The 12th Festival - Cinema Verite

12th Cinema Verite Announces the Award Winning Films
12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite” has announced the prizes of the international section
"A House For You" is the Top Winner
Sunday night (December 16th), at a ceremony in Andisheh Hall, the selected documentaries of the 12th Cinema Verite were announced. A "House for You" was this year’s most successful documentary, which after nominating in 6 categories and getting to be in top 3 selected films of audience, won the award ...
Eric Spitzer-Marlyn: A Phenomenon in 12th Cinema Verite
Eric Spitzer-Marlyn, the sound engineer, composer and longtime collaborator of Werner Herzog, was the special guest of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite", and held a two-day workshop on the power of sound and music in documentaries. This workshop was so highly regarded ...
The World Champion at Cinema Verite
Shahsavar, directed by Ali Shahmohammadi, is one of the documentaries in the National Contest of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite.
Life after Battling Cancer in Cinema Verite
A House For You is a documentary by Mehdi Bakhsi Moghaddam, produced by Mehdi Shamohammadi, that will be premiered in the national competition of 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite.

Gianfranco Pannone: I Know Iran by Its Cinema

Italian Documentary Filmmaker and jury member of Rome Film Festival, Gianfranco Pannone, is a one of the guests in the 12th Iran International Documentary ...

Vitaly Mansky: Documentaries Should Not Be Propaganda

Vitaly Mansky, the Russian documentary filmmaker and the director of Russian ArtDoc film festival, who traveled to Tehran for his political documentary,...

Nicolas Philibert: I'm fascinated by Kiarostami's Experimentalism

Famous French documentary filmmaker, Nicolas Philibert, who appeared at the 12th Iraninan International Film Festival, Cinema Verite, to show his new ...

12th Cinema Verite Announces the Award Winning Films

12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite” has announced the prizes of the international section

Gianfranco Pannone: I Know Iran by Its Cinema

Italian Documentary Filmmaker and jury member of Rome Film Festival, Gianfranco Pannone, is a one of the guests in the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite". He has traveled to Tehran ...

The Winners of the 12th Cinema Verite Were Announced:

"A House For You" is the Top Winner

Sunday night (December 16th), at a ceremony in Andisheh Hall, the selected documentaries of the 12th Cinema Verite were announced. A "House for You" was this year’s most successful documentary, which after nominating ...

Vitaly Mansky: Documentaries Should Not Be Propaganda

Vitaly Mansky, the Russian documentary filmmaker and the director of Russian ArtDoc film festival, who traveled to Tehran for his political documentary, Putin's Witnesses, at the 12th Iran International Documentary ...

Eric Spitzer-Marlyn: A Phenomenon in 12th Cinema Verite

Eric Spitzer-Marlyn, the sound engineer, composer and longtime collaborator of Werner Herzog, was the special guest of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite", and held a two-day workshop ...

Minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance:

Documentary Cinema is One of the Country's Main Artistic Aabilities

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said that our documentary cinema, with its various capabilities, is considered one of the country's main artistic capabilities.

Nicolas Philibert: I'm fascinated by Kiarostami's Experimentalism

Famous French documentary filmmaker, Nicolas Philibert, who appeared at the 12th Iraninan International Film Festival, Cinema Verite, to show his new documentary, Each and Every Moment, said that he is fascinated ...

Motamed-Aria: Cinema Verite is the Best Model for Iran's Narrative Cinema

Fatemeh Motamed-Aria, the celebrated Iranian actress, believes the Iranian International Film Festival, "Cinema Vetrite" can be a great model for our narrative cinema and the Fajr Film Festival.

12th Cinema Verite Opened with "For Freedom"

On the 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution of Iran, the Iranian International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite, opened by the complete and restored version of "For Freedom", a documentary by Hossein ...

Entezami: Cinema Verite is a Reference to the Search for Essence of the Truth

In a message to the 12th Iraninan Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite, Deputy Minister of Culture and Guidance and the head of the Cinema Organization, stated, “Cinema Verite is a reference to the search for ...

Tabatabaei-Nejad: Documentary Cinema is the Mirror of Culture and Identity

Director of 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite", said: “Documentary cinema is the mirror of culture and identity.” Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Tabatabaie-Nejad’s full message is as follows:...

Cinema Verite and the Eyes of Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles, a documentary by Irish filmmaker Mark Cousins, is featured in the Portrait section of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite.

The World Champion at Cinema Verite

Shahsavar, directed by Ali Shahmohammadi, is one of the documentaries in the National Contest of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite.

Portrait of Famous Dutch Cinematographer Robby Müller in Cinema Verite

Living in the Light: Robby Müller by Claire Pijman, a portrait of the prominent Dutch cinematographer, Robby Müller, is going to be featured in the Portrait section of the 12th Iran International Documentary Film ...

Director of The Exorcist in Cinema Verite

A documentary about William Friedkin, director of the famous movie The Exorcist is going to be screened at the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, "Cinema Verite".

Life after Battling Cancer in Cinema Verite

A House For You is a documentary by Mehdi Bakhsi Moghaddam, produced by Mehdi Shamohammadi, that will be premiered in the national competition of 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite....

A Look at the Baltic Poetic Documentaries in Cinema Verite

Bridges of Time, a documentary by Audrius Stonys and Kristīne Briede, is about the poetic New Wave cinema of the Baltics, is featured in the Portrait section of the 12th Iran International Documentray Festival,...

Dracula Composer in Cinema Verite

Wojciech Kilar: Between Avant-garde and Hollywood, is a documentary by Violetta Rotter-Kozera , and will be screened at the 12th Iran International documentary Festival Festival, Cinema Verite.

Reviewing Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival in Cinema Verite

The selected documentaries of Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival will be featured in Mirror of a Festival section of the 12th Iran International Film Festival, Cinema Verite.

Claire Pijman’s Masterclass at Iran Cinema Verite

Dutch photographer and former Associate of Robby Müller, Claire Pijman, will travel to Tehran to host a cinematography masterclass at the 12th Iranian International Film Festival, Cinema Verite. This masterclass ...

Persepolis-Chicago at Cinema Verite

Orod Attarpour, with the documentary Persepolis-Chicago, is present at 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite". This documentary depicts the fate of some of the inscriptions found in Persepolis....

The Call for the Pitching Panel

Simultaneous with 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite" and following three international workshops in the form of pitching and fundraising, Iran Documentary and Experimental Film Center ...

In Cinema Verite’s True Color

"In Real Color" is the latest documentary by Reza Farahmand at the 12th Iran International Film Festival "Cinema Verite". The film is about four Palestinian children in Yarmouk, Syria, one of the most important ...

Filmmakers from 100 countries around the world submitted their films to Cinema Verite

Filmmakers of 4000 short, mid, and full length documentaries from 100 countries around the world have applied for Iran 12th International Film Festival "Cinema Verite"

All That’s Missing at Cinema Verite

All That’s Missing is a documentary by Zeinab Tabrizy submitted to the 12th Iran Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verite".

Mohammad Reza Aslani's Latest Documentary at 12th Cinema Verite

Mohammad Reza Aslani, with his latest documentary, A House Vast as Knowledge, is to attend the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite. This 37 minutes documentary is the narration of a ...

Cinema Verite Special Programs for the 40th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran

12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

Vatandoust: Iran Cinema Verite is able to be the Best Asian Documentary Festival

Mohammadreza Vatandoust counted IRAN International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite, as the best and most important documentary festival in the region, saying with more precise programming it could be the ...

Open Call of 12th IRAN International Documentary Film Festival, “Cinema Verite”

Open call for the national sections of the 12th IRAN Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite”, organized by the Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC), is published and the opportunity for online registry ...

Regulations

Documentary & Experimental Film Center (DEFC) organizes "Cinema Vérité" 13th Iran International Documentary Film Festival from December 9th to 16th, 2019 in Tehran-Iran.

Selected Films Competition

Selected Films Non Competition