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Montreal World Film Festival Sees Future in Underserved Niche
As it marks its 39th year, the Montreal World Film Festival mirrors the tenacious, even pugnacious spirit of its founder and director, Serge Losique. Launched in 1977, the Montreal fest was conceived...
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Film Review: ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’
Majid Majidi, Iran’s first foreign-language Oscar nominated helmer (for the 1997 “The Children Of Heaven”) delivers his country’s most expensive film to date,
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Fatwa Issued Against India’s Double Oscar-Winner A.R. Rahman
A Muslim group in India has issued a ‘fatwa’ against musician AR Rahman and Iranian director Majid Majidi.
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Iran’s ‘Muhammad’ Sparks Ire in Sunni Muslim World But Scores at Box Office
Iranian director Majid Majidi’s “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” the lavish epic lensed by multiple Oscar-winner Vittorio Storaro about the birth and rise of Islam, that recently prompted a fatwa from...
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Iran Picks Rise of Islam Epic ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’ for...
Iran has selected “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” the controversial blockbuster about the birth and rise of Islam directed by Majid Majidi, as its entry for the Oscar foreign-language film race....
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Iranian Film ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’ Garners Big Box Office,...
Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the local film industry has not been known for trying to make blockbusters. But there is one exception, “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” an epic directed by Majid...
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Director of ‘Muhammad’ Biographical Movie Condemns Paris Terror Attacks
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, the director of “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” has condemned the Paris terror attacks at the film’s European premiere at Camerimage in Poland. The movie, which...
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India’s Zee Flies ‘Beyond the Clouds’ With Iran’s Majid Majidi (EXCLUSIVE)
JAIPUR – Sambhar, a village in Rajasthan, located some 200 miles from New Delhi, is adjacent to India’s largest saline lake and produces some 10% of the country’s salt. It has some glamorous...
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Iran’s Majid Majidi Returns to India With ‘Gold Mine’
Majid Majidi, director of award-winning films including “Children of Heaven,” “Baran,” and “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” is returning to India for his next project “Gold Mine.” The Iranian...
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Film Review: ‘Beyond the Clouds’
Majid Majidi is a long way from home in “Beyond the Clouds,” a socially conscious underworld melodrama that sees the veteran Iranian humanist taking to the slums of Mumbai with a hint of Bollywood...
View ArticleCelluloid Dreams Boards Venice Competition Title ‘Sun Children’ From Majid...
Celluloid Dreams is handling international sales for Majid Majidi’s Venice competition title “Sun Children.” Set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which today unveiled its lineup, the film...
View ArticleIran Picks Majid Majidi’s ‘Sun Children’ For Oscar Contention
Iran has chosen childhood labor drama “Sun Children” as its national representative for the Academy Awards best international feature film category. It is the sixth time that a firm directed by Majid...
View Article2021 Miami Film Festival Announces Int’l Feature Films on Slate
Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival announced its shortlist of international feature film submissions that will screen during its 10-day hybrid event, with virtual and in-theater presentations,...
View Article‘Sun Children’ Lead Rouhollah Zamani Cast in War Drama as Oscar Entry Adds...
Rouhollah Zamani, the lead actor of Majid Majidi’s Oscar shortlisted child labor drama “Sun Children” and winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor or actress at the Venice Film...
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