Iranian actress Leila Hatami has apologized for kissing the Cannes Film Festival president on the check — an act which angered authorities in Tehran. In a May 23 letter to Iran’s cinema organization quoted by the state news agency IRNA, Hatami said she was “sorry for hurting the feelings of some people.” Hatami said […]
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Iranian Film Wins Best Screenplay Award At Berlin Film Festival
The Iranian film “Closed Curtain” has won the top prize for best screenplay at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
Oscars: Foreign language film contenders unveiled
A record 71 countries are in contention for next year’s foreign language film Oscar – although Iran, recipient of this year’s prize, is not among them.
Iran Official Calls For Oscar Boycott Over Anti-Islam Film
The head of Iran’s government-controlled cinema agency says his country should “avoid” the 2013 Academy Awards unless the organizers denounce a low-budget film that was privately made in the United States that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad.
Iran threatens to boycott Venice film festival over EU sanctions
A boycott would be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year’s programme on the Lido, considering that no Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion. Meanwhile, a Venice premiere is confirmed for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master.
Iran’s Leila Hatami wins Best Actress Award at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Iranian actress Leila Hatami has won the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Best Actress Award for “Last Step” movie directed by Ali Mosaffa. The festival was held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic from June 29 to July 7, 2012.
Documentary Film Maker Mohamad Nourizad Arrested And Released 12 Hours Later
Kalameh reports, on Thursday morning June 14, documentary film maker Mohamad Nourizad was arrested in Tehran by Plainclothes forces and after being kept in detention in a solitary confinement in an unknown location for hours, was released on a street in Tehran at 11:30 PM.
Film community denounces discrimination
Following Mazandaran Provincial government’s decision to expel all Afghan immigrants, a group of Iranian filmmakers and actors including Daryoosh Mehrjui, Mani Haghighi and Leila Hatami travelled to Mazandaran to express their support for Afghan immigrants living in Iran.
“A Separation” receives Oscar nomination
A Separation by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has been shortlisted for an Academy Award in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
Iran cautious over Golden Globe film “A Separation”
(Reuters) – The Iranian government sounded a note of caution on Tuesday about the success of “A Separation” which won a Golden Globe for best foreign film, saying gritty realist films favored by critics showed a skewed version of the Islamic Republic.