Iranian Film Festival (IFF) is an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world.
IFF is also a platform for the Iranian filmmakers living around the globe to express their vision and talent through the artistic medium of film.
Iranian Film Festival (IFF) was established to support the Iranian film and culture in the Iranian-American community of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
The 4th Annual Iranian Film Festival will be held at San Francisco Art Institute on September 10-11, 2011
This year's Official Selections:
Brick and Mirror
Director: Ebrahim Golestan
Year: 1965
Country: Iran
Duration: 133 minutes
Genre: Social Drama
Screening September 10th, 1:10 pm
Screening September 11th, 6:46pm
About Nice After
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Parviz Kimiavi
Year:
Country: France
Duration: 100 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Screening September 11th, 10:00pm
Iran
Director: Claude LeLouch
Year: 1971
Country: France/Iran
Duration: 19 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Documentary
Screening September 11th, 10:00pm
Flamingo No. 13
Director: Hamid Reza Aligholian
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 78 minutes
Genre: Drama
Screening September 11th, 5:45pm
Screening September 10th, 10:00pm
David
Director: Joel Fendelman
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Duration: 80 minutes
Genre: Drama
Screening September 10th, 7:12pm
Screening September 11th, 3:30pm
Screening September 10th, 3:40pm
The Accordion
Director: Jafar Panahi
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 9 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 10th, 10:00pm
The Other - Digari
Director: Mehdi Rahmani
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 84 minutes
Genre: Drama
Screening September 10th, 3:40pm
Original 'Certified Copy'
Director: Hamideh Razavi
Year: 2011
Country: Iran
Duration: 32 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Documentary
Screening September 10th, 10:00pm
My Iranian Paradise
Director: Annette Mari Olsen & Katia Forbert Petersen
Year: 2009
Country: Denmark
Duration: 78 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Screening September 11th, 1:15pm
I Was Worth 50 Sheep
Director: Nima Sarvestani
Year: 2010
Country: Sweden/Afghanistan/Iran
Duration: 72 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Screening September 10th, 11am
A Beautiful Snowy Day
Director: Mahaya Petrossian & Amir Toodehroosta
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 32 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 1:15pm
Delete
Director: Kazem Mollaie
Year: 2011
Country: Iran
Duration: 11 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 10th, 10:00 PM
Plastic Bag
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Duration: 18 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
The Other Side
Director: Esmaeel Monsef
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 19 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
Bani Adam (Human Beings)
Director: Noureddin ZarrinKelk
Year: 2011
Country: Iran
Duration: 10 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Animation
Screening September 11th, 1:15 PM
1 in 10
Director: Cameron Rafati
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Duration: 4 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 10th, 5:50 PM
Transformation
Director: Vahid Vahed
Year: 2011
Country: Australia/Iran
Duration: 18 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
The Road is Closed
Director: Vahid Hajiooi
Year: 2011
Country: Iran
Duration: 23 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 5:45 PM
The Scorpio
Director: Faride Saremi & Omid Hashemlu
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 40 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Documentary
Screening September 10th, 5:50 PM
Vapor
Director: Kaveh Nabatiam
Year: 2010
Country: Canada
Duration: 11 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
The Alleys (Kucheha)
Director: Yalda Sarhaddi
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 11 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 10th, 7:12 PM
Ask the Wind
Director: Batin Ghobadi
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 13 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 10th, 3:40 PM
Screening September 11th, 10:00pm
Huma, Bird of Fortune
Director: Alireza Rofougran
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 4 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 11th, 5:45 PM
What Patience God Has
Director: Daniel Erel
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Duration: 7 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Musical
Screening September 10th, 5:50 PM
The Ambassador's Wife
Director: Sara Akhteh
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Duration: 17 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 11th, 3:30 PM
Bitter Milk (Shire Talkh)
Director: Nasser Zamiri
Year: 2010
Country: Iran/Afghanistan
Duration: 29 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Musical
Screening September 10th, 11 AM
Rojin
Director: Chiman Rahimi
Year: 2010
Country: UK
Duration: 10 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
Cinderelleg
Director: Sajad Shahedi
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 12 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Drama
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
Hakel, Makel
Director: Nahid Shamsi
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 3 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Musical
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
And Dammam Again
Director: Iman Hajizadeh
Year: 2010
Country: Iran
Duration: 21 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Documentary, Drama
Screening September 10th, 5:50 PM
Bahram, An Iranian Rapper
Director: Sam Ali Kashani
Year: 2011
Country: Iran/USA
Duration: 13 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Musical
Screening September 10th, 5:50 PM
Roghieh
Director: Alysse Stepanian
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Duration: 5 minutes
Genre: Short Film
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
Human Beings
Director: Mashaallah Mohammadi
Year: 2009
Country: Iran
Duration: 3 minutes
Genre: Short Film, Animation
Screening September 11th, 11 AM
General tickets are $10; students with photo ID: $8
Festival Pass: $100 (General); $80 (Students)
Tickets are sold on the day of the shows, or in advance by clicking below
Complete Screening Schedule:
Saturday September 10, 2011
11:00 am
I was Worth 50 Sheep (72min)
Bitter Milk (29min)
The Lion Wearers (11min)
1:10 pm
Brick & Mirror (133min)
3:40 pm
The Other (84min)
The wind is blowing on my street (16min)
Ask the Wind (13min)
5:50 pm
The Scorpio (42min)
1 in 10 (4min)
Bahram an Iranian Rapper (13min)
And Dammam Again (21min)
What Patience God Has (7min)
Pezhham Akhavass Live Performance
7:12 pm
David (80min)
Q&A with Maz Jobrani
The Alleys (11min)
10:00 pm
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari (62min)
Original Certified Copy (32min)
Delete (11min)
The Accordion (9min)
Sunday September 11, 2011
11:00 am
Plastic Bag (18min)
The Other Side (19min)
Hakel, Makel (3min)
Rojin (10min)
Vapor (11min)
Cinderelleg (12min)
Transformation (18min)
The Ambassador Wife (16min)
Roghieh (5min)
Feminin, Masculin (8min)
Human Beings (3min)
1:15 pm
My Iranian Paradise (78min)
A Beautiful Snowy Day (32min)
Bani Adam (10min)
3:30 pm
Crossroads of Civilization (104min)
5:45 pm
Flamingo No. 13 (78min)
The Road is Closed (23min)
Huma, Bird of Fortune (4min)
6:46 pm
Zurkhaneh (105min)
Live Performance by Ardavan Mofid
10:00pm
About Nice (100min)
Iran (19min)
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