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Cannes 2023 :: Killers of the Flower Moon :: Martin Scorsese’s Bitterest Crime Epic Martin Scorsese triumphs yet again. A story about greed, corruption, and the mottled soul of a country that was born from the belief that it belonged to anyone callous enough to take it.. |
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Berlinale 2023 :: Full Winners List This year’s jury, headed by Kristen Stewart, gave
the Golden Bear award to the French documentary “On the Adamant..” The Silver Bear for
Best Lead Performance notably went to child star Sofia Otero for “20,000 Species of Bees.”
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BAFTA 2023 :: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
Dominates BAFTA Awards With Seven Wins “All Quiet on the Western Front” dominated the BAFTA Awards in London on
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Berlinale 2023 :: Golshifteh Farahani :: Talks Role Of
Art In Iran “In A Dictatorship Like
Iran, Art Is Essential, It’s Like Oxygen.” Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who is at the
Berlin Film Festival as a member of Kristen Stewart’s jury, has talked passionately about the
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SIFF 2023 :: Shirin Ebadi :: Until We Are Free
This is the amazing, at times harrowing,
simply astonishing story of a woman who would never give up, no matter the risks. The first
Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around
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IFFR 2023 Awards :: 'Le spectre de Boko Haram' and
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Winners of the 2022 ‘Sepanta Awards’ :: 15th Annual
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festival presented 50 films from Iran, USA, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Greece, UK, Canada,
Australia, and Denmark…, ranging from fiction, documentary, short, animation…. to the
music video.. |
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Opinion :: Will Venice Protests Help or Hurt filmmakers
in Iran? As the Venice Film Festival
celebrates Iranian cinema — with four Iranian films screening at the 79th Biennale — back
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Biennale Cinema 2022 :: Awards Ceremony
Official Awards of the 79th Venice Film Festival.
Announced by the five international Juries, chaired by Julianne Moore, during the Awards
Ceremony that was held on Saturday 10th September at 7:00 pm..
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Coming: 15th Annual Iranian Film Festival! : San
Francisco: Sep. 17-18 This year, the
festival presents 50 films from Iran, USA, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Greece, UK, Canada,
Australia, and Denmark…, ranging from fiction, documentary, short, animation…. to the
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Asghar Farhadi: “I Will No Longer Make Films in Iran”
by Jordan Ruimy, World of Reel January 28, 2024
Asghar Farhadi, Iranian filmmaker: “I saw how powerful women are”
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has built a career out of making these strong and intense Iranian dramas. With "About Elly," "A Separation," "The Salesman," and “A Hero,” the Iranian-born writer-director cemented his name on the shortlist of modern world-class filmmakers.
Farhadi’s next film will be set in Los Angeles and was supposed to start production last year, but the strike occurred and I really have no idea if it’s even been shot yet. This would be Farhadi’s first American film, after having directed projects in France, Spain and his native Iran.
In a new interview with french newspaper Le Monde, Farhadi reveals he won't be making any new films in Iran, for the time being, as an act of resistance against the regime:
Living in Iran is my first choice. I hope to be able to leave my country for specific projects and always be able to return there. I consider each of my stays abroad as a parenthesis, which needs to be closed so that I can recharge my batteries in Iran. This is where I feel good, where life seems more real to me. I like walking in Isfahan and Tehran, this contact with people is fundamental to me on a personal and professional level.
I have always said that censorship is harmful. We can try to find subterfuges or modes of expression to circumvent it, but, in the long term, it dries up your creativity and closes all the channels of art. For forty years, Iranian artists have continued to produce, year after year, despite repression and censorship. But, for the past year, there has been a drying up in production, particularly cinematographic productions. For my part, I can no longer continue to work in the same conditions. I no longer want to systematically cover women's hair in my cinema. I will no longer make films in Iran until I can free myself from this obligation.
Farhadi has shot two films outside of Iran “The Past” (France) and “Everybody Knows” (Spain). Plot details are being kept under wraps about this latest film, set in L.A, it is set to be the 10th feature of Farhadi’s career. His last one was 2021’s “A Hero” which won the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
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