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For Globetrotters

By International Film & Video Center | August 21, 1997 | Comments Off on For Globetrotters

New York – Run by Bahman Maghsoudlou, a film producer and scholar from Iran, the International Film & Video Center gives over a third of…

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She gets what she wants

By International Film & Video Center | August 31, 1995 | Comments Off on She gets what she wants

What does the woman who has everything buy for herself on her birthday? If she is Madonna, it’s Marlene Dietrich’s movie, Seven Sinners. (That’s the…

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Behind the Counter and the Camera, Manhattan Video Center’s Owner Produces Feature Film

By International Film & Video Center | January 10, 1995 | Comments Off on Behind the Counter and the Camera, Manhattan Video Center’s Owner Produces Feature Film

Bahman Maghsoudlou’s new production company, the International Film and Video Center, epitomizes the tenacity and ingenuity of independent filmmaking in New York. International Film and…

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N.Y. Retailer Installs Art For Video’s Sake Setting Store Apart Is Key For Classics/Import Specialist

By International Film & Video Center | November 21, 1994 | Comments Off on N.Y. Retailer Installs Art For Video’s Sake Setting Store Apart Is Key For Classics/Import Specialist

New York- Bahman Maghsoudlou, the Iranian expatriate film scholar and author who has successfully moved into movie production from his International Film & Video Center…

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Manhattan By Numbers: True Grit And An Orwellian Spirit

By International Film & Video Center | November 21, 1994 | Comments Off on Manhattan By Numbers: True Grit And An Orwellian Spirit

New York- Amir Naderi’s Manhattan By Numbers manages to become a mesmerizing quest for meaning simply by projecting Manhattan into the foreground and its narrative…

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N.Y. Retailer Segues Into Film Production Foreign-Vid Focus Prompts Link With Iranian Director

By International Film & Video Center | October 21, 1992 | Comments Off on N.Y. Retailer Segues Into Film Production Foreign-Vid Focus Prompts Link With Iranian Director

New York- Film scholar Bahman Maghsoudlou, whose Manhattan video retail store International Film & Video Center is nationally recognized for its focus on classic and…

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Restorations Judged An (Un)Cut Above Original-Form Classics Gain Following

By International Film & Video Center | April 21, 1989 | Comments Off on Restorations Judged An (Un)Cut Above Original-Form Classics Gain Following

New York – The video industry and its home consumer audience has matured to the point where classic films are being demanded and, when possible,…

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New York’s Two-Unit International Film & Video Center Is Classical Blast Iranian Film Scholar Has Foreign, Rare Titles In Store

By International Film & Video Center | April 21, 1989 | Comments Off on New York’s Two-Unit International Film & Video Center Is Classical Blast Iranian Film Scholar Has Foreign, Rare Titles In Store

New York- The International Film & Video Center here is aptly named. The two-store video operation specializes in foreign film and art/historical classic titles and…

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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)

By International Film & Video Center | July 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)
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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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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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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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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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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

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Dariush Mehrjui: Making the Cow (Trailer)

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Abbas Kiarostami — A Report (Trailer)

Poster of Bahram Beyzaie showcasing his work

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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