All Iran articles – Page 9
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Features
Berlin Q&A: Rafi Pitts, 'Soy Nero'
The Iranian film-maker discusses his competition entry about ‘Green Card soldiers’ and living in exile from his home country.
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News
Asghar Farhadi mystery project draws buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Iran-set film co-stars Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini.
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Sundance 2016: Babak Anvari talks 'Under The Shadow'
Screen sat down with first-time feature director Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh of production company Wigwam Films to discuss Farsi-language horror Under The Shadow, which has been acquired by Netflix.
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Zurich Film Festival to spotlight Iran
Festival to highlight features and docs from the new generation of Iranian filmmakers.
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Jafar Panahi issues statement on film-making ban
EXCLUSIVE: Director issues statement on his reasons for defying filmmaking ban, ahead of Berlinale Taxi premiere.
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IFFR: Iranian film flourishing
Iranian writer-director Reza Mirkarimi’s Today, Iran’s Oscar submission, has been screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) this week.
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News
Iran's Tales sold to Benelux, LatAm
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s controversial feature picked up the screenplay award at Venice.
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Iran's Tales selected for int'l festivals
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s feature, which upset Iranian censors, is in competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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Comment
Jailed Mahnaz Mohammadi films moving interview
Filmmaker and women’s rights activist talks on camera the day before her prison sentence.
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News
Mohammadi starts prison sentence
Director re-imprisoned over the weekend in notorious Evin jail.
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Kino Lorber takes 'Manuscripts'
Kino Lorber has acquired US rights to Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian drama about state censorship, Manuscripts Don’t Burn.
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Features
Essy Niknejad, Laleh
US-based, Iran-born Essy Niknejad tells Jakob Fudge how he travelled back to the country of his birth to shoot the story of Laleh Seddigh, the 2006 Iranian racing champion who prevailed in a male-dominated sport only to be subsequently banned by racing authorities.
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Comment
Mahnaz Afshar, From Tehran To Heaven
Mahnaz Afshar, whose new feature From Tehran To Heaven, receives its European premiere at IFFR, is a movie star - Iranian-style.
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News
Rasoulof misses AFI, Stockholm
Concerns are growing for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof who had his passport confiscated and was banned from travelling outside of his native Iran by local authorities in September.
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Iran blocks Rasoulof travel
Mohammad Rasoulof was due to present Manuscripts Don’t Burn at the Nuremburg International Human Rights Film Festival (NIHRFF).
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Hollywood rallies in support of detained Iranian filmmakers
The Academy and cinema guilds have called for the release of six filmmakers arrested in Iran.
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Kish Film Festival set to launch in April
The island festival will showcase films from Iran, Middle East and Central Asia.
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Majid Majidi announces plans for $30m Mohammad project
Highly regarded Iranian auteur Majid Majidi is lining up the historical epic Mohammad, which at $30m is by far the most expensive and ambitious project ever to be assembled out of Iran.