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The Forough Farrokhzad Awards
Thirty-seven years ago at 5PM on Thursday, February 27, 1975 (5 Shanbeh, 8 Esfand, 1353) at the Central Palace for Young Adults, the fourth Forough…
Read MoreIranian film has been around almost as long as the Academy Awards, with the first feature film made in Iran, Abi & Rabi, a silent…
Read MoreThe film world has lost another great filmmaker, this time from Greece, Theodoros Angelopoulos. Angelopoulos was a master of extremely long, sinuous sequence shots, which he…
Read MoreIt’s a sad day. It’s 9/11, the day on which horrific events took place. I remember driving to my office in the morning, listening to…
Read MoreCliff Robertson (1923-2011)
Cliff Robertson died last night, Saturday, September 10th, on Long Island, New York. He acted in more than fifty films over a span of fifty…
Read MoreIFVC is proud to announce the Pathfinder Home Entertainment DVD release on July 26, 2011 of the fourth and latest film in our Renowned Iranian…
Read MoreArdeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist
Writer/Director/Producer: Bahman MaghsoudlouEditor: Ghasem Ebrahimian, Tiffany PeckoshCamera: Steven Gladstone, Pierre Khoobyar, Mary Latvis, Bahman Maghsoudlou, Mahdi H Nejad, Mahmoud Oskoui, Erik Shirai, Manouchehr TabariStill: Reza…
Read More“History of Film Festivals” at Kanoon Iranian London
On Friday evening of May 20th at 7 pm, Kanoon Iran, The Center for Preservation of Iranian Culture and Art in London, had another program…
Read MoreFrom Right: Hazhir Daryush ,Siamak Pourzand ,Samuel Khachikian ,Iraj Jamshidi and Bahman Maghsoudlou talking about problems in Iranian Cinema. I deeply regret to announce the…
Read MoreLinks to International Film Festivals
USA / Canada • New York International Short Film Festival: Independent Films on Iran • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • AFI Los…
Read MoreNajaf 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 MoreBahram 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…
Read MoreCredit & 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,…
Read MoreLife 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 MoreThursday, 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 MoreEhsan 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 MoreHonoring 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…
Read Moreخاطرات 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…
Read MoreMy 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,…
Read Moreروز ١٣ اوريل ميلوش فورمن كارگردان فيلم اماديوس و پروازي بر فراز اشيانه فاخته در سن ٨٦ سالگي درگذشت. مقاله مفصل زير درمورد سينماي اين…
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