“Bandar Band” named best at Kolkata Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – “Bandar Band” by Manijeh Hekmat from Iran has been named best film at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Doc on children of divorce crowned best at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – “Get Filled in the Blanks”, a documentary by Atieh Zare’ Aranadi about children of divorce was selected as best film at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, the organizers announced on Wednesday.

“The American Bull” tops at Turkey’s Lion short filmfest

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Fatemeh Tusi’s “The American Bull” has been selected as best film at the 11th Lions International Short Film Competition in Turkey.

“The Badger”, “Rotation” named best at BangkokThai

TEHRAN – “The Badger” and “The Rotation” by Iranian filmmakers have won the awards for best film in two different categories of the 6th BangkokThai International Film Festival in Thailand.

“Cinema Donkey” crowned best at Spanish comedy film festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian comedy “Cinema Donkey” directed by Shahed Ahmadlu has won the Corall d’Or for best picture at the 6th Begur International Comedy Film Festival in the Costa Brava, a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain.

“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.

“Castle of Dreams” perches on Religion Today filmfest

TEHRAN – Iranian award-winning drama “Castle of Dreams” has won the award for best feature film at the 23rd Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.

“Katyusha” picked as best at Love Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian director and producer Ali Atshani’s comedy “Katyusha” has been named best film at the Love International Film Festival in Santa Monica, California in the U.S. on Saturday.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

“The Warden” named Iran’s best film of the year 

TEHRAN – Nima Javidi’s acclaimed movie “The Warden” was selected as best film during the 21st Iran Cinema Celebration at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Friday.

“6.5 for One Meter” tops at Hafez Awards

TEHRAN – “6.5 for One Meter” about the horrible image of narcotics was the big winner at the 19th edition of the Hafez Awards as it was honored in several categories including best film and best director.

Fajr ends with “A Russian Youth” as best film, criticism against U.S. sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN – “A Russian Youth”, Russian director Alexander Zolotukhin’s World War I drama won the award for best film at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival on Thursday as the director of the festival scorned Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran.

“When the Moon Was Full” named best film at 37th Fajr festival

TEHRAN – “The Night When the Moon Was Full”, a true love story produced by Mohammad-Hossein Qasemi, has won the Crystal Simorgh for best movie at the 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival.