18th Iranian Film Market Showcases 150 Iranian Films

The 18th Iranian Film Market runs from April 27th – May 2nd, 2015. Several Iranian film organizations such as, Farabi Cinematic Foundation, Press TV, Deayat Media, IIDCYA, Hozeye Honari, Eshragh Institute, IRIB Channels, and DEFC, have been presenting their films to the foreign guests of the 33rd Annual Fajr Film Festival.

Below are some of the films being shown this year:

We Have Guests, Angels Come Together, Mezar Sharif, Rana’s Silence, Nahid, 360 Degrees, Wednesday 19th Ordibehesht, Haji Shah, Fatness, Time For Love, Confessions of My Dangerous Mind, The Blue Sky of My Mother, Iran Burger, Paris to Paris, Morning of the 7th Day, Bet, Father of the Other, I Am a Mother, All That Men Do Not Know about Women, Bloody Wednesday, Parviz, One Night, A Man Who Became a Horse, From Tehran to Heaven, Dandruff, Red Carpet, Snow, Two, Closer, Taboo, Rainy Station, and We Are All Alone.

Documentaries presented by DEFC include: Atlan, I Want to Be a King, Mr. Workless, The Dolls Do Not Know, Fried Fish, The Host, The Law of the Jungle, Champions, and the Robes.

In addition to the films mentioned above, over 300 short, animated, and feature-length films will also be shown to international guests. Maryam Naghibi, head of the Iran Film Market, said more than 300 short films, animated films and feature films were presented to international guests.

This is an incredible event where people from all over the world gather to see what Iran’s filmmakers have to offer. Delagates from film festivals around the world, producers, filmmakers, and those eager for collaboration all attend the Film Market to make connections, network, and perhaps find cinematic gems to share with audiences at home.

[Image via Tehran Times]

Upcoming Exhibitions: Fereydoun Ave in Tehran

Veteran artist Fereydoun Ave is having not one, but two exhibitions held concurrently in Tehran this month!

Tehran based gallery Sam Art Gallery is exhibiting an installation by the artists titled ” References, Cues & Favorite Things”. This exhibition will run until April 20. 

Concurrently, the Dastan’s Basement gallery will be showcasing his other work titled “7 works on paper” until April 25.

Both exhibitions together are said to show the various facets of the artist’s vision as a whole.

According to the British Museum website, artist Fereydoun Ave (Tehran, Iran, 1945) is currently based in Tehran and Paris.

He attended school in England, then studied Theatre Arts at Arizona State University where he received a BA in Theater Arts.

He continued his education at the Film School of New York University (1969–70).

Prior to the Iranian Revolution, he worked as a stage and graphic designer at the Iran American Society in Tehran,  and was resident designer for the National Theatre, Tehran,  as well as advisor to National Iranian Television and the Shiraz Arts Festival.

Between 1974 and 1979 he was acting artistic director of the Zand Gallery in Tehran.

After the Revolution in 1979, Ave created his own alternate space, 13 Vanak Street, which stopped working in June 2009.

Ave’s work is represented in various collections in the US including that of Cy Twombly’s Foundation, as well as the Contemporary Art Museum, Tehran; the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Lloyds Bank, Geneva.

If you have a chance, be sure to go see these exciting exhibitions showcasing an artists who is considered to be a major player in the Iranian art scene in Tehran!