IFP Exclusive

Iranian Movie Receives Int’l Award at Zagreb Film Festival

The Iranian documentaries “No Room for Angels” and “The Exodus” have been chosen to be screened at the 8th Iranian Film Festival in Paris.

This is while the Iranian animation “The Fourth Wall” received an award at the 19th Zagreb Film Festival.

“No Room for Angels” made by Sam Kalantari was screened on the 23rd and 26th of June, and “The Exodus” made by Bahman Kiarostami on the 24th and 28th of June, 2021.

As many as 30 feature films as well as short and long documentaries were screened at the Paris festival, which from June 23-29.

“The Exodus” is themed on a centre handling the affairs of Afghan migrants returning home.

The centre is tasked with registering and repatriating Afghan migrants who have illegally entered Iran.

The film has already won an award ar an Iranian documentary film festival.

“The Exodus” was first internationally screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

“No Room for Angels” is a documentary about the National Iranian Girls’ Hockey Team and the complicated problems they faced when taking part in the South Asia contests in South Korea.

The film has already won several awards at two festivals held in Iran.

And at the International Zagreb Film Festival, “The Fourth Wall” made by Mahbouheh Kolaee received the Zlatko Grgić Award for the best first film made outside and educational institution.

IFP Editorial Staff

The IFP Editorial Staff is composed of dozens of skilled journalists, news-writers, and analysts whose works are edited and published by experienced editors specialized in Iran News. The editor of each IFP Service is responsible for the report published by the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website, and can be contacted through the ways mentioned in the "IFP Editorial Staff" section.

Recent Posts

1st concrete pouring for Karun nuclear island set for fall: Iran revives dormant power plant

Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced that the construction…

6 hours ago

Israeli Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in…

7 hours ago

Over 2,300 arrested in US in pro-Palestinian campus demos

Pro-Palestinian activists have launched encampments at more than 70 campuses to bring attention to Israel’s…

7 hours ago

President Raisi: Iran among top regional, world powers after reprisal against Israel

Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi says the country has been promoted to the top of the…

9 hours ago

38% of Americans say US doing too much to support Israel: Poll

Nearly four in 10 Americans have stated that the United States is doing too much…

11 hours ago

Israelis protest to demand captive swap deal

Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in Rehovot near Tel Aviv to demand the release of…

12 hours ago