Winner of the Best Actor Award for Yasna Mirtahmasb in Tokyo, where it premiered, “Roxana” is a very interesting amalgam of a film, focusing on entertaining while presenting a number of comments regarding Iran nowadays, until, unfortunately it doesn't. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Roxana screened at Red Sea Film Festival
Fred is a 23-year-old unemployed man, who lives with his essentially senile mother, while spending his time hanging with his best and only friend, Mansour, or gambling at a snooker illegal parlor. Roxana is a young photographer mostly dealing with filming weddings, and in general, a woman who seems in control of her life, despite the fact that when the two meet, she has just had her handbag stolen, including an hd disc with the material from her last work. Fred is immediately smitten by her, and decides to help her, which eventually leads Roxana to hire him as an assistant.
Roxana screened at Red Sea Film Festival
Fred is a 23-year-old unemployed man, who lives with his essentially senile mother, while spending his time hanging with his best and only friend, Mansour, or gambling at a snooker illegal parlor. Roxana is a young photographer mostly dealing with filming weddings, and in general, a woman who seems in control of her life, despite the fact that when the two meet, she has just had her handbag stolen, including an hd disc with the material from her last work. Fred is immediately smitten by her, and decides to help her, which eventually leads Roxana to hire him as an assistant.
- 12/13/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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Iram Parveen Bilal does one very smart thing with the film, essentially mirroring her protagonist's persona. She fills the screen with impressive colors, intriguing frames, rather entertaining music, and a truly charismatic protagonist who clearly draws utmost attention every time she appears on screen, either as Noor or Wakhri. This choice allows her to...
Film Review: Snow in Midsummer (2023) by Keat Aun Chong
“Snow in Midsummer” is a film that will appeal more to the Malay audience, particularly the ones who have some knowledge of the elements mentioned above, but also to those who can enjoy movies without understanding them fully. And the truth is, that there is enough artistry and beauty here to allow just that. (Panos Kotzathanasis)
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Iram Parveen Bilal does one very smart thing with the film, essentially mirroring her protagonist's persona. She fills the screen with impressive colors, intriguing frames, rather entertaining music, and a truly charismatic protagonist who clearly draws utmost attention every time she appears on screen, either as Noor or Wakhri. This choice allows her to...
- 12/12/2023
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) has announced details of this year's selection of films from Saudi Arabia, alongside the Arab Spectacular and Red Sea: Competition features strands. Collectively, these strands will showcase the rich and varied work by established and new filmmakers from the region, including documentaries and titles produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation.
The third edition of the Rsiff – running from 30 November to 9 December – providesa unique and powerful platform for celebrating film, connecting cultures, and expanding horizons while welcoming stories from all walks of life. It is a comprehensive cinematic platform that promotes diversity in all facets of filmmaking, elevating it beyond just a film screening event. These ideas of diversity, connection, and cultural exchange are manifested in this year's theme; “Your Story, Your Festival”.
While celebrating cinema on a global scale, Red Sea Iff throws a spotlight on films made in the...
The third edition of the Rsiff – running from 30 November to 9 December – providesa unique and powerful platform for celebrating film, connecting cultures, and expanding horizons while welcoming stories from all walks of life. It is a comprehensive cinematic platform that promotes diversity in all facets of filmmaking, elevating it beyond just a film screening event. These ideas of diversity, connection, and cultural exchange are manifested in this year's theme; “Your Story, Your Festival”.
While celebrating cinema on a global scale, Red Sea Iff throws a spotlight on films made in the...
- 11/10/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has announced the bulk of its lineup from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), signaling that the event is forging ahead with its third edition despite the Israel-Hamas war that has caused cancellations of several movie celebrations across the Arab world.
The fest’s third edition, set to run Nov. 30-Dec. 9 in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore, will feature a slew of films from the Mena region and comprise 11 feature films from Saudi, underlining the local film industry’s growth. This year’s theme is “Your Story, Your Festival”.
There are two Saudi films in the 17-title competition dedicated to features from the Arab world as well as Africa and Asia. They are “Norah,” a drama by first-time helmer Tawfik Alzaidi set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height, and Ali Alkalthami’s bold comedy “Mandoob...
The fest’s third edition, set to run Nov. 30-Dec. 9 in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore, will feature a slew of films from the Mena region and comprise 11 feature films from Saudi, underlining the local film industry’s growth. This year’s theme is “Your Story, Your Festival”.
There are two Saudi films in the 17-title competition dedicated to features from the Arab world as well as Africa and Asia. They are “Norah,” a drama by first-time helmer Tawfik Alzaidi set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height, and Ali Alkalthami’s bold comedy “Mandoob...
- 11/6/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled its selection of 36 movies from Saudi Arabia, as well as its Arab Spectacular and Red Sea: Competition lineups for this year’s third edition.
“Collectively, these strands will showcase the rich and varied work by established and new filmmakers from the region, including documentaries and titles produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation,” organizers said on Monday.
The program will put a spotlight on films made in the Middle East and North Africa region, featuring 36 feature-length and short films from Saudi Arabia. “The lineup includes internationally recognized talent plus new voices; from Maïwenn’s historical romance Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp which opened at Cannes with support from the Red Sea International Film Financing arm, to Kaouther Ben Hania with Four Daughters, nominated as Tunisia’s submission for international feature at the forthcoming Academy Awards,” the festival said. “Further directors selected...
“Collectively, these strands will showcase the rich and varied work by established and new filmmakers from the region, including documentaries and titles produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation,” organizers said on Monday.
The program will put a spotlight on films made in the Middle East and North Africa region, featuring 36 feature-length and short films from Saudi Arabia. “The lineup includes internationally recognized talent plus new voices; from Maïwenn’s historical romance Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp which opened at Cannes with support from the Red Sea International Film Financing arm, to Kaouther Ben Hania with Four Daughters, nominated as Tunisia’s submission for international feature at the forthcoming Academy Awards,” the festival said. “Further directors selected...
- 11/6/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
The edition, running from November 30 to December 9 in the port city of Jeddah, will unfold under the theme of “Your Story, Your Festival”.
Among the key sections announced on Monday was the Red Sea International Film Festival: In Competition section which will showcase 17 narrative and documentary features from Asia, Africa, and the Arab world.
Contenders include UK-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi critically-acclaimed West Bank-set first feature The Teacher, Tunisian-Moroccan filmmaking couple Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane’s Atlas Mountains-set, theatre troupe road movie Backstage, Tawfik Alzaidi’s Norah, which is billed as the first Saudi feature shot in the country’s growing location hub of AlUla, and Iranian director Parviz Shahbazi’s drama Roxana, for which its...
The edition, running from November 30 to December 9 in the port city of Jeddah, will unfold under the theme of “Your Story, Your Festival”.
Among the key sections announced on Monday was the Red Sea International Film Festival: In Competition section which will showcase 17 narrative and documentary features from Asia, Africa, and the Arab world.
Contenders include UK-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi critically-acclaimed West Bank-set first feature The Teacher, Tunisian-Moroccan filmmaking couple Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane’s Atlas Mountains-set, theatre troupe road movie Backstage, Tawfik Alzaidi’s Norah, which is billed as the first Saudi feature shot in the country’s growing location hub of AlUla, and Iranian director Parviz Shahbazi’s drama Roxana, for which its...
- 11/6/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp, will have a special screening at the festival
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) has unveiled the line-up for its Competition and Arab Spectacular strands.
The festival will take place from November 30-December 9 in the port city of Jeddah under the theme ’Your Stories, Your Festival.’
Red Sea Iff’s line-up throws a spotlight on films made in the Mena region and includes 36 feature length and short films from Saudi Arabia, including documentaries and titles produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation.
The Competition strand includes 17 films from Asia,...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) has unveiled the line-up for its Competition and Arab Spectacular strands.
The festival will take place from November 30-December 9 in the port city of Jeddah under the theme ’Your Stories, Your Festival.’
Red Sea Iff’s line-up throws a spotlight on films made in the Mena region and includes 36 feature length and short films from Saudi Arabia, including documentaries and titles produced by the Red Sea Film Foundation.
The Competition strand includes 17 films from Asia,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp, will have a special screening at the festival
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) has unveiled the line-up for its Competition and Arab Spectacular strands.
The festival, which takes place from November 30-December 9, will also give special screenings to Maïwenn’s historical romance Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp, which was supported by Red Sea’s financing arm and opened Cannes, and to Dhafer L’abidine’s Saudi-uae co-production To My Son, which world premieres at the festival.
Red Sea Iff’s line-up throws a spotlight on films made in...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) has unveiled the line-up for its Competition and Arab Spectacular strands.
The festival, which takes place from November 30-December 9, will also give special screenings to Maïwenn’s historical romance Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp, which was supported by Red Sea’s financing arm and opened Cannes, and to Dhafer L’abidine’s Saudi-uae co-production To My Son, which world premieres at the festival.
Red Sea Iff’s line-up throws a spotlight on films made in...
- 11/6/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
The Tokyo Film Festival has set the lineup for its bumper 2023 edition, running October 23 to November 1. Scroll down for the full list.
In the main competition, the festival has set 10 world premieres. The features include Japanese filmmaker Kishi Yoshiyuki’s latest pic (Ab)normal Desire and Gu Xiaogang’s Dwelling by the West Lake. Xiaogang is also set to receive the festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award alongside Mouly Surya.
Of the main competition titles, six are from East Asia, and there is noticeably a feature from Russia, with Alexey German Jr. screening his latest film, Air. Elsewhere, the festival’s Gala section is chock-full of audience favorites from fall festivals. Titles like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and All of Us Strangers by Andrew Haigh will screen alongside David Gordon Green’s remake The Exorcist: Believer. The Japanese films set for the Gala section include Kitano Takeshi’s Kubi, Miike Takashi’s Lumberjack the Monster,...
In the main competition, the festival has set 10 world premieres. The features include Japanese filmmaker Kishi Yoshiyuki’s latest pic (Ab)normal Desire and Gu Xiaogang’s Dwelling by the West Lake. Xiaogang is also set to receive the festival’s Kurosawa Akira Award alongside Mouly Surya.
Of the main competition titles, six are from East Asia, and there is noticeably a feature from Russia, with Alexey German Jr. screening his latest film, Air. Elsewhere, the festival’s Gala section is chock-full of audience favorites from fall festivals. Titles like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and All of Us Strangers by Andrew Haigh will screen alongside David Gordon Green’s remake The Exorcist: Believer. The Japanese films set for the Gala section include Kitano Takeshi’s Kubi, Miike Takashi’s Lumberjack the Monster,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Iranian director talks to Screen about capturing contemporary Iranian youth and Tehran in Malaria.
Iranian director Parviz Shahbazi makes his Venice debut with contemporary drama Malaria about two young elopers who find temporary refuge with a bohemian band in Tehran.
Ingeniously piecing the tale together through images found on a lost cell phone, Shahbazi paints an at once joyful and sombre picture of contemporary Tehran and the compromised reality of Iranian youth.
Iranian film and TV star Saed Soheili co-stars as the hot-headed Murry who flees the provinces with his girlfriend Hanna, played by big screen newcomer Saghar Ghanaat, incurring the wrath of her violent father.
Azarakhsh Farahani, brother of Golshifteh Farahani, also features in the cast as Avi, the chaotic leader of an impoverished rock band called Malaria who picks-up the couple as they thumb a lift to Tehran.
It marks the beginning of a youthful adventure, taking the couple into the heart of the...
Iranian director Parviz Shahbazi makes his Venice debut with contemporary drama Malaria about two young elopers who find temporary refuge with a bohemian band in Tehran.
Ingeniously piecing the tale together through images found on a lost cell phone, Shahbazi paints an at once joyful and sombre picture of contemporary Tehran and the compromised reality of Iranian youth.
Iranian film and TV star Saed Soheili co-stars as the hot-headed Murry who flees the provinces with his girlfriend Hanna, played by big screen newcomer Saghar Ghanaat, incurring the wrath of her violent father.
Azarakhsh Farahani, brother of Golshifteh Farahani, also features in the cast as Avi, the chaotic leader of an impoverished rock band called Malaria who picks-up the couple as they thumb a lift to Tehran.
It marks the beginning of a youthful adventure, taking the couple into the heart of the...
- 9/9/2016
- ScreenDaily
The oldest film festival in the world is turning 73 this year, and IndieWire is partnering with Festival Scope to give 10 lucky readers the chance to win an online festival pass to the Venice Film Festival’s Sala Web program. Can’t make it all the way to Venice this year? Fortunately, you won’t have to.
Read More: 2016 Venice Film Festival: The Lineup So Far
This year’s Sala Web lineup includes titles from the festival’s Orizzonti section and from Biennale College, in addition to a select group of titles picked from various other sidebars. Highlights include “The Orchard Seller,” by 2015 Golden Lion winner Lorenzo Vigas, and new features from international directors like Wang Bing, Parviz Shahbazi, Tim Sutton and Jessica Woodworth. Sala Web screenings will be hosted on a secure site operated by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival. Digital tickets for Sala Web screenings...
Read More: 2016 Venice Film Festival: The Lineup So Far
This year’s Sala Web lineup includes titles from the festival’s Orizzonti section and from Biennale College, in addition to a select group of titles picked from various other sidebars. Highlights include “The Orchard Seller,” by 2015 Golden Lion winner Lorenzo Vigas, and new features from international directors like Wang Bing, Parviz Shahbazi, Tim Sutton and Jessica Woodworth. Sala Web screenings will be hosted on a secure site operated by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival. Digital tickets for Sala Web screenings...
- 8/25/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Venice festival director Alberto Barbera talks breakout candidates, the likelihood of additions and competition with other festivals.
Having unveiled his eighth Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 – Sept 10) line-up yesterday, festival director Alberto Barbera is a satisfied man.
He has every right to be. Venice’s 73rd edition promises an array of starry awards fare and international auteurs.
Despite expressing frustration over recent festival hysteria for world premieres, Barbera has still managed to snag 51 world premieres out of 55 films in Official Selection, an impressive return given the quality of the line-up.
The only non-world premieres among the 55 films announced in the festival’s press kit are animation The Secret Life of Pets, Biennale College protégé Tim Sutton’s Dark Night, Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificient 7 and Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi.
Screen sat down with Barbera to discuss this year’s line-up.
In the last three years Venice has kickstarted major Oscar runs for three Us movies [Gravity, Birdman and Spotlight]. Which film should...
Having unveiled his eighth Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 – Sept 10) line-up yesterday, festival director Alberto Barbera is a satisfied man.
He has every right to be. Venice’s 73rd edition promises an array of starry awards fare and international auteurs.
Despite expressing frustration over recent festival hysteria for world premieres, Barbera has still managed to snag 51 world premieres out of 55 films in Official Selection, an impressive return given the quality of the line-up.
The only non-world premieres among the 55 films announced in the festival’s press kit are animation The Secret Life of Pets, Biennale College protégé Tim Sutton’s Dark Night, Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificient 7 and Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi.
Screen sat down with Barbera to discuss this year’s line-up.
In the last three years Venice has kickstarted major Oscar runs for three Us movies [Gravity, Birdman and Spotlight]. Which film should...
- 7/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
Venice festival director Alberto Barbera talks breakout candidates, the likelihood of additions and competition with other festivals.
Having unveiled his eighth Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 – Sept 10) line-up yesterday, festival director Alberto Barbera is a satisfied man.
And he has every right to be. Venice’s 73rd edition promises an array of starry awards fare and international auteurs.
Despite expressing frustration over recent festival hysteria for world premieres, Barbera has still managed to snag 51 world premieres out of 55 films in Official Selection, an impressive return given the quality of the line-up.
The only non-world premieres among the 55 films announced in the festival’s press kit are animation The Secret Life of Pets, Biennale College protégé Tim Sutton’s Dark Night, Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificient 7 and Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi.
Screen sat down with Barbera to discuss this year’s line-up.
In the last three years Venice has kickstarted major Oscar runs for three Us movies. Which film should...
Having unveiled his eighth Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 – Sept 10) line-up yesterday, festival director Alberto Barbera is a satisfied man.
And he has every right to be. Venice’s 73rd edition promises an array of starry awards fare and international auteurs.
Despite expressing frustration over recent festival hysteria for world premieres, Barbera has still managed to snag 51 world premieres out of 55 films in Official Selection, an impressive return given the quality of the line-up.
The only non-world premieres among the 55 films announced in the festival’s press kit are animation The Secret Life of Pets, Biennale College protégé Tim Sutton’s Dark Night, Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificient 7 and Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi.
Screen sat down with Barbera to discuss this year’s line-up.
In the last three years Venice has kickstarted major Oscar runs for three Us movies. Which film should...
- 7/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
The full list of this year's Venice Film Festival has been announced with high-profile titles from Mel Gibson, Tom Ford, Terrence Malick, Derek Cianfrance, Pablo Larrain, Denis Villenueve, Antoine Fuqua, Damian Chazelle, Emir Kusturica, Antoine Fuqua, Ana Lily Amirpour, Francois Ozon, and Wim Wenders all making the grade.
Amongst the films in competition are Chazelle's Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-led musical "La La Land," Ford's second film "Nocturnal Animals," the high-profile book adaptation "The Light Between Oceans," the mysterious sci-fi title "Arrival," and Malick's doco "Voyage of Time". Screening outside of competition are Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge," Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven," and the first two episodes of Paolo Sorrentino's "The Young Pope". Here's the full line-up:
In Competition
"The Bad Batch," Ana Lily Amirpour (U.S.)
"Une Vie," Stephan Brizé (France, Belgium)
"La La Land," Damien Chazelle (U.S.)
"The Light Between Oceans," Derek Cianfrance (U.S., Australia, New Zealand)
"El ciudadano ilustre,...
Amongst the films in competition are Chazelle's Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-led musical "La La Land," Ford's second film "Nocturnal Animals," the high-profile book adaptation "The Light Between Oceans," the mysterious sci-fi title "Arrival," and Malick's doco "Voyage of Time". Screening outside of competition are Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge," Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven," and the first two episodes of Paolo Sorrentino's "The Young Pope". Here's the full line-up:
In Competition
"The Bad Batch," Ana Lily Amirpour (U.S.)
"Une Vie," Stephan Brizé (France, Belgium)
"La La Land," Damien Chazelle (U.S.)
"The Light Between Oceans," Derek Cianfrance (U.S., Australia, New Zealand)
"El ciudadano ilustre,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The selection for the 2016 Venice Film Festival has been announced, with new films by Terrence Malick, Pablo Larraín, Lav Diaz, Wang Bing, Amat Escalante, Tom Ford, and more.COMPETITIONVoyage of TimeThe Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour)Une vie i (Stéphane Brizé)La La Land (Damien Chazelle)The Light Between Oceans (Derek Cianfrance)El ciudadano ilustre (Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat)Spira Mirabilis (Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti)The Woman Who Left (Lav Diaz)La región salvaje (Amat Escalante)Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford)Piuma (Roan Johnson)Paradise (Andrei Konchalovsky)Brimstone (Martin Koolhoven)Jackie (Pablo Larraín)Voyage of Time (Terrence Malick)El Cristo Ciego (Christopher Murray)Frantz (François Ozon)Questi Giorni (Giuseppe Piccioni)Arrival (Denis Villeneuve)Les beaux jours D'Aranjuez (Wim Wenders)Out Of COMPETITIONSafariOur War (Bruno Chiaravolloti, Claudio Jampaglia, Benedetta Argentieri)I Called Him Morgan (Kasper Collin)One More Time with Feeling (Andrew Dominik)The Bleeder (Philippe Falardeau)The Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua...
- 7/28/2016
- MUBI
Is there a best picture winner in the bunch? The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its 2016 lineup, including both in competition and out of competition offerings, and with the festival’s strong track record of debuting recent best picture winners — from “Spotlight” to “Birdman” — there might be another big winner among the slate’s ranks.
As had been previously announced, the festival will open with Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” which will later hit Toronto (and, presumably, also Telluride). The festival will close with Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven,” which kicks off its own festival run days earlier, when it will open Tiff.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
Other picks that will also do the Venice-tiff two-step include Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival,” Francois Ozon’s “Frantz,” Nick Hamm...
As had been previously announced, the festival will open with Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” which will later hit Toronto (and, presumably, also Telluride). The festival will close with Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven,” which kicks off its own festival run days earlier, when it will open Tiff.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
Other picks that will also do the Venice-tiff two-step include Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival,” Francois Ozon’s “Frantz,” Nick Hamm...
- 7/28/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Submission of French-produced drama has angered Iranian conservatives.
Iran has selected Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi’s French-language divorce drama The Past to represent it at the 2014 Oscars.
The move comes amid a thawing in relations between Iran and the West following the replacement of hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by the more moderate President Hassan Rouhani in June.
Iran stayed away from the 2013 Oscars amid the furore prompted by the anti-Islamic film The Innocence Of Muslims.
Having announced that Reza Mirkarimi’s A Cube Of Sugar would represent Iran at the 2013 awards, the Iranian government withdrew the title one day later saying it was boycotting the awards as a protest over the Us-made film.
Farhadi’s A Separation won the coveted foreign language Oscar in 2012.
The Past, produced by Paris-based Memento Films, stars Iranian actor Ali Mosaffa as man who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his long-estranged wife, played by French...
Iran has selected Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi’s French-language divorce drama The Past to represent it at the 2014 Oscars.
The move comes amid a thawing in relations between Iran and the West following the replacement of hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by the more moderate President Hassan Rouhani in June.
Iran stayed away from the 2013 Oscars amid the furore prompted by the anti-Islamic film The Innocence Of Muslims.
Having announced that Reza Mirkarimi’s A Cube Of Sugar would represent Iran at the 2013 awards, the Iranian government withdrew the title one day later saying it was boycotting the awards as a protest over the Us-made film.
Farhadi’s A Separation won the coveted foreign language Oscar in 2012.
The Past, produced by Paris-based Memento Films, stars Iranian actor Ali Mosaffa as man who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his long-estranged wife, played by French...
- 9/30/2013
- ScreenDaily
Submission of French-produced drama has angered Iranian conservatives.
Iran has selected Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi’s French language divorce drama The Past to represent it at the 2014 Oscars.
The move comes amid a thawing in relations between Iran and the West following the replacement of hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by the more moderate President Hassan Rouhani in June.
Iran stayed away from the 2013 Oscars amid the furore prompted by the anti-Islamic film The Innocence of Muslims.
Having announced that Reza Mirkarimi’s A Cube of Sugar would represent Iran at the 2013 awards, the Iranian government withdrew the title one day later saying it was boycotting the awards as a protest over the Us-made film.
Farhadi’s A Separation won the coveted foreign language Oscar in 2012.
The Past, produced by Paris-based Memento Films, stars Iranian actor Ali Mosaffa as man who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his long-estranged wife, played by French...
Iran has selected Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi’s French language divorce drama The Past to represent it at the 2014 Oscars.
The move comes amid a thawing in relations between Iran and the West following the replacement of hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by the more moderate President Hassan Rouhani in June.
Iran stayed away from the 2013 Oscars amid the furore prompted by the anti-Islamic film The Innocence of Muslims.
Having announced that Reza Mirkarimi’s A Cube of Sugar would represent Iran at the 2013 awards, the Iranian government withdrew the title one day later saying it was boycotting the awards as a protest over the Us-made film.
Farhadi’s A Separation won the coveted foreign language Oscar in 2012.
The Past, produced by Paris-based Memento Films, stars Iranian actor Ali Mosaffa as man who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his long-estranged wife, played by French...
- 9/30/2013
- ScreenDaily
Drama from A Separation's Asghar Farhadi put forward despite criticism from conservatives
Cannes prizewinner The Past (aka Le Passé), directed by A Separation's Asghar Farhadi, has joined the race for the best foreign language Oscar after being submitted as Iran's official entry. Press TV, the state backed English language news channel, reported that The Past had beaten off competition from the likes of Parviz Shahbazi's Trapped to get the nod from Iran's Farabi Cinema Foundation, which nominates the contender.
The Past, which won the best actress award in Cannes for Bérénice Bejo, is a study of an Iranian man (played by Ali Mosaffa) who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his French wife (Bejo), who in a relationship with another man, Samir (Tahar Rahim). Marion Cotillard had been due to take the lead role in the 11m euro drama, Farhadi's first to be shot outside Iran, but...
Cannes prizewinner The Past (aka Le Passé), directed by A Separation's Asghar Farhadi, has joined the race for the best foreign language Oscar after being submitted as Iran's official entry. Press TV, the state backed English language news channel, reported that The Past had beaten off competition from the likes of Parviz Shahbazi's Trapped to get the nod from Iran's Farabi Cinema Foundation, which nominates the contender.
The Past, which won the best actress award in Cannes for Bérénice Bejo, is a study of an Iranian man (played by Ali Mosaffa) who returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his French wife (Bejo), who in a relationship with another man, Samir (Tahar Rahim). Marion Cotillard had been due to take the lead role in the 11m euro drama, Farhadi's first to be shot outside Iran, but...
- 9/30/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Reema Sengupta and cinematographer Tarun Kumar Rakeshiya have been selected to participate in the 8th Asian Film Academy (Afa) that runs alongside the Busan International Film Festival 2012.
24 filmmakers from various Asian countries will participate in the Afa to be held from September 27 to October 14. Asian Film Academy is an educational program for new Asian talent in cinema, the program will provide its participants opportunities for short-film production, workshops, master class, and mentoring with renowned film directors.
Afa faculty members for 2012 are – Jia Zhangke as Dean, Oh Seok-geun as Deputy Dean, Parviz Shahbazi as Directing Mentor, and Watanabe Makoto as Cinematography Mentor.
The Afa is co-hosted by Dongseo University, the Busan Film Commission, and the Busan International Film Festival.
Reema Sengupta has directed a short film Tigers, They’re All Dead that won awards at Nasik International Film Festival and Jaipur International Film Festival 2012.
Tarun Kumar Rakeshiya is a student...
24 filmmakers from various Asian countries will participate in the Afa to be held from September 27 to October 14. Asian Film Academy is an educational program for new Asian talent in cinema, the program will provide its participants opportunities for short-film production, workshops, master class, and mentoring with renowned film directors.
Afa faculty members for 2012 are – Jia Zhangke as Dean, Oh Seok-geun as Deputy Dean, Parviz Shahbazi as Directing Mentor, and Watanabe Makoto as Cinematography Mentor.
The Afa is co-hosted by Dongseo University, the Busan Film Commission, and the Busan International Film Festival.
Reema Sengupta has directed a short film Tigers, They’re All Dead that won awards at Nasik International Film Festival and Jaipur International Film Festival 2012.
Tarun Kumar Rakeshiya is a student...
- 7/19/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will lead the eight edition of the Asian Film Academy (Afa) to be held on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival 2012.
Along with Jia Zhangke as the Dean, the rest of the AFA2012 faculty has been finalized. Director of the Busan Film Commission, Oh Seok-geun (South Korea) will serve as Deputy Dean. Iranian filmmaker and screen writer, Parviz Shahbazi will be Directing Mentor. Esteemed Japanese cinematographer Watanabe Makoto will be the Cinematography Mentor.
Jia Zhangke, celebrated for his unique style, launched his international career at the Busan International Film Festival. His first feature film “Xiao Wu” (1997) won the New Currents Award at the 3rd Busan International Film Festival followed by the Golden Montgolfiere at the 20th Nantes Three Continents Festival and the Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema at the 17th Vancouver International Film Festival. His second feature “Platform” (2000) realized through the Pusan Promotion Plan (Ppp,...
Along with Jia Zhangke as the Dean, the rest of the AFA2012 faculty has been finalized. Director of the Busan Film Commission, Oh Seok-geun (South Korea) will serve as Deputy Dean. Iranian filmmaker and screen writer, Parviz Shahbazi will be Directing Mentor. Esteemed Japanese cinematographer Watanabe Makoto will be the Cinematography Mentor.
Jia Zhangke, celebrated for his unique style, launched his international career at the Busan International Film Festival. His first feature film “Xiao Wu” (1997) won the New Currents Award at the 3rd Busan International Film Festival followed by the Golden Montgolfiere at the 20th Nantes Three Continents Festival and the Dragons & Tigers Award for Young East Asian Cinema at the 17th Vancouver International Film Festival. His second feature “Platform” (2000) realized through the Pusan Promotion Plan (Ppp,...
- 6/19/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
BUSAN, South Korea -- Organizers of the eighth annual Pusan International Film Festival are set to give out awards as the fest winds up today. The big winners of the New Currents Award, which goes to promote emerging talent in Asian cinema, are Lee Kang Sheng's "The Missing" and Alireza Amini's "Tiny Snow Flakes". Sedigh Barmak's "Osasma" received a special mention. The FIPRESCI Award, the international critics prize, went to Parviz Shahbazi for "Deep Breath". The NETPAC Award for best Korean feature film went to the wildly popular "Untold Scandal", starring Bae Yong-jun. Special mention went to the six-director omnibus about human rights, "If You Were Me". The audience award went to "The Road Taken" by Hong Ki-seon and "Osama". Also receiving awards were the short films "The Spring and the Delight" by Park Jung-seon and "The Third Tongue" by Son Kwang-ju, and the documentary "And Thereafter" by Lee Ho-sup. For the first time, the festival awarded a prize for Asian Filmmaker of the Year, which went to the Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf ("Kandahar", "The Cyclist").
- 10/10/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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