahvash Sheikholeslami with lifetime achievement award 

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, has honored veteran documentarian Mahvash Sheikholeslami with a lifetime achievement award. 

Iran’s Cinema Vérité opens online in COVID-19 era 

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinema Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, went on stream on Saturday with a tribute paid to the celebrated filmmaker Khosro Sinai, a COVID-19 victim.

Werner Herzog calls Iran country with great tradition of wonderful films

TEHRAN – German documentarian Werner Herzog in his message to British documentary filmmaker André Singer has called Iran a country with a great tradition of wonderful films.

Cinéma Vérité picks “Froth”, “Punks” for World’s Best 

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, has selected the Russia and Qatar co-production “Froth” and Dutch documentary “Punks” to screen in its World’s Best category.

Cinéma Vérité to unfold story of Rockfield Studios

TEHRAN – “Rockfield, the Studio on the Farm”, a UK documentary by Hannah Berryman, will go on screen in the World’s Best category of the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

Cinéma Vérité to review “The Chilean Building”

TEHRAN – “The Chilean Building” by Macarena Aguilo has been selected to be screened in the Chilean Films Panorama at the 14th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival in Tehran.

“A Tunnel” from Georgia, Germany opens out into Cinéma Vérité 

TEHRAN – “A Tunnel”, a documentary co-produced by Georgia and Germany, will be screened at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival.

Pandemic postpones Iran’s Cinéma Vérité festival

TEHRAN – The pandemic in Tehran has pushed back the start of the 14th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, one week to December 15.

“Two Roads” at Cinéma Vérité to take filmgoers to world of disabled with lust for life  

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cinéma Vérité festival will screen Czech filmmaker Radovan Sibrt’s documentary “Two Roads” that explores the spirit of survival and wild lust for life against all odds.

30 documentaries to compete for Avini Awards at Cinéma Vérité 

TEHRAN – A lineup of 30 documentaries will be competing for the Avini Awards at the 14th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

“Acasa, My Home” in World’s Best of Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – Romanian filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc’s acclaimed documentary “Acasa, My Home” will be reviewed in the World’s Best section of the 14th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival.

Cinéma Vérité announces lineup of COVID-19 docs 

TEHRAN – Twenty-five films on COVID-19 will be competing in Cinéma Vérité as the organizers of the major Iranian documentary festival announced the lineup for the special category set up this year to attract attention to this disastrous disease.

World’s top filmmakers, critics to hold workshops at Cinéma Vérité 

TEHRAN – A number of top Iranian and international documentarians and critics will be holding online workshops and panel discussions during the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

Cinéma Vérité to screen Frederick Wiseman’s 2020 doc “City Hall”

TEHRAN – “City Hall”, Frederick Wiseman’s documentary that shows why government is necessary for people to successfully live together, will be screened at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

“Wintopia” to be realized at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – “Wintopia”, a documentary tracing the enigmatic footsteps of iconic Canadian documentary filmmaker Peter Wintonick through his daughter Mira’s lens, will be screened at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

Cinéma Vérité to screen “The Other One” in Chilean Panorama

TEHRAN – Francisco Bermejo’s documentary “The Other One” will go on screen in the Chilean Panorama of the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.

Cinema Vérité receives over 130 submissions on COVID19 

TEHRAN – The 14th edition of the Cinema Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films, has received over 130 submissions in the pandemic and COVID-19 category.

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.