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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. Admittedly, this includes a significant segment of trite and melodramatic commercial fare, a different, independent and more artistic cinema was created by a handful of visionary directors in the ‘60s and ‘70s that laid the foundations for the approaching boom of the ‘90s. Kamran Shirdel Retrospective of five short films.
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. Competition- With Ten thousand Dollars Cash Awards. Panorama- Makhmalbaf: Seven Short Films by the Makhmalbaf Family. Special Section - Best Short Films from Afghanistan and Tajikistan (US Premiere). Information Section- Distinguished Iranian Short Films That Have Won Awards in Prestigious Festivals Throughout the World. Retrospective- Five short films by Kamran Shirdel (New York Premiere). Panel of discussion about Iranian short films.
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. My love of cinema first manifested itself during my youth in Iran. Recognizing this made me want to revisit my old idea- to go back and once again try to build that bridge. To once again put aside the political problems that keep our two cultures apart. The result is this wonderful festival. I hope that it will be successful enough to become an annual event, and that all who attend enjoy themselves while learning more about Iran. ...
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. The selection committee will announce the competition list on September 15. The First International Short Film Festival,Independent Films on Iran hasn’t even been held yet, and already the press is showing considerable interest. Here are some articles that have been written in anticipation of this important event:. Might required installation of Windows Media Player or Real Player). Salim Rizvi on Iranian Cinema. Article from Radio Zamaneh.
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. International Short Film Festival, Independent Films on Iran. Friday Sunday Oct. 19th 21st, 2007. Program 1: Arts and Culture. Opening reception (8th Floor). Program 2: House of Makhmalbaf Retrospective 7 short films of the filmmaking Makhmalbaf family. Program 3: Tradition and Custom. Program 4: Kamran Shirdel Retrospective (5 short films by Kamran Shirdel). Program 5: Peace and Security. Program 6: Exile and Cultural Exchange.
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. In this, the first year of the International Short Film Festival: Independent Films on Iran, we sought submissions from international filmmakers of Iranian descent and from non-Iranians who were interested in making films about Iranian subjects. We are extremely pleased that the many worthy entries fully lived up to the multi-cultural examination of Iranian culture that we hoped to facilitate through the Festival.
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. Film scholar and critic, Bahman Maghsoudlou, has been involved as a panelist, juror and lecturer at a wide variety of film festivals including the Margaret Mead Film Festival. Festival Des 3 Continents. The Pesaro Film Festival. The St. Petersburg Message to Man Festival. And the San Francisco Film Festival. An author and editor of books and anthologies on cinema, and recipient of the Forough Farrokhzad. Silence of the Sea. Award at Mannh...
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Independent Films on Iran
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. On the final day, awards were presented to a handful of notable films, although all of the films presented were of considerable quality. The following were the award winners, as decided by our three-member international jury: Richard Pena, Milton Ginsberg and Godfrey Cheshire:. Trophy, Diploma and $3000.00):. The Season of Soil (D: Shahrokh Babhrololumi). Trophy, Diploma and $2000.00): Just Waiting (D: Hamy Ramezan). The Season of Soil.
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International Short Film Festival 2007, Independent Films on Iran. Regulations, Entry Procedures and Submission. The Festival is founded by International Film and Video Center (Bahman Maghsoudlou) and ZIBA Foundation (Nina Ghavami, Maryam Ghavami, M.D. and Zia Ghavami, M.D. ) in the US and receives financial support from public and private partners. Iranians filmmakers who reside in Iran. First and second-generation Iranians filmmakers who live outside of Iran. The Festival accepts films for competition ...
