Kiarostami and His Missing Cane wins best doc award at Salto

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian documentary “Kiarostami and His Missing Cane”, which is about the world-renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has won the best feature-length documentary award at the 4th Salto Independent Film Festival in Uruguay.

“Double” to attend Female Eye Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian short film “Double” directed by Ronak Jafari will attend the 17th edition of Female Eye Film Festival in Canada.

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Austria wouldn’t sanction Iran’s tourism

Tehran (ISNA) – Austrian ambassador to Tehran stressed Austria airline neither cease nor limit its flights to Iran and sanctions and threats wouldn’t affect Austrian visitors to Iran.

“The Clown” wins Special Jury Award at Warsaw Int. film festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “The Clown” directed by Homayoun Ghanizadeh received Special Jury Award in the 35th edition of Warsaw International Film Festival.

2019 Stockholm Achievement Award presented to Payman Maadi

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian actor, Payman Maadi is awarded with the 2019 Stockholm Achievement Award.

Fault Line wins Best Short Film Award at BFI London Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian short film “Fault Line” (Gosal) directed by Soheil Amirsharifi won the Best Short Film Award at the 63rd section of BFI London Film Festival.

Sharjah Int. Children’s Film Festival to host 4 Iranian films

Tehran (ISNA) – Four Iranian films will be screened at the 7th edition of Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF) in the United Arab Emirates.

Iranian actress joins Tokyo Filmex jury

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian actress Behnaz Jafari was chosen as a jury member of Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival.

Shahed Ahmadlou nominated in Busan Film Fest.

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Cinema Donkey” directed by Shahed Ahmadlou was chosen as one of the eight nominees from “A Window on Asian Cinema” section of 2019 Busan International Film Festival to get Kim Ji-seok award which is given to Asian talents.

Chicago Int. Film Festival to host two Iranian films

Tehran (ISNA) – The 55th Chicago International Film Festival will host a feature film “6.5 Per Meter” and a short film “The Role” from Iran.

3 Iranian films to be screened at Asiatica Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – The 20th edition of Asiatica Film Festival in Rome hosts three Iranian films.

‘Axing’ sweeps major awards at San Francisco Iranian Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) - 12th San Francisco Iranian Film Festival announced the winners of the 2019 Sepanta Awards.

“Tale of the Sea” to be screened at “Rendezvous With Madness”

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Tale of the Sea”, directed by Bahman Farmanara will be screened on 2019 Rendezvous With Madness Festival held in Toronto, Canada.

“Platform” wins Raindance’s Discovery Award

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary film “Platform” (Sefr Ta Sakoo), directed by Sahar Mosayebi won the 27th Raindance Film Festival’s Discovery Award.

Kassel Documentary Film Fest to be opened by an Iranian film

Tehran (ISNA) – “Shouting at the Wind”, co-directed by Siavash Jamali and Ata Mehrad will be screened as the opening film of Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival.

Trump, the murderer of Iranian Independent Cinema

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“Platform” nominated at Raindance Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary film “Platform” (Sefr Ta Sakoo), directed by Sahar Mosayebi nominated for the 27th Raindance Film Festival’s Discovery Award.

Spectacular presence of Iranian filmmakers’ works at VIFF

Tehran (ISNA) - The 38th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in Canada will host a number of Iranian feature, short and animation films.

“Driving Lessons” wins at I Will Tell Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian short film “Driving Lessons” directed by Marzieh Riahi won Best Short Film prize at I Will Tell International Film Festival.

Tofuzi 2019 to host two Iranian animations

Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian animations “Stair” directed by Siamak Vahed and “Sink” by Mahboubeh Kalai will be screened at the Tofuzi International Festival of Animated Film in Batumi, Georgia.

“Child Eater” wins Odense Film Festival’s grand prize

Tehran (ISNA) – “Child Eater” (Bache Khor), an Iranian short film directed by Mohammad Kart won 19th Odense International Film Festival’s Grand Prize and HCA Award.

4 Iranian films to vie at BFI London Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – The 63rd BFI London Film Festival will host a feature film, a documentary and two short films from Iran.

Caspian Sea littoral states to meet in Kazakhstan over tourism development

Tehran (ISNA) - Caspian Sea littoral states will hold meetings in Kazakhstan to develop their relations on tourism.

New Orleans Film Fest to show 4 Iranian films

Tehran (ISNA) - New Orleans Film Festival will host two feature documentary and two short films from Iran.

Beijing Int. Book Fair kicks off with Iran’s attendance

Tehran (ISNA) - 2019 Beijing International Book Fair was begun on Wednesday with the participation of Iran’s pavilion.

“Finding Farideh” selected as Iran’s official submission to Oscars

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh”, directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee has been chosen as Iran’s official submission to the 92nd Academy Awards in the best international film category.

“Karun” wins Green Planet Award

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani’s short documentary “Karun” won the Green Planet Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) in the United States.