Director Narges Abyar on WMAFF panel

TEHRAN – Narges Abyar, director of the acclaimed Iranian drama “When the Moon Was Full”, has joined the international jury of the 7th edition of the Women Media Arts and Film Festival (WMAFF) currently underway in Sydney, Australia.

Iranian director Farnush Samadi on Brussels Short Film Festival jury

TEHRAN – Iranian director and screenwriter Farnush Samadi has been selected to join the international jury of the Brussels Short Film Festival, which will take place in the Belgian capital from April 26 to May 6.

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Kiumars Purahmad, director of “The Stories of Majid”, dies due to alleged suicide at 74

TEHRAN – Kiumars Purahmad, director of the popular Iranian TV series “The Stories of Majid”, ended his life at his home in Bandar Anzali on Wednesday. He was 74.

Narges Abyar on Mercy to the Universe International Short Film Festival jury

TEHRAN – Narges Abyar, director of the acclaimed drama “When the Moon Was Full”, has been selected for the international jury of the Mercy to the Universe International Short Film Festival, which opened on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.

Filmmaker Motavasselani reveals old longing for “Savushun”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammad Motavasselani has disclosed his enduring desire to make an adaptation of the Persian novel “Savushun”, which remained unfulfilled after he failed to find a producer.

Iranian director says film production abroad is more economic

TEHRAN – Iranian director Qorban Mohammadpur has said that making films abroad is more economical than at home.

Narges Abyar selected for Religion Today panel

TEHRAN – Iranian director Narges Abyar has been selected for the jury of the 25th Religion Today Film Festival, which opens in five Italian cities on Wednesday.

Iran’s Narges Abyar on Kazan film festival jury

TEHRAN – The Kazan International Muslim Film Festival has picked Iranian director Narges Abyar for its jury.

Director Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpur on Yerevan film festival jury

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpur is on the official jury of the 19th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival in Armenia.

Iranian director to reprise “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

TEHRAN – Iranian director Saeid Heshmati will reprise “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”, British dramatist Brian Clark’s play, which he staged in Tehran in June and July 2021.