Tag: Holy Spider
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‘Holy Spider’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv Talk ‘Historic’ Iranian-Israeli Collaboration on ‘Tatami’: ‘Courage Can Be Contagious’
“Holy Spider” breakout Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv are set to make history with “Tatami,” the first feature co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.Premiering in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section, “Tatami” shows Iranian female judo fighter Leila (played by “The L Word: Generation Q” star Arienne Mandi) heading to the world championships…
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Loc Agency, Brand and Talent Management Service for Films, Personalities and More, Launches (Exclusive)
Loc Agency, a brand and talent management service founded by Jessica Hoy and Teddy Duvall, has launched to offer strategic advisory and creative services for films, personalities and more.Loc Agency works with a range of feature films, brands and high-profile talent to deliver brand management, public relations, special events and sponsorship sales and brand activation…
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Cate Blanchett, Zar Amir Ebrahimi Set to Attend Locarno Fest Launch of Noora Niasari’s ‘Shayda’
Cate Blanchett and Zar Amir Ebrahimi are set to attend the Locarno Film Festival’s closing night to promote the European launch of Iranian-Australian director Noora Niasari’s debut film “Shayda.”Blanchett is an executive producer on the drama, which world premiered at Sundance and scored the Utah festival’s audience award. “Shayda” stars Ebrahimi – who broke out…
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Locarno to close with European premiere of Noora Niasari’s ‘Shayda’
Film won the Audience Award at Sundance this year.The Locarno Film Festival is to close with the European premiere of Iranian-Australian director Noora Niasari’s debut film Shayda. Locarno runs from August 2-12.The film, which won the Audience Award at Sundance 2023, is executive produced by Cate Blanchett through Dirty Films, the production company she runs…
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‘Holy Spider’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi, ‘Golda’ Director Guy Nattiv Team on Iran-Defying Film ‘Untitled Judo,’ WestEnd to Launch Sales at EFM
WestEnd Films has acquired worldwide rights to political thriller “Untitled Judo” and will introduce it to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM).The film, currently in post-production, is co-directed by Guy Nattiv (Oscar winner for short “Skin”) and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Cannes best actress winner for “Holy Spider,” and co-written by Elham Erfani (“The Case…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ ‘M3gan’ Continue U.K. Box Office Reign
Disney’s blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the sixth consecutive weekend with £2.7 million (3.4 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.James Cameron’s return to Pandora now has a running total of £67.6 million.In its second weekend, Universal’s “M3gan” collected £1.35 million for a total of £4.6…
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‘Holy Spider’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi to Lead Goteborg Festival Jury, Tribute to Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Planned
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes for her performance in Ali Abassi’s “Holy Spider” is set to head the jury of the Nordic competition at the Göteborg Film Festival.Ebrahimi is a celebrated Iranian actor, director, producer and casting director. Her credits include “Bride Price vs. Democracy,” “Teheran Tabu” and Noora Niasari’s film…
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European Film Academy unveils nominees for 2022 European Film Awards
’Alcarràs,’ ’Close,’ ’Corsage,’ ‘Holy Spider’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’ shortlisted for European Film prize.The European Film Academy has announced the nominees for the main categories of the European Film Awards, which takes place on December 10 in Reykjavík and will celebrate the best of European Film culture.The nominations are as follows:European Film: Alcarràs directed by…
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Cannes award-winners to compete at Jerusalem Film Festival 2022
International competition titles include ‘Broker’ and ‘Decision To Leave’ from South Korea.Jerusalem Film Festival (Jff) has revealed the line-up of international competition titles for its 39th edition, which includes several award-winners from this year’s Cannes.Ten features will compete in the international competition of Jff, which is set to host its 39th edition from July 21-31.These…
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Cannes 2022 Award Winners, from ‘Triangle of Sadness’ to Oscar-Bound Vicky Krieps
What does winning a prize at Cannes mean in the long run? It depends on which one — the Palme d’Or and acting prizes have more impact than any of the nine awards. For every Penélope Cruz in “Volver” or Rooney Mara in “Carol,” who went on to Oscar nominations, there’s a Renate Reinsve, who…