“Careless Crime” director Shahram Mokri to discuss Iranian cinema at Venice festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Shahram Mokri, whose latest drama “Careless Crime” is an entry in the Orizzonti section of the 77th Venice Film Festival, will deliver a speech on Iranian cinema during a meeting at the event on Sunday, a public relations team of the film announced on Friday.

Cannes Classics to screen “The Chess Game of the Wind” from Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammadreza Aslani’s drama “The Chess Game of the Wind” will be screened in the Cannes Classics as the Cannes Film Festival Cannes announced on Wednesday the lineup for the program, which showcases restored classic films and documentaries.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Grand exit from cinema ignored in controversies over “Exodus” 

Faramarz Qaribian, the 78-year-old star of many memorable movies of the Iranian cinema, announced on Friday that “Exodus” is his final movie, but the surprising announcement was snubbed in the wake of controversies over the movie, which challenges the current policies of the government in the country.        

Bilateral cooperation to open up Chinese market for Iranian cinema: official 

TEHRAN – Huang Jianxin, the China Film Group Corporation’s production manager, has said that the Chinese film market will open up for Iranian cinema due to bilateral cooperation.

Chicago festival to screen “Just 6.5”, “The Role”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Saeid Rustai’s acclaimed drama “Just 6.5” and his fellow filmmaker Farnush Samadi’s short movie “The Role” will compete in the 55th Chicago International Film Festival.

By Manijeh Rezapoor

Iranian cinema straightforward in story, deep in concept: Marios Piperides

TEHRAN – Cypriot director and producer Marios Piperides says Iranian films are very simple in their stories and deep in concepts.

Iranian cinema captivates Melbourne Phoenix Film Festival

TEHRAN – The Iranian films “Mysteries of the Lake”, “The Incomplete” and “Accordion” have won awards at the Phoenix Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia, the organizers announced last week.

Iranian cinema shines at Argentine labor film festival

TEHRAN – Several movies from Iran have won awards at the Construir Cine International Labor Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the organizers have announced.

Book on Iran’s post-revolution cinema published in Istanbul

TEHRAN – “Iranian Cinema”, a study about Iran’s post-revolution cinema, has recently been published by Seyyah Publications in Istanbul, Turkey.

Iranian cinema boasts nine-month box office gross of about $48m

TEHRAN – Iranian cinema has grossed over 2 trillion rials (about $48 million) at the box office over the past nine months, the secretary of the Association of Film Distributors said on Sunday.