Category : Interviews

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‘When the Sun Sets, My Tehran Blooms’ – ‘Umbra’ Director Saeed Jafarian On Finding Freedom in Tehran At Night

By: FiDAN November 24, 2018

By James Prestridge Iranian director Saeed Jafarian joins us on Close-up Culture to tell us about his acclaimed short film Umbra (Tariki) following its screening at the UK Film Festival in London. Q: ‘Umbra’ has been…

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Bombs and Humans

By: Hadi Ali Panah December 14, 2017

In Conversation with Mona Shahi By Hadi Alipanah Translate to English by siavash saadlou Little Boy, Mona Shahi’s second short film, was among Iran’s most noteworthy works of animation during this past year, and for…

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[Interview] Kaveh Mazaheri – ‘Retouch’

By: FiDAN October 9, 2017

Kaveh Mazaheri’s Iranian film Retouch has enjoyed a successful film festival run, winning at three Oscar qualifying film festivals, including: Tribeca Film Festival (Best Narrative Short), Palm Springs Shortfest (Best Live Action over 15 Min) and the Krakow Film Festival (Silver Dragon for Best Short…