“Sunless Shadows” honored at Brussels Millenium festival

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” by Mehrdad Oskui was honored with the Human Rights Award at the Millenium International Documentary Film Festival in Brussels, the organizers have announced.

“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.

“Sunless Shadows” wins honorable mention at ZagrebDox

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mehrdad Oskui’s documentary “Sunless Shadows” won an honorable mention at ZagrebDox, the Croatian international documentary festival, on Sunday.

ZagrebDox picks “Anticlockwise”, “Sunless Shadows”

TEHRAN – Iranian documentaries “Anticlockwise” and “Sunless Shadows” have been selected to compete in ZagrebDox, the Croatian international documentary festival.

“Sunless Shadows” named best at CinéDOC-Tbilisi

TEHRAN – Iranian-Norwegian co-production “Sunless Shadows” won the award for best documentary in the international competition of the 8th edition of CinéDOC-Tbilisi, a Georgian international documentary festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday.

Italian festival puts spotlight on Iranian cinema 

TEHRAN – A lineup of thirteen Iranian movies has been selected to go on screen in the Focus on Iran section of the 2020 Middle East Now, a film festival in the Italian city of Florence running online from October 6 to 11.

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“Sunless Shadows”, “A Horse Has More Blood Than a Human” competing in Korea DMZ festival

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” and “A Horse Has More Blood Than a Human” have joined another Iranian film “The Unseen” competing in the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea.

“Sunless Shadows” picked for screening at Open City festival

TEHRAN – Iranian documentarian Mehrdad Oskui’s acclaimed film “Sunless Shadows” will be competing in the Open City Documentary Festival, which will be held in London from September 9 to 12.

ZagrebDox to screen “Sunless Shadows”, “Anticlockwise” from Iran

TEHRAN – Two documentaries from Iran “Sunless Shadows” by Mehrdad Oskui and “Anticlockwise” by Jalal Vafai will go on screen in the 6th edition of ZagrebDox.

Melbourne festival picks two films from Iran

TEHRAN – The 2020 Melbourne International Film Festival has picked the Iranian films “Just 6.5” by Saeid Rustai, and “Sunless Shadows” by Mehrdad Oskui, the organizers have announced.

Doc Edge festival picks “Sunless Shadows”, “Copper Notes of a Dream”

TEHRAN – “Sunless Shadows” and “Copper Notes of a Dream”, two documentaries from Iran, will go on screen at the Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge Film Festival 2020, running online in Auckland, New Zealand from June 12 to July 5.

“Sunless Shadows” wins Silver Horn for filmmaker Mehrdad Oskui at Krakow festival

TEHRAN – Iranian documentarian Mehrdad Oskui has won the Silver Horn for the director of the social film “Sunless Shadows” at the 60th Krakow Film Festival in Poland.

Big Sky filmfest honors “Sunless Shadows” 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mehrdad Oskui’s acclaimed film “Sunless Shadows” has won an honorable mention at the 17th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the organizers have announced.

Geneva human rights festival picks Iranian films 

TEHRAN – The Iranian films “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness”, “Sunless Shadows” and “Coup 53” will go on screen at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Big Sky festival picks three Iranian docs 

TEHRAN – Three Iranian documentaries “Asak”, “Asho” and “Sunless Shadows” will be competing in the 17th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which will be held in the U.S. city of Missoula, Montana from February 14 to 23, the organizers have announced.

Krakow Film Festival to screen “Sunless Shadows”

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskui’s latest documentary “Sunless Shadows” will be screened at the 60th Krakow Film Festival.

IDFA honors Iranian documentary cinema with three awards 

TEHRAN – Iranian cinema was praised at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) with awards in three categories, including best director for Mehrdad Oskui, the organizers announced on Thursday.