History of Iranian Cinema: in Four Parts

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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

By International Film & Video Center | April 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

Featuring: Members of the film crew of The Cow: Dariush Mehrjui (director), Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jafar Vali, Ezzatollah Ramezanifar, Reza Fazeli, (Actors),…

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Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

By International Film & Video Center | May 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

Najaf Daryabandari (1929 – 2020), a self-trained painter, photographer, writer, and translator, who left behind 28 translations, 6 collections of works and 6 interviews. He was…

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Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

By International Film & Video Center | September 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

International Film & Video Center PresentsBahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors A Film by Bahman Maghsoudlou With: Lily Amir-Arjomand, Bahram Beyzaie, Godfrey Cheshire, Parvaneh Masumi, Esmail Nooriala, Richard…

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Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

By International Film & Video Center | December 31, 2018 | Comments Off on Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesThe History of Iranian Cinema (1930-1979) Writer/Director/Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou Actresses: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mary Apick, Pouri Banai, Simin Ghaffari, Vida Ghahremani,…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou with Naser Malek Motii

Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

By International Film & Video Center | December 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

Cinema Without Borders published an article about life and legacy of Iranian super star, Naser Malek Motii, by Bahman Maghsoudlou in early December 2018. The…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou with Ahmed Mahmoud

Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

By International Film & Video Center | October 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

Thursday, October 4, 2018 marked sixteen years since the passing of Ahmad Mahmoud (1931-2002), a great writer and a dear friend. We first met in…

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Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

By International Film & Video Center | September 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

[:en] These days, it feels as if we are losing all of our great Iranian artists, writers, and thinkers one by one, unique people who…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou

Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

By International Film & Video Center | September 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

On Sunday evening September 23,2018, five cultural and artistical organization honored almost fifty years record of Bahman Maghsoudlou in Toronto, Canada. Hassan Zerehi the editor-in-chief…

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خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

By International Film & Video Center | September 5, 2018 | Comments Off on خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

توفیق آن را داشتم که در اوایل دهه نود با آنتونی کویین، این هنرمند افسانه‌ای و چند وجهی، ملافات داشته باشم. این دیدار به همکاری…

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My memory of Maestro Anthony Quinn (Part One)

By International Film & Video Center | August 16, 2018 | Comments Off on My memory of Maestro Anthony Quinn (Part One)

I had the privilege and honor of meeting Anthony Quinn, a legend and multidimensional artist, in the early ‘90s. I ended up working with him,…

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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

By International Film & Video Center | April 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow

Featuring: Members of the film crew of The Cow: Dariush Mehrjui (director), Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali Nassirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Jafar Vali, Ezzatollah Ramezanifar, Reza Fazeli, (Actors),…

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NAJAF

Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

By International Film & Video Center | May 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World

Najaf Daryabandari (1929 – 2020), a self-trained painter, photographer, writer, and translator, who left behind 28 translations, 6 collections of works and 6 interviews. He was…

Read More
Beyzaie-250x180

Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

By International Film & Video Center | September 11, 2019 | Comments Off on Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

International Film & Video Center PresentsBahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors A Film by Bahman Maghsoudlou With: Lily Amir-Arjomand, Bahram Beyzaie, Godfrey Cheshire, Parvaneh Masumi, Esmail Nooriala, Richard…

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poster-6-fest-1-250x180

Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

By International Film & Video Center | December 31, 2018 | Comments Off on Credit & Synopsis of Razor’s Edge

Razor’s Edge: The Legacy of Iranian ActressesThe History of Iranian Cinema (1930-1979) Writer/Director/Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou Actresses: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mary Apick, Pouri Banai, Simin Ghaffari, Vida Ghahremani,…

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Bahman Maghsoudlou with Naser Malek Motii

Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

By International Film & Video Center | December 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Life of a legend, Naser Malek Motii

Cinema Without Borders published an article about life and legacy of Iranian super star, Naser Malek Motii, by Bahman Maghsoudlou in early December 2018. The…

Read More
Bahman Maghsoudlou with Ahmed Mahmoud

Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

By International Film & Video Center | October 4, 2018 | Comments Off on Remembering Ahmad Mahmoud

Thursday, October 4, 2018 marked sixteen years since the passing of Ahmad Mahmoud (1931-2002), a great writer and a dear friend. We first met in…

Read More
People in black and white attending a funeral

Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

By International Film & Video Center | September 28, 2018 | Comments Off on Ehsan Yarshater (1920-2018)

[:en] These days, it feels as if we are losing all of our great Iranian artists, writers, and thinkers one by one, unique people who…

Read More
Bahman Maghsoudlou

Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

By International Film & Video Center | September 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Honoring the Record of Bahman Maghsoudlou

On Sunday evening September 23,2018, five cultural and artistical organization honored almost fifty years record of Bahman Maghsoudlou in Toronto, Canada. Hassan Zerehi the editor-in-chief…

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Newspaper cutting

خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

By International Film & Video Center | September 5, 2018 | Comments Off on خاطرات من از استاد بزرگ آنتونی کویین

توفیق آن را داشتم که در اوایل دهه نود با آنتونی کویین، این هنرمند افسانه‌ای و چند وجهی، ملافات داشته باشم. این دیدار به همکاری…

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A man wearing black talking to a man wearing white

My memory of Maestro Anthony Quinn (Part One)

By International Film & Video Center | August 16, 2018 | Comments Off on My memory of Maestro Anthony Quinn (Part One)

I had the privilege and honor of meeting Anthony Quinn, a legend and multidimensional artist, in the early ‘90s. I ended up working with him,…

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Dr. Bahman Maghsoudloo at the Iran Center London: Kiarostami, a report

دکتر بهمن مقصودلو در کانون ایران لندن: کیارستمی، یک گزارش

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist—Paris

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist—Paris

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist — Toronto

Ardeshir Mohasses, Rebellious Artist — Toronto

Los Angeles Film Center: Iran Droudy

کانون فیلم لس آنجلس: ایران درّودی

Festivals

Moscow Film Festival—2002

Moscow Film Festival—2002

St. Pertersburg Festival — 2000: Jury Member

St. Pertersburg Festival — 2000: Jury Member

Cairo Film Festival—1999: Surviving Paradise

Cairo Film Festival—1999: Surviving Paradise

Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival—1999: Life in Fog

Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival—1999: Life in Fog

Locarno Film Festival—1996: Seven Servants

Locarno Film Festival—1996: Seven Servants

Pesaro Film Festival—1990

Pesaro Film Festival—1990

Trailers

Abbas Kiarostami — A Report (Trailer)

Abbas Kiarostami — A Report (Trailer)

Bahram Beyzai playwright

Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist

Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (Trailer)

Razor’s Edge: the Legacy of Iranian Actresses — Official Trailer

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