Review of Asghar Farhadi 'The Past'

Review of Asghar Farhadi 'The Past' - زندگی مدرن اصغر فرهادی! - Shahrvand, December 26, 2013.
http://www.shahrvand.com/archives/45791

Review of Adel Yaraghi's latest film 'Meeting Leila'

Review of Adel Yaraghi's latest film "Meeting Leila" - Payam Ashena, December 2013.

Review of 'Parviz'


Review of 'Parviz' directed by Majid Barzegar - Payam Ashena, October 2013.

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country (12)

 

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country, part 12, Ferdoosi Emrooz, No.138, January 16, 2013.

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country (11)

 

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country, part 11, Ferdoosi Emrooz, No.137, January 9, 2013.

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country (10)

A Trip to 'Fidel' Country, part 10, Ferdoosi Emrooz, No.136, January 2, 2013.

6th Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco

6th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco, Payam Ashena, September 2013.

My name is Negahdar Jamali and I make Western films


Review of "My name is Negahdar Jamali and I make Western films" - Payam Ashena, August 2013.

Review of 'Acrid'

Review of Kiarash Asadizadeh's film 'Acrid' - Payam Ashena, July 2013.

Review of Jafar Panahi's 'Closed Curtain'

Review of Jafar Panahi's latest film 'Closed Curtain' - Payam Ashena, June 2013.

Interview on Radio 670AM

مصاحبه علیرضا حکمت شعار [رادیو ۶۷۰] با سعید شفا، بنیان گذار فستیوالهای فیلم در شمال کالیفرنیا در برنامه کلوزآپ.

https://soundcloud.com/close-up-2/aejnd0qyi8r1

Film flavors from around the world

Petaluma Argus: To Saeed Shafa, Petaluma is a historic town with a diverse community — the perfect place for a film festival. “It's a good match,” said Shafa, the founder of the Petaluma International Film Festival, now in its third year.
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20111019/COMMUNITY/111019409/0/community

دومین جشنواره‌ي فیلم‌های ایرانی در سان‌ فرانسیسکو

پژمان اکبرزاده - رادیو زمانه: درباره‌ي دومین دوره‌ی جشنواره‌ی فیلم‌های ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو با سعید شفا، پایه‌گذار و هماهنگ‌کننده‌ی برنامه‌های جشنواره گفت‌وگویی داشتم

Alum launches Tiburon International Film Festival for emerging filmmakers


Saeed Shafa has never been one to follow the crowd. In 1972, he was just one of a few journalism students at SF State when suddenly the political floodgates burst wide open with the Watergate scandal.


In memory of Dr. Housang Kavousi

In memory of Dr. Housang Kavousi, Iranian scholar, film historian and movie critic. Payam Ashena, April 2013.

Review of 'Just Like a Woman'

Review of Golshiften Farahani, Just Like a Woman. March 2013, Payam Ashena.

کشتن‭ ‬‮«‬بن‭ ‬لادن‮»‬‭ ‬به‭ ‬روایت‭ ‬هالیوود

دست‭ ‬راستی‭ ‬های‭ ‬آمریکا‭ ‬فیلمسازان‭ ‬هالیوود‭ ‬را‭ ‬لیبرال‭ ‬می‭ ‬نامند‭ ‬اما‭ ‬غافل‭ ‬هستند‭ ‬که‭ ‬هر‭ ‬بار‭ ‬فیلمی‭ ‬درباره‭ ‬سازمان‭ ‬‮«‬سیا‭ ‬‮»‬ساخته‭ ‬می‭ ‬شود،‭ ‬همکاری‭ ‬بسیار‭ ‬نزدیکی‭ ‬میان‭ ‬این‭ ‬سازمان‭ ‬و‭ ‬فیلمسازان‭ ‬هالیوود‭ ‬برقرار‭ ‬می‭ ‬شود‭ ‬که‭ ‬مِن‭ ‬جمله‭ ‬است‭ ‬آخرین‭ ‬فیلم‭ ‬‮«‬کتلین‭ ‬بیگلو‮»  ‬سازنده‭ ‬فیلم‭  ‬Hurt‭  ‬Locker‭ ‬و‭ ‬برنده‭ ‬جایزه‭ ‬اسکار‭ ‬۲۰۱۰‭ ‬برای‭ ‬همین‭ ‬فیلم،‭ ‬درباره‭ ‬بخشی‭ ‬از‭ ‬ارتش‭ ‬آمریکا‭ ‬که‭ ‬در‭ ‬خاک‭ ‬عراق‭ ‬مین‭ ‬های‭ ‬کارگذاری‭ ‬شده‭ ‬توسط‭ ‬القاعـــده‭ ‬را‭ ‬خنـثی‭ ‬مـی‭ ‬کردند‭ ‬به‭ ‬اســم‭ ‬Zero Dark Thirty‭.‬
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Review of 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Review of Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty, Payam Ashena, Febrauary 2013.