Review of Mehran Tamadon's documentary film Bassidgji, Payam Ashena, January 2010.
Bassidji, A Look from Within
Review of Mehran Tamadon's documentary film Bassidgji, Payam Ashena, January 2010.
Kiarostami's Cinema: Sweet (Shirin) or Sour?
Review of Kiarostami's latest film "Shirin", Payam Ashena [on-line], December 2009.
Rerview of Kiarostami's "Shirin"
Review of Abbass Kiarostami's latest film "Shirin", Payam Ashena, December 2009.
Let’s go to the movies...
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20091015/COMMUNITY/910129985/1373/COMMUNITY03?Title=Let-s-go-to-the-movies Petaluma International Film Festival makes its debut, October 15, 2009.
Press Democrat: "Saeed Shafa is the brains behind the Petaluma International Film Festival. With a master’s degree in film, Shafa’s passion for movies led him to found the Tiburon International Film Festival 10 years ago. His dream, however, was to bring a festival to Petaluma."
Petaluma Int'l Film Fest Gala
http://www.petaluma360.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=SR&Date=20091015&Category=COMMUNITY&ArtNo=101509994&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=2&template=galleryArgus Courier: The festival will be showing an array of films October 16-18 at the Boulevard Cinemas. Shown is festival founder Saeed Shafa in front of the venue. Photo Credit: Terry Hankins.
Films with international flair
Petaluma 360: Get ready to view the work of filmmakers from around the world at the Petaluma International Film Festival Oct. 16-18...
Petaluma International Film Festival
'What's Hot' in the Bay Area
'What's Hot' in the Bay Area this weekend ... Iranian Film Festival at the San Francisco Art Institute - abc7news.com
دومین دوره جشنواره فیلمهای ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو ۱
Voice of America Interview - Shabahang, September 17, 2009.
دومین دوره جشنواره فیلمهای ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو - ۲
Voice of America Interview - Shabahang, September 17, 2009.
دومین جشنواره‌ي فیلمهای ایرانی در سان فرانسیسکو
پژمان اکبرزاده: دومین جشنواره‌ي فیلمهای ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو [۲۹ شهریور]: موضوع اصلی دوره‌ی دوم جشنواره‌ی فیلمهای ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو، «زنان ایران» و یا «زنان فیلمساز ایرانی»اند. گوهر خیراندیش، هنرمند سینمای ایران هم در یکی از برنامه‌های جشنواره حضور دارد که در پی نشست گفت‌وشنود با او، فیلم «بانو» با بازیگری وی و کارگردانی داریوش مهرجویی به نمایش درمی‌آید. فیلمی که در سال ۱۳۷۰خورشیدی (۱۹۹۱ میلادی) در ایران ساخته شده است. درباره‌ي دومین دوره‌ی جشنواره‌ی فیلمهای ایرانی در سانفرانسیسکو با سعید شفا، پایه‌گذار و هماهنگ‌کننده‌ی برنامه‌های جشنواره گفت‌وگویی داشتم
San Fran shows Iran films...
The second annual, two-day Iranian Film Festival will be held in San Francisco September 19-20. The Iranian Film Festival (IFF) showcases the independent feature and short films created about or by the Iranian Diaspora. This year’s festival will focus on Iranian women and Iranian women filmmakers, and will include a conversation with Iranian actress and director Gohar Kheirandish. Kheirandish was born in Shiraz in 1954. She began her acting career in 1970 when she was in high school. Her first film, “Roozha-ye Entezaar,” (The days of waiting) was screened in 1986. She later went on to receive her acting and directing degree from the University of Tehran’s, Daneshkadeh-e Honarha-ye Zeeba, or The College of Beautiful Arts. Kheirandish’s first nationally acclaimed film was “Baanoo” (The Lady), after which her career in the film industry took off. The Iranian actress has starred in 41 films and many television series. The festival will screen more than 20 films including Nahid Persson’s “The Queen and I,” Massoud Bakhshi’s “Tehran Has No More Pomegranates,” Claus Strigel’s “Moon Sun Flower Game” and Sam Ali Kasahani’s “Tehran: Another Side.”Tickets are $10 per film and $7 with a student ID. The IFF is currently seeking volunteers to help with the festival. For more information visit: http://www.IranianFilmFestival.org/
Iran Times: Friday, September 18, 2009.
Interview on VOA برنامه شـباهنگ - صدای آمريکا
Interview on VOA - Shabahang, September 17, 2009, ۲۶شهريور
Iranian Film Festival- San Francisco 9/19-20
[TEHRAN BUREAU] When Saeed Shafa began making plans for the inaugural Tiburon International Film Festival, it was with the simple motto of encouraging local residents to “understand the world through film.” It was the June of 2001 and he had set the festival to coincide with the Persian New Year, which takes place each year on the first day of spring....
Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco
Jean-Luc Godard's new film 'Socialisme'
Jean-Luc Godard's new film is 'Socialisme' & 'Islam is East's West'. Master filmmaker, in his seventies, is still at his top form. When I was a film student, I had the privilege to meet JLG at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. This was one of his very rare appearances in the US.
Iranian Film Festival Logo
I am pleased to announce the Iranian Film Festival logo created by a very talented Iranian artist, Navid Ghaem Maghami: http://www.navidsign.com/ ~ navid@navidsign.com
خدا حافظ سولو، سلام رامین بحرانی
خدا حافظ سولو، سلام رامین بحرانی
انقلاب ایران تنها رژیم را تغییر نداد، سبک زندگی نسلهای بعدی را هم متغیر کرد. امروزه میلیون ها ایرانی در سرتاسر دنیا پراکنده و در جوامع گوناگون در حال ذوب شدن و شکوفایی هستند. نسلی که بعد از انقلاب در خارج متولد شده، به خاطر همین، در حال رشد و تکوین است و چون ایرانی-بویژه-دارای استعداد های فوق العاده ای هست، در رشته های مختلف برای خود و ایرانی که ندیده-وفقط اسمش را شنیده - آن هم به خاطر پدر و مادرش-در حال کسب افتخار در آن جوامع و سربلند کردن آن کشور هاست
Review of 'Goodbye Solo' خداحافظ سولو، سلام رامين بحرانى
Review of Ramin Bahrani's 'Goodbye Solo', Pezhvak, August 2009.
'Take Part' Interview
"It is hard to say how much change the present situation will bring to Iran. But it has changed a lot of things and opened an avenue for both sides to realize that this is a very different time we are living in. Things will not go back to where it was before. The young generation in Iran will carry the torch into the future and [they] need to be accepted and not ignored."Take Part Interview with Saeed Shafa, By Brannack McLain, July 27, 2009.
'Shafa' Stadium!
When I heard that there is a stadium with my last name 'Shafa' somewhere in the world, I was a little skeptical until I saw this:
"Shafa Stadium is located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is used by FC Inter Baku, Olimpik Baku and Bakili Baku. It has a capacity of 8,152. It was built in 2001. It is an all-seater stadium, and is surrounded by practice fields and administration buildings."
The Stoning of Soraya M. - سنگسار به سبك ايرانى
Review of 'The Stoning of Soraya M.', Pezhvak, July 2009.
San Fran film show seeks films
San Francisco’s Iranian Film Festival is accepting entries for its second annual two-day festival, scheduled to begin September 19. Film submissions must be related to Iran or the Middle East in general but there are no restrictions on topic or genre. The deadline for film submissions is July 1.The Iranian Film Festival (IFF) is an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films produced by or about Iranians internationally. For more information about the festival and where to send submissions, visit:
Iran Times, Vol. XXXIX, No. 5, Friday, April 17, 2009, page 7.
Interview on Voice of America - Late Edition
سعید شفا بنیانگذارو سرپرست جشنواره بین المللی سینمایی تیبوران در شمال کالیفرنیا است. بهنود مکری مجری و گزارشگر شبکه خبری فارسی صدای آمریکا از برگزاری هفتمین دوره این جشنواره گزارشی تهیه کرد که در
Films in Review
There are many Iranian filmmakers in the US and abroad who wish to have their films seen and their voices heard. In efforts to get a better understanding of who is the Iranian filmmaker I asked Saeed Shafa of the Iranian Film Festival and the Tiburon International Film Festival. He stated, “There are two groups of Iranian filmmakers. Those who make their films in Iran and those who make them outside Iran. They are both Iranians, but their films and way of thinking are different. Most of those making films outside Iran are born in various countries and are not familiar with the culture inside Iran. Therefore, their films have a different look and angle. And those who make their films in Iran are divided into 2 groups too. First group who makes films for the local market, inside the country and for the people of Iran. The second group who make their films for a foreign audience, outside Iran, mainly for the western audiences.”
PERSEPOLIS, By Franco Frassetti • March 18, 2009.
فیلمهای ساخت ایرانیان: پر محتوی و پر طرفدار در خارج از ایران
Kodoom.com, فیلمهای ساخت ایرانیان: پر محتوی و پر طرفدار در خارج از ایران
Persian Mirror & Iranian Film Symposium
IRANIAN FILM SYMPOSIUM - LAUNCHING IRANIAN STUDIES at UC Davis
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