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“Kiarostami and His Missing Cane” to attend Int’l Documentary Festival of Ierapetra
Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian documentary “Kiarostami and His Missing Cane” directed by Mahmoudreza Sani and produced by Behrouz Neshan will be screened at the 7th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra in Greece.
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Kiarostami’s “Close-Up” among top 25 foreign films of all time
Tehran (ISNA) – “Close-Up” a documentary, mockumentary and self-fulfilling film directed by the internationally well-known late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is among the top 25 foreign films of all time and the greatest masters of the art of cinema by Far Out Magazine.
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372 applicants in "Defenders of Health" section of Resistance Int’l Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) - The Secretariat of the 16th Resistance International Film Festival reported that 37 countries apply in the "Defenders of Health" section of the festival up to now.
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3 Iranian films invited to Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – The 38th edition of Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival will screen three Iranian films.
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Iran to hold 3rd film festival in Japan
Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian Film Week and the third round of Iran's film festival in Japan is to be held from August 10-12, 2020.
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“Kiss the Fair Face of God” to be published in Pakistan
Tehran (ISNA) - The Blue Circle Literary Agency on behalf of Mostafa Mastoor transferred the right to publish the Urdu translation of the book title “Kiss the Fair Face of God” to Mehrdar Publication in Pakistan.
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Asia holds record for most entries in 16th Resistance Int'l Film festival
Tehran (ISNA) - According to the last report of the International section of the 16th Resistance Film Festival, 1260 works have been submitted from Central America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa which are participating in various sections of this festival.
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Iranian film “Weightlessness” invited to BCT film festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Weightlessness” directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi will vie at the competition section of the Benevento Cinema e Televisione (BCT) Film Festival in Italy.
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77th Venice Film Festival invites 3 Iranian films
Tehran (ISNA) - The Venice International Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the 77th edition including three films from Iran’s cinema.
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2 Iranian films to be screened at SIFF FILM PANORAMA
Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian films “Just 6.5” directed by Saeed Roustaee and “Old Men Never Die” by Reza Jamali have added to the current Iranian representatives in the 23rd Shanghai International film festival.
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3 Iranian films invited to Transilvania Int’l Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Three Iranian films will be screened at the 2020 Transilvania International Film Festival in Romania.
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"The Badger" to be released
Tehran (ISNA) - Having finished the technical and post-production process, the feature film “The Badger” written and directed by Kazem Mollaie and produced by Sina Saeidian is ready for the world premiere in the 23rd Shanghai International film festival next week.
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2 Iranian documentaries to vie at Zagreb Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian documentaries have been selected to compete at the 2020 Zagreb Film Festival in Croatia.
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Iranian film “Yalda” to go on silver screen in Germany
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi will go on silver screen at cinema theaters across Germany from August 27, 2020.
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2 Iranian films invited to Melbourne Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian films are invited to 2020 Melbourne International Film Festival, which has moved online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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2 Iranian animation films to vie at Hiroshima 2020
Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian animation films “Crab” directed by Shiva Sadegh Asadi and “Am I a Wolf?” directed by Amir Houshang Moein will vie at the competition section of the 2020 Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan.
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Smuggled Iranian antiquities to return home from Austria
Tehran (ISNA) - Ancient artefacts belonging to Iran have been handed over to the Iranian representative in Austria via legal formalities.
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“Driving Lessons” to attend 3 international film festivals
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian short film “Driving Lessons” directed by Marzieh Riahi will attend three international film festivals in August.
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Iranian animation to vie at Bratislava festival
Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian animation “This Side, Other Side” directed by Lida Fazli will vie at the competition section of the Festival Biennial of Animation Bratislava (BAB), Slovakia.
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“Yalda” wins Best Screenplay award of Sofia IFF
Tehran (ISNA) – “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness” directed by Massoud Bakhshi won the Special Mention for Best Screenplay of the 24th Sofia International Film Festival.
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UNESCO ready to continue tourism cooperation with Iran
Tehran (ISNA) - Director General of Tourism Planning and Development, Alireza Rahimi announced on Monday that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed readiness to promote and continue tourism cooperation with Iran.
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“Trucker and the Fox” to be screened at Flahertiana film festival in Russia
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary film “Trucker and Fox” directed by Arash Lahouti will be screened at the 20th International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana in Perm, Russia.
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“Jamshid Khanian”, Iran’s nominee in Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Tehran (ISNA) – The Children’s Book Council of Iran selected Jamshid Khanian as its nominee for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards.
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Asghar Farhadi casts 2 Iranian leads for “Hero”
Tehran (ISNA) - Amir Jadidi and Mohsen Tanabandeh are two male actors joining “Hero”, the new film by Iranian two- time Oscar winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 invites 3 Iranian films
Tehran (ISNA) - Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), the U.K.’s leading documentary festival, has unveiled a line-up for its 2020 edition featuring 115 films from 50 countries, including 3 Iranian films.
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“Sunless Shadows” wins 2 awards at Kraków Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – The Kraków Film Festival praised Iranian documentary “Sunless Shadows” with the award of the student jury and the Silver Horn for the director of the film on social issues.
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Palm Springs Int’l Short Festival to host 5 Iranian films
Tehran (ISNA) – Five Iranian short films will be screened at the 26th edition of Palm Springs International Short Festival in the US.
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Iranian animation to vie at Hong Kong Kids Int’l Film Festival
Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian animation “This Side, Other Side” directed by Lida Fazli will vie at the fourth edition of Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival (KIFF).
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Naghsh-e Jahan Square registered as World Heritage asset
Tehran (ISNA) - The Horizon 2020, which is a massive EU research and innovation program, has recently registered the 17th-century Naghsh-e Jahan Square in the city of Isfahan as a World Heritage asset with the goal of making world-firsts more known and lucrative.
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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.