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“Yalda” to vie at competition section of PIPFF
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi will vie at the International Feature Competition section of the PyeongChang International Peace Film Festival.
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Fajr International Film Festival postponed to 2021
Tehran (ISNA) – The Fajr International Film Festival has been postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Iranian film “Yalda” to go on silver screen in Czech Republic
Tehran (ISNA) - “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi will go on silver screen at 50 cinema theaters in the Czech Republic.
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Visions du Reel Festival’s special mention given to Iranian doc
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary “The Silhouettes” directed by Afsaneh Salari received the jury’s special mention of the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Switzerland.
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American magazine recommends visiting Iran’s Pink Mosque
Tehran (ISNA) - Condé Nast, a global mass media company put Iran’s Nasir al-Mulk Mosque known as "The Pink Mosque" on its sacred sites around the world list.
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Munich Int’l Documentary Film Festival to host 3 Iranian films
Tehran (ISNA) – Three Iranian films will be screened at the 35th edition of Munich International Documentary Film Festival, Germany.
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The world against Iran’s sanctions
Tehran (ISNA) – Following the coronavirus epidemic in Iran, US sanctions have led to more Iranians have died from coronavirus. To this end, Iranian people through new means of communication and "public diplomacy" are urging people from around the world to join in an international unity to lift US’ inhumane sanctions against Iranians.
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Coronavirus delays 38th Fajr Intl. Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – 38th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) was delayed by June over coronavirus breakout.
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French festival to focus on Iran’s cinema
Tehran (ISNA) – The 15th Middle East and North Africa Film Festival will dedicate a special program to Iran’s cinema.
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Iran attends 25th Muscat book fair
Tehran (ISNA) – 25th Muscat book fair was opened with the participation of Iran.
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Iranian films to be screened at EFM
Tehran (ISNA) - European Film Market, held along with 70th Berlin International Film Festival, will host a number of Iranian films.
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Iran; a country with natural, historical, otherworldly attractions
Tehran (ISNA) - Iran is a basket of flavors, colors and traditions. Lose yourself in the country’s many natural, historical and otherworldly attractions.
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“Track 143” screened in Pakistan
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian feature film “Track 143” directed by Narges Abyar was screened in Urdu in the Karachi arts center, Pakistan.
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“Driving Lessons” invited to North Texas Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – “Driving Lessons” by Iranian filmmaker Marzieh Riahi was invited to North Texas Film Festival.
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Jeju Island: rocks, wind, Haenyo
Tehran (ISNA) - Jeju-do, Korea’s largest island, has long been the country’s favorite domestic holiday destination thanks to its beautiful beaches, lush countryside, and seaside hotels designed for rest and relaxation. Also thanks to caves, museums, markets and amazing food, the island is full of tourists.
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Sundance Festival awards Grand Jury Prize to “Yalda”
Tehran (ISNA) - The 2020 Sundance Film Festival awarded its Grand Jury Award to “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi.
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Iranian films to go on screen at Vesoul festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Eight Iranian films will go on screen at the various sections of the 26th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France.
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7 Iranian films to be screened at Göteborg Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – The 43rd edition of Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden will host seven Iranian films in different sections.
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Iran’s Tourism Minister invites tourists to visit Iran
Tehran (ISNA) - The minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali Asghar Mounesan issued a statement telling that Iran, a completely secure country, is now ready to welcome all the tourists from around the world and they are invited to experience a unique journey to the land of history and civilization, especially during the spring.
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Iranian visual arts expo opens in Kuwait
Tehran (ISNA) - Visual Arts Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kuwait inaugurated on Wednesday at the Kuwait Museum of Contemporary Art .
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Big Sky Documentary Film Festival to host 3 Iranian films
Tehran (ISNA) – Three Iranian documentary films will be screened at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
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Kayhan Kalhor wins globalFEST Artist Award
Tehran (ISNA) - Celebrated Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor won the Artist Award of the globalFEST, North America’s most important world music industry event, which was held in New York last week.
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3 Iranian films to be screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
Tehran (ISNA) – The list of participating films in 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam is announced and Iran has three films in the list.
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“Yalda” to be screened in France, Germany
Tehran (ISNA) - “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi is due to be screened in Germany since April, 2020.
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Dhaka Intl. Film Festival to host Iran’s cinema
Tehran (ISNA) – The 18th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh will host a diverse range of Iranian films in different categories.
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Yalda in Khorasan
Tehran (ISNA) - Ancient Persians believed that happiness is important, and life is based on happiness, but sadness is as a demonic act, so God doesn’t like it. According to this, people were gathered together in different ceremonies and trying to make others happy. Yalda Night is one of the examples of these ceremonies.
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“The Last Fiction” qualified for 92nd Academy Awards Best Picture
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian animated film “The Last Fiction” directed by Ashkan Rahgozar has been introduced as one of the 344 qualified films to vie at the Best Picture category of the 92nd Academy Awards.
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Iran’s “Trauma” to vie at Salto Horror and Fantasy Film Fest
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian short film “Trauma” directed by Hesam Dehghani will be screened at the 5th edition of Salto International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival.
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13th Cinema Vérité wraps up in Tehran
Tehran (ISNA) - 13th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité wrapped up on Monday in Tehran in presence of the festival director, Mohammad Hamidi Moghadam, Cinema Head of Iran, Hosein Montazeri, jury members and docmakers from Iran and the world whose films competed in different sections of the event.
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Islamic Resistance against U.S imperialism at Cinema Vérité in Iran
Tehran (ISNA) - The US has tried to create Iran-phobia in the world during the last decades; however, its plot failed given fact that there is still collaboration and interaction between Iran, the Middle East and the West.