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2022-05-21 18:55
Doc depicts Austrian architect Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary, Experimental and Animation Film Center (DEAFC) has produced a documentary that chronicles the trips Austrian architect Hans Hollein made to Iran in the 1970s.
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2022-04-18 18:28
Doc spotlights Islamic philosopher Mohammadreza Hakimi’s life story
TEHRAN – Filmmaker Mahmud Asadi has put top Islamic philosopher Mohammadreza Hakimi under the microscope in a documentary, the Documentary, Experimental and Animation Film Center (DEAFC) said on Monday.
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2022-04-13 18:30
Bahman Kiarostami makes doc on Iran’s modern art pioneer Monir Farmanfarmaian
TEHRAN – Bahman Kiarostami has completed his latest documentary on Iran’s modern art pioneer Monir Farmanfarmaian who was famous for her mirror mosaics and geometric drawings.
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2022-01-16 18:15
40th Fajr festival announces lineups of shorts, docs
TEHRAN – The 40th edition of the Fajr Film Festival announced on Sunday the lineups for the documentary and short film competitions.
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2022-01-14 18:27
Doc featuring Ali Rafiei’s expertise in building “The House of Bernarda Alba” premieres
TEHRAN – A documentary featuring director Ali Rafiei’s skills in staging Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” premiered on Wednesday evening at the Iranian Artists Forum.
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2021-12-31 18:13
110 Iranian theaters to offer free admission to documentary on General Soleimani
TEHRAN – 110 Iranian theaters will offer free tickets for all on Monday to watch a documentary about Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani.
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2021-11-30 18:31
Doc on how Gen. Soleimani broke ISIS’ Amerli siege produced
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hamed Hadian has made a documentary portraying how General Qassem Soleimani, the martyred Quds Force chief, led the massive operation to break the 89-day siege of the northern Iraqi town of Amerli by the ISIS terrorists.
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2021-11-19 17:16
Documentary to shed light on Rey caravanserais
TEHRAN – The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Directorate of the city of Rey, southern Tehran, plans to produce a documentary on the city’s caravanserais, Rey’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-08-31 18:44
“Kabul House” built to bridge cultural gap between Iranians, Afghans
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Masud Kargar who directed the documentary “Kabul House” about an Afghan restaurant in Tehran has said that his film aims to bridge the cultural gap between Iranian and Afghan people.
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2021-07-27 18:23
Doc sheds light on devices Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani invented 500 years ago
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Farhad Bordbar has recently completed a documentary that studies the life of the prolific Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani and the devices he invented during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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2021-07-04 18:25
Doc “Wot Bassey” delves into customs of Kazakhs in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mahsa Taheri has directed a documentary entitled “Wot Bassey” (“Patriarch”) that spotlights the customs of the people of Kazakh origin living in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan.
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2021-06-18 18:35
Doc “Qasr-e Qand” features operation that led to death of Ansar al-Furqan’s leader
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Eslamzadeh has directed a documentary named “Qasr-e Qand” that features how Jalil Qanbarzehi, the leader of the terrorist militia group Ansar al-Furqan, was killed by Iranian forces in an intelligence-military operation.
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2021-06-14 18:56
Doc to portray Constitutional Revolution figure Ali Monsieur
TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) is producing e a documentary, which will chronicle the political life of Ali Monsieur, a key figure in the Constitutional Revolution.
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2021-05-18 18:56
Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.
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2021-05-17 18:34
Doc portraying volunteer doctors in Iran’s deprived area produced
TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed.
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2021-05-14 18:25
“That Day” chronicles Gen. Soleimani’s meeting with “The 23” crew
TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization has recently produced a documentary named “That Day” that gives images of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s meeting with the crew of the 2018 war drama “The 23”.
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2021-05-01 19:08
“Hope to See You Again” recounts memories of literati’s meetings with Leader
TEHRAN – A documentary titled “Hope to See You Again” has recently been made about literati’s memories of their annual meeting with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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2021-04-21 18:20
Documentary on vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian produced
TEHRAN-Iranian filmmaker Keyvan Mehregan has made a documentary on legendary vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian, who passed away last October at 80, years after suffering from kidney cancer.
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2021-04-07 17:19
“Definitive Talk” documentary to be broadcast
TEHRAN-Produced by Khamenei.ir which is the official website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “Definitive Talk” documentary is a first of its kind featuring uncompromising interviews with several notable political figures, namely Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the Leader’s advisor Ali Akbar Velayati.
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2021-04-04 19:37
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.
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2021-03-01 18:27
Owj makes doc about top anti-secular cleric Ayatollah Nureddin Hosseini
TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization has recently produced a documentary that chronicles the political and religious life of Ayatollah Seyyed Nureddin Hosseini al-Hashemi, a top anti-secular clerics who lived from 1896 to 1957.
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2021-02-21 18:58
Doc depicts Iranian environmentalist’s attempts to save Caspian seal from extinction
TEHRAN – Iran’s Experimental and Documentary Film Center (EDFC) is producing a documentary depicting Iranian veterinarian and environmental activist Amir Shirazi’s attempts to save the Caspian seal from extinction.
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2021-01-11 18:18
Doc “The Fourteenth Province” studies separation of Bahrain from Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Karimian has made a documentary named “The Fourteenth Province”, which studies the separation of Bahrain from Iran in 1971.
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2020-12-21 18:45
“Coup 53” most popular doc at Cinéma Vérité
TEHRAN – “Coup 53” by Taqi Amirani took first place on the list of the 15 most popular documentaries selected by polls taken during the 14th Cinéma Vérité, the organizers of the major Iranian documentary film festival announced on Monday.
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2020-12-16 18:39
“Mohsen, the Japanese” chronicles life of Afghan volunteer fighter in Iran-Iraq war
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Vahid Faraji has made a documentary named “Mohsen, the Japanese”, which chronicles the life story of Mohsen Mirzai, an Afghan migrant who joined Iranian forces as a volunteer during the 1980s to fight against Iraq.
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2020-12-15 19:07
Farmers sign poster for doc “On Soil” to warn about soil erosion
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Khanjahani has taken a poster for his latest documentary “On Soil” to farms around the country to be signed by farmers in order to draw officials’ attention to the problem of soil erosion.
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2020-11-16 18:29
Doc reveals Quds Force role in breaking ISIS siege of Amerli
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Documentary House in Tehran has recently produced a film that underlines the key role Iran’s Quds Force played in breaking the 89-day siege of the northern Iraqi town of Amerli by the ISIS terrorists.
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2020-10-12 18:31
Doc depicts charisma of Imam Khomeini among Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein
TEHRAN – A documentary newly made at the Islamic Revolution Documentary House illustrates the charisma of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, among Iraqi soldiers and officers during the 1980s when the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched a war against Iran.
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2020-09-06 18:42
Doc chronicles life of Elham Sadat Asghari, one-hand swim Guinness record holder
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Tahura Abolqasemi is making a documentary about 37-year-old swimmer Elham Sadat Asghari, who holds the Guinness World Record title for the farthest one-hand swimming.
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2020-08-27 02:09
Travelogues: tapping into the past hearing Muharram rituals from Europeans visiting Persia
TEHRAN – Travelogues, inscribed by European travelers to Persia (Iran) over the past centuries, is a good source to hear about Muharram mourning ceremonies from the point of view of Westerners, experts say.
