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TEHRAN-A total of 17 films from Iran will be screened at the 3rd edition of the Iranian Film Festival New York, which will take place from January 29 to February 6, at the IFC Center, New York, in collaboration with Daricheh Cinema and IFC Center.<\/p>\n
The participants include 13 feature films and four short films. This annual event celebrates and promotes Iranian cinema, providing a key platform to showcase the diversity of the Iranian film industry, Mehr reported.<\/p>\n
This year, the festival introduces a new section, Hidden Gems from Iran, featuring rare and lesser-seen films that offer a fresh perspective on Iranian filmmaking.<\/p>\n
The program opens with the U.S. premiere of Oktay Baraheni\u2019s \u201cThe Old Bachelor,\u201d which won awards at the Rotterdam and London film festivals, promising to captivate audiences with its provocative storyline and captivating performances by the glamorous Leila Hatami, Hassan Pourshirazi, and Hamed Behdad.<\/p>\n
Other new films include the world premiere of Hamid Nematollah\u2019s thriller \u201cThe Killer and the Savage,\u201d the New York premiere of Manijeh Hekmat\u2019s \u201cJunks & Dolls,\u201d and \u201cIn the Arms of the Tree\u201d by Babak Khajehpasha, which was Iran\u2019s submission to the Oscars 2025 though it did not make it to the final nominees.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s edition also offers a special focus on the work of acclaimed actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, who will attend the festival to present screenings of five of her films, including new restorations of her collaborations with filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, \u201cOnce Upon A Time, Cinema\u201d (1992) and \u201cThe Actor\u201d (1993), along with \u201cAvalanche\u201d (2015) by Morteza Farshbaf, \u201cThe Blue Veiled\u201d (2019), and \u201cOnce Upon A Time, Abadan\u201d (2021) by Hamidreza Azarang, screening in its US premiere.<\/p>\n
Born in Tehran, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, 63, is a multi-award-winning actress. She first got involved in theater during her teen years and received her degree in theater from the Tehran Art Institute. She is one of the most significant actresses of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and has been called. She has been nominated 10 times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times.<\/p>\n
In 2020 Fatemeh Motamed-Arya was appointed the \u201cAmbassador of Mental Health\u201d by the Iranian Scientific Association of Psychiatrists and the UNESCO Chair of Health Education. She is the public face and endorser of the Iranian Diabetes Information Association.<\/p>\n
Motamed-Arya is public face and endorser of the Autism Association of Iran, as well as Behnam Daheshpour charity. \u00a0She is an active member and public face and endorser of Mahak Society to support children with cancer and the biggest charity in Iran.<\/p>\n
She was selected as the ambassador of the Mehrafarin Charity Society during a ceremony in 2008, at the Niavaran Cultural Center, as well as World Food Program (WFP).<\/p>\n
The other Iranian feature films to be shown at the festival include \u201cAtomic Heart\u201d by Ali Ahmadzadeh, \u201cFacing the Rook\u201d by Sam Kalantari, and \u201cA Hairy Tale\u201d by Homayoun Ghanizadeh.<\/p>\n
The participating short films include: \u201cThe Route\u201d written and directed by Babak Beigi, \u201cMs. Iran\u2019s Husband\u201d by Marjan Khosravi, \u201cThe Last Whinny of a Horse that Had Dreamt of Becoming a Butterfly\u201d by Mahdie Mohammadi, and \u201cAnita Lost in News\u201d written and directed by Behzad Nalbandi.<\/p>\n
The Closing Night Film of the festival will be \u201cCause of Death: Unknown,\u201d directed by Ali Zarnegar, the winner of the Shanghai International Film Festival 2023.<\/p>\n
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