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Iranian actor Ezzatollah Mehravaran dies

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Iranian television and cinema actor, director and dramatist Ezzatollah Mehravaran has passed away at the age of 72.
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Vishka Asayesh Wins Best Actress at US Winter Film Awards for “The Badger”

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Iranian feature film, The Badger, directed by Kazem Mollaie and produced by Sina Saeedian, has won the IndeiPix (best independent film) and best actress awards at the 10th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival in the US.
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Iranian artist Fatali Oveisi dies

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Renowned Iranian television and cinema actor and director Fatali Oveisi has died at a hospital in Tehran. Oveisi went into a coma due to a massive stroke on September 30. He was 76 when he died.
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Prominent Iranian Actor Dies of COVID-19, laid to rest

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A funeral ceremony has been held for Veteran Iranian star of screen Siamak Atlasi at Behesht-Zahra cemetery in the capital, Tehran.
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Iranian drama “Zalava” wins grand prize at Venice Intl. Film Critics’ Week

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“Zalava”, a drama by Iranian director Arsalan Amiri, has won the grand prize at Venice’s International Film Critics’ Week.
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Oscar-winner Farhadi’s film to be Screened in Miami Festival

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Iranian film “A Hero” directed by two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, will be screened at a special section of the Miami International Film Festival in the United States.
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Iranian Film Restored by Scorsese’s Foundation with Funding by George Lucas

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The Iranian masterpiece “Chess of the Wind” has been revived thanks to the efforts of Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation and with funding by Star Wars director George Lucas.
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Iranian Drama ‘6.5 Per Metre’ Named France’s Fourth Best-Selling Film

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Over the past week, 40,000 French moviegoers have watched the Iranian award-winning movie “Metri Shesh-o Nim” (6.5 Per Metre), which rolled out in 265 theaters in France on August 9.
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World-Famous Iranian Stuntman Dies after Movie Scence Accident

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Renowned Iranian stuntman Arsha Aghdasi has died of the injuries he sustained in an accident at the scene of a film being shot in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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A Review of Iranian Films Acclaimed at Cannes Festival

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Asghar Farhadi's new film "A Hero" which won the Grand Prize of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival was not the first Iranian film to be praised at the prestigious festival.
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Asghar Farhadi Wins Grand Prix of Cannes Film Festival

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The Cannes Film Festival awarded its Grand Prix to prominent Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for his latest drama "A Hero" in its 74th edition.
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Farhadi’s Latest Drama Receives 5-Minute Standing Ovation in Cannes Festival

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Asghar Farhadi's latest feature film “A Hero” was warmly received with a five-minute standing applause in its world premiere in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2021.
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Asghar Farhadi’s Latest Feature to Be Screened in Cannes

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The official website of the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the latest poster of Asghar Farhadi’s film named “Hero” ahead of the 74th edition of the prestigious cinematic event.
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Shanghai Film Festival Best Actor: I Didn’t Even Dream of an Award

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The Iranian winner of the Best Actor Award from Shanghai Film Festival says he didn’t even dream of winning.
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Iranian Movie Receives Int’l Award at Zagreb Film Festival

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The Iranian documentaries “No Room for Angels” and “The Exodus” have been chosen to be screened at the 8th Iranian Film Festival in Paris.
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Iranian Filmmaker Killed, Dismembered by His Father

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Iranian filmmaker Babak Khorramdin has been killed and dismembered by his father, according to the head of Tehran’s Criminal Court.
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Paris to Host Event Honouring Eminent Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

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The Centre Pompidou, a centre of culture and arts in Paris, is to hold a program to display and review the works of late renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
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Iran in Photos: The Farm Where Anthony Quinn’s ‘Caravans’ Was Filmed

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The Haj Hassan Farm is a historical site dating back to the Qajar period, which has been also used as a filming location.
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Iran, UNICEF Sign Cooperation Deal

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The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tehran have signed a cooperation agreement covering issues related to the youth and children, filmmaking and book reading.
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Prominent Iranian Actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz Dies at 90

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Illustrious Iranian actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz has passed away at the age of 90 in Tehran.
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Three Iranian Films in 2020 Sheffield Doc/Fest

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Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF) is going to screen three Iranian films in its 2020 edition.
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Iran to Reopen Cinemas, Theatres, Concert Halls

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has given the green light for the conditional reopening of movie theatres and concert halls as of June 21.
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Iran’s First Drive-in Cinema Launched amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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For the first time in the Islamic Republic of Iran a movie will be screened for the audience at a drive-in cinema.
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Iranian Actor Sajjad Delafrooz Turning into Bollywood Superstar

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Bollywood always reminds us of popular superstars, such as Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan. But it is great to know that nowadays an Iranian actor, Sajjad Delafrooz, has mesmerized Indians with his acting talent and he is probably in the path of turning into the next Bollywood superstar.
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Netflix to Stream Remastered Versions of Kiarostami’s Films

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The world's leading provider of online entertainment service Netflix is going to offer the remastered versions of a number of movies directed by late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.
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