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Farhadi’s Newest Movie Poster Unveiled at Cannes Festival

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s famous director Asghar Farhadi's film The Salesman has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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Nassirian: Success demands cradle to grave involvement

Golrokh Askarieh -
Prominent Iranian actor Ali Nassirian (born in 1924) is one of the few Iranian actors whose age has failed to prevent him from working,...
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1st Tehran International Silent Film Festival Kicks Off

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 1st Tehran International Silent Film Festival is underway in the Iranian capital, and runs from April 30 to May 5 in two sections: National and International Cinema.
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Fajr International Film Festival Culminates – Icelandic “Rams” Bags Top Prize

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The 34th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), which kicked off in Tehran on April 20th, ended on Monday night.
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Iranian Producer Joins Cannes Film Festival Jury

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian producer Katayoon Shahabi is among those that will join president George Miller on the jury for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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“I Could Never Complain about Iranian Acting”

IFP Editorial Staff -
Alexander Sokurov, the famous Russian film director, attended the 34th Fajr International Film Festival. He talked about his knowledge of Iranian cinema and his...
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“FIFF Is Just Like Western Film Festivals” – Marcin Luczaj

Golrokh Askarieh -
Marcin Luczaj, who represents Warsaw Film Festival, finds the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) well-organized, and is looking for new and experimental Iranian films for the upcoming edition of the Polish showcase. In an interview with the Festival, he talks about his expectations of FIFF and compares it with other international film festivals.
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“Iranian Cinema Conveys its Message without being Affected by Censorship”

IFP Editorial Staff -
Magali Van Reeth is one of the French Jury members in the 34th Fajr International Film Festival who is judging the Inter-Faith part of the festival.
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“Norfolk” different from its script: director

Golrokh Askarieh -
British director Martin Radich whose “Norfolk” went on screen on the opening day of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, says the movie, produced under a tight budget, is considerably different from the script.
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Iran Rolls Out Red Carpet for World-Class Auteurs

IFP Media Wire -
The 34th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) hosts acclaimed film directors from around the world. Well-known Hong Kong director Andrew Lau and Russian director Alexander Sokurov are among the attendees of the 34th FIFF, which began in Tehran on April 20. This is the second year in which the festival's international section has been held independently from its domestic counterpart. 50 countries are set to participate in the festival.
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34th edition of FIFF kicks off in Tehran

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 34th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in two sections of Cinema Salvation Cinema (International competition) and Eastern Vista (Competition of Asian and Islamic Countries) started today in Tehran.
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Top Iranian cineastes to hold workshops at Fajr festival

Golrokh Askarieh -
Some top Iranian cineastes are scheduled to hold a series of workshops during the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, which will open in Tehran tomorrow.
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Sareh Bayat Crowned Best Actress at Tiburon Film Festival

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Sareh Bayat was awarded the Best Actress title at the 10th Tiburon International Film Festival, for her role in Abbas Rafei’s Oblivion Season.
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Iran’s FIFF to hail French cinema in 2016 edition

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 34th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) will host the Retrospection of French Cinema Section in which six highly-acclaimed French films will be screened for the movie lovers.
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Green Film Fest to promote environment protection: Ebtekar

Golrokh Askarieh -
One of the most important environmental activities this year will be organizing and holding the Green Film Festival, says head of Iran's Department of Environment.
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Iranian movies to go on screen at UCLA event

Golrokh Askarieh -
13 documentary, animated and feature movies of Iranian cinema will be showcased at UCLA Film Festival.
Asia

34th FIFF to host acclaimed directors from Russia, Hong Kong

Golrokh Askarieh -
Famous Hong Kong director Andrew Lau and Russian director Alexander Sokurov will attend the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, which will kick off in Tehran on April 20.
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34th FIFF adds 7 more Iranian films to be screened for intl. guests

Golrokh Askarieh -
The secretariat of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the second line-up of Iranian films to be screened for non-Iranian guests.
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Tehran to host festival of silent films

Golrokh Askarieh -
Tehran will be playing host to its first festival of silent films, which is scheduled to be held from April 30 to May 7.
Americas

“Starless Dreams”, “Sonita” win awards at Full Frame festival

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian films “Starless Dreams” and “Sonita” won awards at the 19th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, U.S., the organizers announced on Sunday.
Asia

Iranian films line up for Indian festival

Golrokh Askarieh -
A lineup of Iranian shorts and feature-length movies is competing in the 8th CMS Children’s International Film Festival, which opened its doors to the public in Lucknow, India on April 7.
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Swedish festival spotlights female filmmakers from Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
A lineup of five films by Iranian directors went on screen at the 10th International Female Film Festival Malmo, which wrapped up yesterday in the Swedish city.
Americas

Rio center to hold Abbas Kiarostami retrospective

Golrokh Askarieh -
A retrospective of works by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami will be held at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) in Rio de Janeiro from April 13 until May 9, the Rio Times reported on Friday.
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34th FIFF announces screening programs in two categories

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 34th edition of Iran's Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) has announced the screening programs in the category of Cinema Salvation (International Competition) and Eastern Panorama Section (Asia and Islamic countries).
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‘The Songs of My Land’ wins Russian Jury Prize

Fatemeh Askarieh -
International Orthodox Film Festival granted three awards to the Iranian anti-terrorist movie 'The Songs of My Land'.
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