Friday, July 4, 2008 
Iranian actor and filmmaker Ehsan Amani had a funny short called Sili (The Slap) in yesterday’s worldwide filmfest Pangea Day - one of several dozen films and (I think) the only Iranian entry. Check out the rest of the day’s movies and more about Pangea Day here.
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Hey, remember when we said we were going to the Noor Film Festival red carpet thingy? No? Well, we went. And Amy Malek - Pars Arts contributor, anthropology genius, NGO-starter, and fearless press photographer extraordinaire - took some amazing photos that you should definitely not miss. Seriously, it was elbows-out in this press pit and […]
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The opening ceremony and red carpet good times for the 2008 Noor Film Festival are this Sunday in Los Angeles, kicking off a couple weeks of Iranian and Middle Eastern films. Pars Arts will be there, hopefully getting some photos and good quotes, so stay tuned.
I am really crossing my fingers that celebrity judge Rainn […]
photo credit: fimoculousWhen discussing Iranian film, which you will have to do at some point in your life if you are an Iranian living abroad, there are really only a handful of names you need to know to sound fancy. For instance, to prove you’re up on film history, the classic Dariush Mehrjui is […]
The Sundance film festival’s website is in the midst of 10 Shorts/10 Days, and today they’re streaming Marzieh Vafamehr’s 21-minute movie about the Iran-Iraq war, “Wind, Ten Years Old.” The film takes place mostly in a girls’ school, and it’s pretty jarring to hear little girls singing war propaganda songs. But the film will be […]
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LA’s American Cinematheque is presenting two events that Persepolis fans should check out:
1. A free roundtable discussion at the Egyptian Theatre (map) on Saturday, 1/12, at 1 pm, featuring Marjane Satrapi and other filmmakers nominated for the foreign film Golden Globes award. Satrapi is a really engaging speaker, so this event is quite promising.
2. A […]
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Persepolis opened yesterday. Have you seen it yet? It’s quite good. Bebin.tv has a fantastic interview with author/co-director Marjane Satrapi:
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