INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.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.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.The program opens with the U.S
audiences with its provocative storyline and captivating performances by the glamorous Leila Hatami, Hassan Pourshirazi, and Hamed
Motamed-Arya, who will attend the festival to present screenings of five of her films, including new restorations of her collaborations with
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.In
UNESCO Chair of Health Education
She is the public face and endorser of the Iranian Diabetes Information Association.Motamed-Arya is public face and endorser of the Autism
Association of Iran, as well as Behnam Daheshpour charity
was selected as the ambassador of the Mehrafarin Charity Society during a ceremony in 2008, at the Niavaran Cultural Center, as well as
