Iran
Films from Iran
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Berlinale 2006
www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/
datenblatt.php?film_id=20064227
Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale German Film Festival for his film ‘Offside’ - a drama about a girl who has to disguise herself as a boy in order to watch a football match in Iran.
Iranian Movies
www.iranianmovies.com
Excellent range of Iranian DVDs, Videos and Cds that can be shipped internationally.
Makhmalbaf Film House
www.makhmalbaf.com/
Biographical info and filmography of the amazing Iranian family, all of whom are involved in making films.
Seattle Arab and Iranian Film Festival 2006
www.saiff.com/
A week-long cinema celebration showcasing the works of some of the most talented Arab and Iranian filmmakers. This year it will be held March 31 to April 6 in Seatlle, USA.
Harvard Film Archive
www.harvardfilmarchive.org/calendars/
01novdec/iranian.html
Curated by film professor Jamsheed Akrami, this series focuses on the achievements of the generation of Iranian filmmakers who began their careers in the 1990s. Akrami is a scholar of Iranian cinema whose documentary "Friendly Persuasions" covers the film industry in Iran.
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/eng/programme/
atoz/film.aspx?id=35627&year=2006
‘President Mir Qanbar’ was shown at this year’s Dutch film festival. The Iranian filmmaker Mohammed Shirvani has created a humane and humorous portrait of a Don Quichote, that above all paints a sensitive picture of everyday village life in Iran.
Iranian Short Film/ Tehran Short Film Festival
www.shortfilm-ir.com/
Organised by the Iranian Young Cinema Society, a Short Film Festival is held annually in Tehran.
Persian Mirror – Syriana
www.persianmirror.com/community/writers/
DariusKadivar/2006/Syriana.cfm
Review of the film Syriana in which George Clooney plays a soon to be abandoned CIA agent operating in Iran with the help of Iranian dissidents. The film is from the US not Iran but it has been very well received and features Kayvan Novak and other Iranian actors.
