Toward A Global Cinema...

With Dr. Houshang Kavousi

With Dr. Houshang Kavousi, Iranian film historian and scholar in Berkeley, California.

With Paul Mazursky

With Paul Mazursky [in hat], director of such films as: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, An Unmarried Woman... with his agent and wife at his tribute at the Tiburon International Film Festival.

Review of 'Tea-Man'

Review of "Tea-Man" directed by Hamid Jebeli, Payam Ashena, June 2011.

Iranian Films @ Tiburon International Film Festival

http://www.ashena.com/english/culture-art-history/2494-iranian-films-at-the-tiburon-international-film-festival.html

Iranian Films @ Tiburon International Film Festival, Payam Ashena, April 2011.

Iranian Films @ Tiburon International Film Festival

Iranian Films @ Tiburon International Film Festival, Pezhvak, April 2011.

With Vittorio Storaro & Majid Majidi

With Vittorio Storaro [Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer of such films as The Last Emperor, Little Buddha] and Majid Majidi, Iranian director of such films as Children of Heaven, The Color of Paradise...in Murcia, Spain. I was invited there as a jury at the IBAFF festival as well as representing the Tiburon International Film Festival.

Review of 'The Orion'

Review of "The Orion" - Pezhvak, February 2011.

Review of 'The Orion'

Review of "The Orion" - Payam Ashena, February 2011.

Jury @ IBAFF

One of the jurors at the IBAFF Film Festival in Spain.

http://www.ibaff.com/jur-en.html

San Francisco. Durante muchos aos ha sido crtico de cine para publicaciones iranes. Saeed Shafa es fundador y director ejecutivo del Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) y fundador del Iranian Film Festival de San Francisco.

Also representing the Tiburon International Film Festival

http://www.ibaff.com/sec-muestra-en.html

El festival debe su nombre a la ciudad en la que se celebra, Tiburon, del condado de Marin, en el estado de San Francisco en EE.UU. El fin de este festival de cine es facilitar la comprensión del mundo y sus culturas a través del cine. En su página web, TIFF, se define como un festival que quiere fomentar la tolerancia entre las personas de todas las culturas. El Tiburón film Festival pretende crear una plataforma para que los cineastas independientes puedan expresar su talento. Bajo el lema “La comprensión del mundo a través del cine”, este festival que nació en 2001 ha celebrado en 2010 su X edición.

Review of 'The Tourist'

Review of "The Tourist" - Payam Ashena, January 2011.

Review of 'The Tourist'

Review of "The Tourist" - Pezhvak, January 2011.

SF State Alumni

San Francisco State University Magazine:

Saeed Shafa is the founder and executive director of the Tiburon International Film Festival, the Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco, and the Petaluma International Film Festival.

Vol 11, No. 1, Fall / Winter 2010.

U.S. Commerce Association’s Award

NEW YORK, NY, December 2, 2010 -- Shafa Saeed has been selected for the 2010 Best of Belvedere Tiburon Award in the Film Festivals category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

Review of Kiarostami's 'Certified Copy'

Review of Kiarostami's latest film "Certified Copy" - Pezhvak, December 2010.

Kiarostami's Certified Copy

Review of Kiarostami's "Certified Copy" - Payam Ashena, December 2010.

Tehran Tehran «طهران تهران» کلیشه دیگری از «داریوش مهرجوئی

http://ashena.com/news/135/ARTICLE/2359/2010-11-12.html

«طهران تهران» کلیشه دیگری از «داریوش مهرجوئی - Payam Ashena Online, November 2010.

Tehran Tehran « طهران تهران »

Review of Dariush Mehrjui's latest film: Tehran Tehran « طهران تهران » - Pezhvak, November 2010.

Tehran Tehran طهران تهران

Review of Dariush Mehrjui's "Tehran Tehran" - Payam Ashena, October 2010.

Movie on Ansari in space flight in Petaluma festival

Iran Times: [Thursday, 14 October 2010]: The three-day Petaluma International Film Festival, set to kick off in Northern Callifornia October 22, will feature several films staring Iranians, but not actors and actresses.

The festival will feature more than 40 films from 25 countries, ranging from fiction and documentary to animation and musical.

“Space Tourists,” directed by Christian Frei, features Iranian-American Anousheh Ansari. The Mashhad-born woman became both the first Iranian, and the first self-funded woman, to fly to the International Space Station in 2006.

The documentary-style film follows the real story of Ansari, who paid $20 million dollars to fund her trip to outer space. “Space Tourists” follows Ansari’s journey from training in Star City, Kazakhstan, into space—showing everyday life as it is on the International Space Station. More...

3rd Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco

3rd Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco, Payam Ashena, September 2010.

A True Connaisseur and Lover of Cinema

by Darius Kadivar on Thu Sep 30, 2010 03:06 AM PDT

Saeed Shafa is doing an excellent work with Triburon & IFF

A True Connaisseur and Lover of Cinema:

Iranian.com: The Success of a Film Festival on the long run truly depends on the Stamina and love of the Founder for the films and professionals it showcases.

Unlike many Show Off Initiatives to date in the Iranian Diaspora Film Community where the Founder of the festival tries to promote himself or herself rather than take a true and deep interest in the profession and films presented, happily Mr. Shafa and his team on the contrary have developed a network of interesting and loyal connections with other passionate moviegoers and film critics over the years that enhance the quality and sincerity of their commitment to all GENUINE Lovers of the Silver Screen.

I wish him all the best of success in celebrating Iranian Cinema including that of the Diaspora productions which I believe is a noble endeavor to bridge our Persian Cinematic Culture with that of the American Independant cinema as well as more commercial Hollywood productions particularly given the competitive market of films which is a reality no one can ignore today and which all filmmakers need to take into account if they wish to survive and be taken into account.

My Only Regret: I wish I could have been there … ;0(
VIVE LE CINEMA !

How to Get Your Film Into Film Festivals!

SAEED SHAFA, DIRECTOR
TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Saeed Shafa, the director of the Tiburon International Film Festival opens up about the philosophy behind the festival and what they look for in a film! He shares submission does & don’ts, how to get people to come to your screenings, importance of packaging and much more!

http://www.howtogetintofilmfestivals.com/about.html