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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.”
Philippe Garrel's “The Plough” was.. |
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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
Sunday night with a record-breaking seven wins for a film not in the English languag,
including for Best Director.. |
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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
importance of art.. |
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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
the globe.. |
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IFFR 2023 Awards :: 'Le spectre de Boko Haram' and
'Endless Borders' are the victors Cyrielle Raingou’s documentary took home the Tiger Award, whilst Abbas
Amini’s feature won the VPRO Big Screen Award, as the Dutch gathering celebrated its in-
person comeback.. |
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Winners of the 2022 ‘Sepanta Awards’ :: 15th Annual
Iranian Film Festival This year, the
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
home in Tehran, Iranian filmmakers and artists are facing the harshest crackdown in
decades.. |
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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
music video. We are happy and proud to.. |
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Koushan, Esmail
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Date of birth
1915, Tehran, Iran
Date of death
1983, Tehran, Iran
Mini biography
Esmail Koushan (1917 - 1981 )
Producer | Director | Writer
A highly influential figure in Iranian cinema, during a long life Esmail Koushan was the photographer, director or producer of tens of films, and when old age confined him to the overall management of his studio, his sons faithfully followed in their father's footsteps.
In fact Koushan's brand of filmmaking was more or less accurately adopted by all commercial producers.
His film empire in Parsfilm, near Tehran, was pulled down a few years ago, but his spirit continues to dominate Iranian cinema.
Was Esmail Koushan ‘the father of Iranian cinema’? Did he father a monstrosity? Several decades after the career of this noted figure ended, these questions still have no clear answer.
History accords to Dr Koushan an indisputably important role in the development of the Iranian film industry. An appreciation of this fact, and of Koushan’s considerable efforts as pioneer and influence within the industry, has meant that his renown has endured regardless of the quality and value of his works from an aesthetic perspective. He deserves credit for his stubborn and combative efforts to ensure the development of a professional production process in every area of the industry; from this point of view, Koushan certainly has the right to be considered the father of Iranian cinema. --Nima Hassani-Nasab
Esmail Koushan is called "the father of Iranian cinema." Koushan can be considered one of the founders of the development of cinema in Iran.
He was born in Tehran. He got a doctorate in economics from Germany, but he also studied in the field of "public relations and cinema."
He started his artistic activity in Turkey in 1945 by dubbing films such as "Runaway Girl." The movie "Runaway Girl" is the first movie dubbed into Farsi. Esmail Koushan was the founder of dubbing art in Iran as well. In the previous decades, Iran was considered one of the leading countries in the region in dubbing art. A year later, he came to Iran and established "Mitra" studio and then "Pars Film" studio in 1951. The studio where he did his ongoing cinematic works. Koushan has also held positions such as "Chairman of the National Film Industry Union of Iran."
In the 50s, a magazine called "Alam-e Honar" was also published through him. He was the discoverer of great actors like "Mohammed Ali Fardin." One day, Fardin goes to the cinema to watch a movie, and the ticket office is closed, and he does not get a ticket. Koushan knew Fardin. He was the runner-up in world wrestling and Koushan invites him to the cinema. Then he offered Fardin to act in "The Fountain of Life," Thus, Fardin entered the cinema and influenced the Iranian cinema of the 60s and 70s with his lasting performances.
His family was also artistic. His brother Mahmoud was a director and cinematographer, and his two children, Dariush and Kourosh, became actors and directors, respectively. Koushan died in June 1981 in Tehran. --Source
Filmography
Director
1976 Shir Khofteh 1973 Jangjooyan-e koochooloo 1970 Ferhat ile Sirin 1969 Meliksah 1968 Ghoroube botparastan 1966 Amir Arsalan-e namdar 1966 Hossein Kord Shabestari 1964 Ebram dar Paris 1963 Doostat daram 1963 Ashkha va khandeha 1963 Ahrimane ziba 1962 Kolah makhmali 1962 Sayehe sarnevesht 1961 Dandane afie 1960 Enteghame rouh 1960 Shirforush 1958 Arouse farari 1952 Dozde eshqh 1952 Afsoongar 1951 Madar 1951 Masty Eshqh 1950 Sharmsar 1948 Zendani Amir
Director - Selected filmography
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Joseph and Zuleika | Yusef va Zoleikha | Yusuf ile Züleyha (1968)
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Ghoroube Botparastan (1968)
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Amir Arsalan-e namdar (1966)
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Tears and Laughs | Ashkha va Khandeha (1963)
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Masty eshq (1951)
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Ashamed | Sharmsar (1950)
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The Prisoner of the Emir | Zendani Amir (1948)
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