Friday , 29 March 2024

Culture

Iranian Director Wins Top Prize At Karlovy Vary Film Festival

RFL/RE – Iranian director Sadaf Foroughi’s film Summer With Hope (Tabestan Ba Omid), an Iranian-set social drama, captured the top Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. Taki Mumladze and Mariam Khundadze shared the award for best actress for their roles in the German-Georgian film A Room Of My Own (Chemi Otakhi) at the ceremony …

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Film ‘Leila’s Brothers’ Banned in Iran

Iranwire – The Cinema Organization of Iran has banned the 2022 film Leila’s Brothers from cinemas and refused to issue a screening license, alleging its director failed to consult with the government on the content. The two-hour, 45-minute drama by actor and director Saeed Roustayi, who won Best First Director at the regime’s own 34th Fajr Film Festival, charts the lives …

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Iranian Filmmakers Threatened By Authorities After Backing Anti-Government Protests

RFL/RE – Scores of Iranian filmmakers and artists who penned an open letter in support of anti-government protesters have been threatened by authorities, with some rescinding their signatures. The May 29 open letter came as residents of Iran’s southwestern city of Abadan staged rallies over the collapse of a 10-story building that killed at least 39 people.Authorities blamed the May …

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Spectre of a New Fatwa: Why Iranian Media is Up in Arms About ‘Holy Spider’

Iranwire – For three days now, Iran’s conservatives and state-aligned media have been engaged in a relentless attack on Ali Abbasi’s 2022 film Holy Spider. The movie was scarcely on anyone’s radar before last week, when it received a standing ovation at Cannes, followed by the female lead Zar Amir Ebrahimi scooping the Best Actress award on Sunday. This was …

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‘On the Path of Salman Rushdie’: Iran’s Culture Ministry Threatens Makers of Holy Spider

Iranwire – Iran’s Ministry of Culture has launched a startling attack on the makers of the 2022 film Holy Spider, saying its creators were “following the path set by Salman Rushdie”. In a threatening statement issued on Monday, shortly after lead actress Zar (Zahra) Amir Ebrahimi won best actress award at Cannes, the Cinema Organization of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance called the …

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Iranian Ebrahimi Wins Cannes Best Actress Prize For Holy Spider Role

rferl.org – Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi has won the Best Actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for her role as a journalist helping to catch a serial killer in the thriller Holy Spider. Ebrahimi is an actor and assistant director as well as a photographer of socially relevant issues, and is believed to reside in France. “I have …

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Filmmakers’ Guilds Demand Explanation for Disappearance of Two Documentary Directors

Iranwire – Three Iranian documentary filmmakers’ associations have called In a joint statement for the immediate release of Mina Keshavarz and Firoozeh Khosrovani, who were arrested at their homes on May 9 and have yet to reappear. “Despite numerous promises,” the statement read, “the situation of our colleagues remains unclear and no official explanation has been provided on how and why they were arrested.” The co-signatories were …

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