“Balora”, “Kal Fatemeh” honored at Apricot Tree Ujan doc festival

TEHRAN – Iranian films “Balora” and “Kal Fatemeh” have won prizes at the Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival, the organizers announced on Monday in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Lisbon horror film festival to screen “The Night”, “Eaten”

TEHRAN – The 15th edition of the MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival will screen “The Night” and “Eaten” from Iranian filmmakers.

Poland New Horizons festival to screen movies from Iran

TEHRAN – Three Iranian films will be screened in various categories of the New Horizons International Film Festival, which will be held from August 12 to 29 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival picks movies from Iran

TEHRAN – Four movies are competing in the 16th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, which opened in the South Korean city on Monday.

Locarno film festival picks “Mask”, “Here My Village” from Iran

TEHRAN – “Mask” and “Here My Village” from Iranian filmmakers will be competing in various sections of the 74th Locarno Film Festival, which will take place in Switzerland from August 4 to 14.

Regina festival to screen movies from Iran 

TEHRAN – Four Iranian films will be competing in the Regina International Film Festival and Awards in Canada.

Films from Iran to compete in Palm Springs festival

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Spotted Yellow” and “Daily Massacre in Tehran” will be competing in the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films.

Switzerland Bildrausch festival to screen movies from Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian films “Careless Crime”, “The Wasteland” and “The Deer” will be screened at the 10th Bildrausch Film Festival in Switzerland.

Iranian films win awards at Brazil Tiete festival

TEHRAN – Several films by Iranian directors won awards in various categories at the Tietê Internacional Film Awards (TIFA) in Brazil as the organizers announced the winners on Sunday.

Iranian films scoop awards at Mena Film Festival

TEHRAN - The 4th edition of the Mena International Film Festival, The Hague concluded in the Netherlands on Sunday with two Iranian films winning three main awards in the competition. 

312 Iranian films submitted to Fajr Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN- A total of 312 productions have been submitted to the 38th annual Fajr International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held from May 21 to June 2 in Tehran, with Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpur as the director.

Documentary to unravel fascinating secrets of Iron Age site in western Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Keyvan Tabatabaei-Samimi has made a documentary on Ganj Dareh, which was once an Iron Age settlement in western Iran. The site is also one of the cradles of agriculture and livestock domestication in West Asia.

Imagineindia festival picks four movies from Iran 

TEHRAN – Four movies by Iranian filmmakers have so far been selected to be screened at the 20th Imagineindia International Film Festival in Madrid.

Vancouver film festival to screen “Doll”, “Song Sparrow” from Iran 

TEHRAN – The short movies “Doll” and “Song Sparrow” from Iranian filmmakers have been selected to be screened at the 16th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFF), which will open in the Canadian city on March 4.

Chennai festival to screen 11 Iranian films 

TEHRAN – A lineup of 11 Iranian films will be screened at the 18th edition of the Chennai International Film Festival running in the Indian city from February 18 to 25.

Movies from Iran line up for Malaysian festival 

TEHRAN – A lineup of four Iranian films will be competing in the 4th Malaysia International Film Festival.

Turkey’s Amity filmfest honors Iran’s “Where We Come From”, “The Red Fire”

TEHRAN – Iranian films “The Red Fire” and “Where We Come From” have won awards at the 3rd International Amity Short Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Movies from Iran line up for Dhaka Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – A lineup of 35 Iranian films will be screened at the 19th Dhaka International Film Festival in January 2021.

Iranian films competing in Norwegian festival

TEHRAN – Movies by Iranian directors are competing in the 30th Films from the South Festival (FFSF), which currently underway in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Indonesian festival to screen seven films from Iran

TEHRAN – The 15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival has picked seven movies by Iranian filmmakers to be screened in the various categories of the event, which will open today in Jogja on the Indonesian island of Java.

Hungary’s Faludi festival picks Iranian films 

TEHRAN – A lineup of 12 films have been selected to go on screen at the Faludi International Non-Professional Film Festival and Photo Competition running in the Hungarian capital from November 18 to 21.

Iranian films to flicker at Tallinn Black Nights

TEHRAN – Four Iranian movies will be competing in the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, which will take place in the Estonian capital from November 13 to 29.

“Sunless Shadows” named best in Italian festival’s competition for Iranian films

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” directed by Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskui was named best in a special section dedicated to Iranian cinema at Middle East Now, a film festival in the Italian city of Florence, on Sunday.

Sao Paulo festival picks films from Iran

TEHRAN – A lineup of five Iranian films have been selected to go on screen at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival that will be held online in the Brazilian city from October 22 to November 4, the organizers have announced.

Films from Iran line up for Barcelona Asian Film Festival

TEHRAN – Twelve movies from Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the various sections of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona.

Iranian films to compete in Warsaw festival

TEHRAN – Four movies by Iranian filmmakers will be competing in various sections of the 12th Warsaw Film Festival, which will take place in the Polish capital from October 9 to 18.

Iranian films line up for Visions du Réel

TEHRAN – A lineup of four Iranian films will be screened in the various sections of the Visions du Réel, an international film festival in Nyon, Switzerland. 

Istanbul to host Iranian film days

TEHRAN – A lineup of nine Iranian movies will be reviewed during a special program named “Iranian Film Days” at the Beyoglu Academy in Istanbul.

Iranian films line up for Manchester Kinofilm Festival

TEHRAN – The Kinofilm Festival – Manchester international short film and animation festival will screen 20 movies by Iranian filmmakers in various categories of its 16th edition, which will be held in 2020, the organizers have announced.