9th Edition
9TH EDITION
ESCAPE!
AWARDS
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
AUDIENCE AWARD
Rona, Azim's MotherJamshid Mahmoudi
Afghanistan, Iran, 2018, 90’
Castle of DreamsReza Mirkarimi
Iran, 2019, 86’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Barbara Day
Nacim Pak-Shiraz
Aleš Rumpel
FILMS
OPENING FILM
CLOSING FILM
Castle of DreamsReza Mirkarimi
Iran, 2019, 86’
WOMEN WITHOUT MENSHIRIN NESHAT
Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco, Iran, 2009, 95’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
RONA, AZIM'S MOTHERJamshid Mahmoudi
Afghanistan, Iran, 2018, 90'
CASTLE OF DREAMS
Reza Mirkarimi
Iran, 2019, 86'
COLD SWEATSoheil Beiraghi
Iran, 2018, 88'
THE WARDENNima Javidi
Iran, 2019, 100'
TALLAParviz Shahbazi
Iran, 2019, 90'
FIREFLIESBani Khoshnoudi
Mexico, USA, Greece, Dominican Republic, 2018, 88'
TEHRAN, CITY OF LOVEAli Jaberansari
Iran, UK, Netherlands, 2018, 102'
DOCUMENTARY
KhatemehHADI ZAREI, MEHDI ZAREI
Iran, 2019, 89’
A HOUSE FOR YOUMEHDI BAKHSHI MOGHADDAM
Iran, 2019, 70’
TOURAN KHANOMRAKHSHAN BANI-ETEMAD, MOJTABA MIRTAHMASB
Iran, 2019, 89’
FilmfarsiEHSAN KHOSHBAKHT
Iran, UK, 2019, 84’
KABUL, CITY IN THE WINDABOOZAR AMINI
Afghanistan, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, 2018, 88’
SHORT FILMS
ChellehDAVOOD KHAYYAM
Iran, 2016, 20’
The People SmugglerAMIR REZA JALALIAN
Iran, 2018, 20’
CoverVAHID ALVANDIFAR
Iran, 2018, 15’
FunfairKAVEH MAZAHERI
Iran, Canada, 2019, 15’
Fault LineSOHEIL AMIRSHARIFI
Iran, 2018, 14’
ManicureARMAN FAYYAZ
Iran, Canada, 2018, 15’
ZonaTOOFAN NAHAN GHODRATI
Iran, 2017, 21’
MagralenMARYAM ZAREI
Iran, Canada, 2019, 18’
Elephant's ShadowARMAN KHANSARIAN
Iran, 2018, 22’
ReverenceSOGOL REZVANI
IRAN, 2018, 14’
Night of Afghan Cinema
KABUL, CITY IN THE WINDABOOZAR AMINI
Afghanistan, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, 2018, 88’
RONA, AZIM'S MOTHERJamshid Mahmoudi
Afghanistan, Iran, 2018, 90'
PIONEERS
WOMEN WITHOUT MENSHIRIN NESHAT
Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco, Iran, 2009, 95’
Fireworks WednesdayASGHAR FARHADI
Iran, 2006, 104’
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8th Edition

8TH EDITION
IMMORTALITY!
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
DressagePooya Badkoubeh
Iran, 2018, 95’
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Women with Gunpowder EarringsReza Farahmand
Iran, 2018, 77’
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Lunch TimeAlireza Ghasemi
Iran, 2017, 16’
AUDIENCE AWARD
3 FacesJafar Panahi
Iran, 2018, 101’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Mohammad-Ali Talebi
Jordi Niubó
Neal Dhand
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Diana Tabakov
Natalia Arshavskaya
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Piaoyu Xie
Petar Mrdjen
Jan-Karel Pavlík
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
PigMani Haghighi
Iran, 2018, 109’
CLOSING FILM
Willow and WindMohammad-Ali Talebi
Iran, Japan, 2000, 81’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Hendi and HormozAbbas Amini
Iran, Czech Republic, 2018, 88’
DressagePooya Badkoubeh
Iran, 2018, 95’
PigMani Haghighi
Iran, 2018, 109’
3 FacesJafar Panahi
Iran, 2018, 101’
Bomb, A Love StoryPayman Maadi
Iran, 2018, 97’
No Date, No SignatureVahid Jalilvand
Iran, 2017, 104’
CharmerMilad Alami
Denmark, Sweden, 2017, 100’
RezaAlireza Motamedi
Iran, 2018, 94’
GravelessMostafa Sayari
Iran, 2018, 70’
InvasionShahram Mokri
Iran, 2018, 102’
HereHadi Mohaghegh
Iran, 2018, 82’
DOCUMENTARY
BelovedYaser Talebi
Iran, 2018, 63’
Ali AqaKamran Heidari
Switzerland, Iran, France, 2017, 82’
Finding FaridehAzadeh Mousavi, Kourosh Ataee
Iran, Netherlands, 2017, 86’
Women with Gunpowder EarringsReza Farahmand
Iran, 2018, 77’
Things We Do Not SayAli Razi
Iran, France, 2018, 52’
Stronger Than a BulletMaryam Ebrahimi
Sweden, 2017, 75’
SHORT FILMS
Like a Good KidArian Vazirdaftari
Iran, 2018, 20’
UmbraSaeed Jafarian
Iran, 2018, 16’
Lunch TimeAlireza Ghasemi
Iran, 2017, 16’
Bitter SeaFateme Ahmadi
United Kingdom, 2018, 15’
Moon in WaneAli Drakhshandeh
Iran, 2017, 22’
MarlonDornaz Hajiha
United Kingdom, 2017, 14’
Exit TollMohammad Najarian
Iran, 2017, 18’
Birthday NightOmid Shams
Iran, 2018, 23’
VoltageSamira Ghahremani
Germany, 2017, 16’
DoubleRonak Jafari
Iran, 2018, 25’
PIONEERS
Bag of RiceMohammad-Ali Talebi
Iran, Japan, 1997, 80’
Willow and WindMohammad-Ali Talebi
Iran, Japan, 2000, 81’
7th Edition

7TH EDITION
NEBOJ!
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
MonteAmir Naderi
Italy, France, 2016, 105’
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. NaderiMaryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Iran, 2017, 90’
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
MarziyehDornaz Hajiha
Iran, 2017, 29’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Iva Bittová
Sylvie Leray
Razieh Ansari
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Kateřina Hager
Kamila Zlatušková
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Anna Lyubynetska
Dahlia Ayoub
Nicole Goode
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
RetouchKaveh Mazaheri
Iran, 2017, 20’
AnimalBahman Ark
Iran, 2017, 16’
Lay My Bed in the RoomAmir Todehroosta
Iran, 2015, 14’
A Girl in the RoomKarim Lakzadeh
Iran, 2016, 27’
CLOSING FILM
A Simple EventSohrab Shahid Saless
Iran, 1974, 80’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
MonteAmir Naderi
Italy, France, 2016, 105’
DuetNavid Danesh
Iran, 2016, 103’
IsrafilIda Panahandeh
Iran, 2017, 95’
InversionBehnam Behzadi
Iran, 2016, 84’
SimulationAbed Abest
Iran, 2017, 84’
RedheadKarim Lakzadeh
Iran, 2017, 75’
PartingNavid Mahmoudi
Iran, 2016, 103’
Soy NeroRafi Pitts
Germany, France, Mexico, USA, 2016, 117’
DOCUMENTARY
MissingFarahnaz Sharifi
Iran, 2017, 60’
Poets of LifeShirin Barghnavard
Iran, 2017, 73’
NothingwoodSonia Kronlund
France, Germany, 2017, 85’
The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr. NaderiMaryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Iran, 2017, 90’
76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas KiarostamiSeifolah Samadian
Iran, 2016, 76’
Black BridgeŠirin Nafariehová
Czech Republic, 2017, 9’
SHORT FILMS
RetouchKaveh Mazaheri
Iran, 2017, 20’
AnimalBahman Ark
Iran, 2017, 16’
Lay My Bed in the RoomAmir Todehroosta
Iran, 2015, 14’
A Girl in the RoomKarim Lakzadeh
Iran, 2016, 27’
VisionSoheil Amirsharifi
Iran, 2016, 15’
MarziyehDornaz Hajiha
Iran, 2017, 29’
Mr. Ahmadi and a Simple JourneySara Saghari
Iran, 2017, 13’
TealArman Khansarian
Iran, 2015, 29’
GazeFarnoosh Samadi
Iran, 2017, 15’
Not YetArian Vazirdaftari
Iran, 2016, 15’
WhalesBehnam Abedi
Iran, 2016, 20’
NIGHT OF AFGHAN CINEMA
NothingwoodSonia Kronlund
France, Germany, 2017, 85’
PartingNavid Mahmoudi
Iran, 2016, 103’
PIONEERS
A Simple EventSohrab Shahid Saless
Iran, 1974, 80’
The Night it RainedKamran Shirdel
Iran, 1967, 35’
6th Edition

6TH EDITION
The Other Reality
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
ValderamaAbbas Amini
Iran, 2016, 91’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
Ronald Bergan
Jan Macola
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
SalesmanAsghar Farhadi
Iran, France, 2016, 125’
CLOSING FILM
Like Someone in LoveAbbas Kiarostami
France, Japan, 2012, 109’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
ImmortalHadi Mohaghegh
Iran, 2015, 94’
Under the ShadowBabak Anvari
UK, Qatar, Jordan, Iran, 2016, 84’]
A Dragon Arrives!Mani Haghighi
Iran, 2016, 107’
ISoheil Beiraghi
Iran, 2016, 90’
Sound and FuryHouman Seyedi
Iran, 2016, 95’
Bodkin RasKaweh Modiri
Netherlands, UK, 2016, 79’
Radio DreamsBabak Jalali
USA, 2016, 93’
SalesmanAsghar Farhadi
Iran, France, 2016, 125’
NahidIda Panahandeh
Iran, Iran, 2015, 105’
ValderamaAbbas Amini
Iran, 2016, 91’
DOCUMENTARY
SonitaRokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Iran, 2015, 90’
Starless DreamsMehrdad Oskouei
Iran, 2016, 76’
Wedding: A FilmMohammadreza Farzad
Iran, 2015, 57’
Mr. JoblessAli Hamraz
Iran, 2015, 50’
Rebel BeatsOmid Marzban
Afghanistan, Czech Republic, USA, Iran, 2016, 26’
SHORT FILMS
AramFereshteh Parnian
Iran, France, 2016, 17’
The GamblerKarim Lakzadeh
Iran, 2016, 20’
The SilenceAli Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi
France, Italy, 2016, 15’
ArdakEsmaeil Monsef
Iran, 2015, 18’
SurvivalMasoud Hatami
Iran, 2015, 8’
SormehAzadeh Ghochagh
Iran, 2014, 10’
ElegyYousef Kargar
Iran, 2015, 29’
NIGHT OF AFGHAN CINEMA
Wolf and SheepShahrbanoo Sadat
Denmark, France, Sweden, Afghanistan, 2016, 86’
SonitaRokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Iran, 2015, 90’
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Like Someone in LoveAbbas Kiarostami
France, Japan, 2012, 109’
Bitter DreamMohsen Amiryoussefi
Iran, 2004, 87’
5th Edition

5TH EDITION
My Eyes, Your Eyes
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
TalesRakhshan Bani-Etemad
Iran, 2014, 88’
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
I Want to Be a KingMehdi Ganji
Iran, 2015, 70’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Sidiq Barmak
Kateřina Besserová
Morris Stuttard
Alaa Karkouti
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Mohammadreza Farzad
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
What's the Time in Your World?Safi Yazdanian
Iran, 2014, 101’
CLOSING FILM
Manuscripts Don't BurnMohammad Rasoulof
Iran, 2013, 134’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
What's the Time in Your World?Safi Yazdanian
Iran, 2014, 101’
TalesRakhshan Bani-Etemad
Iran, 2014, 88’
MelbourneNima Javidi
Iran, 2014, 93’
TodayReza Mirkarimi
Iran, 2014, 90’
A Minor Leap DownHamed Rajabi
Iran, 2015, 88’
Risk of Acid RainBehtash Sanaeeha
Iran, 2015, 105’
TaxiJafar Panahi
Iran, 2015, 88’
13Houman Seyyedi
Iran, 2014, 90’
DOCUMENTARY
Mashti EsmaeilMahdi Zamanpour
Iran, 2014, 60’
Fest of DutyFirouzeh Khosrovani
Iran, 2014, 60’
No Land's SongAyat Najafi
Iran, 2014, 93’
Dolls Don't KnowNava Rezvani
Iran, 2014, 57’
I Want to Be a KingMehdi Ganji
Iran, 2015, 70’
DingomaroKamran Heidari
Iran, 2013, 65’
SHORT FILMS
SlaughterhouseBehzad Azadi
Iran, 2015, 25’
NeedleAnahita Ghazvinizadeh
USA, 2013, 21’
HostessOmid Abdollahi
2014, 20’
ArdakEsmaeil Monsef
Iran, 2015, 18’
SormehAzadeh Ghochagh
Iran, 2014, 10’
The BabyAli Asgari
Iran, 2014, 16’
NIGHT OF AFGHAN CINEMA
Patience StoneAtiq Rahimi
Afghanistan, France, Germany, UK, 2012, 102’
A Few Cubic Metres of LoveJamshid Mahmoudi
Afghanistan, Iran, 2014, 90’
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
A Very Ordinary CitizenMajid Barzegar
Iran, Czech Republic, 2016, 100’
Manuscripts Don't BurnMohammad Rasoulof
Iran, 2013, 134’
4th Edition

4TH EDITION
Rebels of Iranian Cinema
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
Fish and CatShahram Mokri
Iran, 2013, 134’
Iran, 2013, 134’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Ali Mosaffa
Petr Koliha
Viera Langerova
Fariba Sumanska
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily Amirpour
USA, 2014, 107’
CLOSING FILM
It's A DreamMahmoud Ghaffari
Iran, 2012, 94’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily Amirpour
USA, 2014, 107’
It's A DreamMahmoud Ghaffari
Iran, 2012, 94’
I'm Not Angry!Reza Dormishian
Iran, 2014, 110’
Hard Make-UpHamid Nematollah
Iran, 2014, 99’
SnowMehdi Rahmani
Iran, 2012, 86’
Fish and CatShahram Mokri
Iran, 2013, 134’
Iran, 2013, 134’
Bending the RulesBehnam Behzadi
Iran, 2013, 94’
DOCUMENTARY
The Day the Crow Stopped CawingMohsen M. Shasha
Iran, 2014, 9’
Memories for All SeasonsMostafa Razzagh Karimi
Iran, 2013, 65’
The Trucker and the FoxArash Lahooti
Iran, 2013, 78’
Blames and FlamesMohammadreza Farzad
Iran, 2012, 27’
Stop-OverKaveh Bakhtiari
Iran,2013, 104’
A House in the FogMokhtar Namdar
Iran, 2014, 28’
SHORT FILMS
Like Every DayEmad Khodabakhsh
Iran, 2013, 18’
To Ride a BicycleHamed Rajabi
Iran, 2012, 17’
Hidden ArmyMohammad Esmaeili
2014, 17’
DuetNavid Danesh
Iran, 2014, 24’
UnknownSalah Salehi
Iran, 2014, 30’
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
The ShellMostafa Aleahmad
Iran, 2009, 80’
The Last StepAli Mosaffa
Iran, 2012, 88’
3rd Edition

3RD EDITION
A Different Reflection
AWARDS
FEATURE COMPETITION
Kami's PartyAli Ahmadzade
Iran, 2013, 80’
Iran, 2013, 80’
FESTIVAL JURY
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Eva Zaoralova
Mani Haghighi
Diego Fandos
Zuzana Krihova
FILMS
OPENING FILMS
A Modest ReceptionMani Haghighi
Iran, 2012, 100’
CLOSING FILM
My Name is Negahdar Jamali and I Make WesternsKamran Heidari
Iran, 2012, 65’
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Kami's PartyAli Ahmadzade
Iran, 2013, 80’
Iran, 2013, 80’
Here without MeBahram Tavakoli
Iran, 2011, 100’
The WedlockRouhollah Hezaji
Iran, 2014, 82’
The Snow on the PinesPayman Maadi
Iran, 2013, 91’
TrappedParviz Shahbazi
Iran, 2013, 103’
ParvizMajid Barzegar
Iran, 2013, 107’
A Cube of SugarReza Mirkarimi
Iran, 2011, 116’
DOCUMENTARY
My Name is Negahdar Jamali and I Make WesternsKamran Heidari
Iran, 2012, 65’
Stone MelodiesPedram Rostami
Iran, 2011, 11’
Into Thin AirMohammadreza Farzad
Iran, 2010, 26’
The Last Days of WinterMehrdad Oskouei
Iran, 2012, 52’
The Revolutionary Memories of Bahman Who Loved LeilaFarahnaz Sharifi
Iran,2011, 15’
From House No. 37Sam Kalantari, Mohsen Shahnazdar
Iran,2010, 68’
SHORT FILMS
The Road is ClosedVahid Hajilouie
Iran, 2011, 22’
GlimmerOmid Abdollahi
Iran, 2012, 19’
Under the ColoursEsmail Monsef
2012, 20’
These Narrow AlleysGhazaleh Soltani
Iran, 2012, 3’
TemporaryBehzad Azadi
Iran, 2013, 15’
More than Two HoursAli Asgari
Iran, 2013, 20’
EndorphinReza Gamini
Iran, 2013, 17’
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
A Modest ReceptionMani Haghighi
Iran, 2012, 100’
The PastAsghar Farhadi
France, Italy, Belgium, Iran, 2013, 130’
2nd Edition

2ND EDITION
Children of Iranian Cinema
FILMS
OPENING FILM
The RunnerAmir Naderi
Iran, 1984, 94’
FEATURE FILMS
The RunnerAmir Naderi
Iran, 1984, 94’
Where is the Friend's Home?Abbas Kiarostami
Iran, 1987, 87’
The White BalloonJafar Panahi
Iran, 1995, 85’
The KeyEbrahim Forouzesh
Iran, 1987, 85’
Bashu, the Little StrangerBahram Beizai
Iran, 1989, 121’
DOCUMENTARY
TinarMahdi Moniri
Iran, 2009, 72’
HomeworkAbbas Kiarostami
Iran, 1989, 86’
SHORT FILMS
Wooden PistolsShapur Gharib
Iran, 1975, 46’
WaitingAmir Naderi
Iran, 1974, 43’
The ChorusAbbas Kiarostami
1982, 17’
DeliveranceNaser Taghvai
Iran, 1971, 24’
Uncle MustacheBahram Beizai
Iran, 1969, 29’
RecessAbbas Kiarostamii
Iran, 1972, 11’
BandageOmid Abdollahi
Iran, 2011, 10’
MotherLeila Mirhadi
Iran, 2000, 40’
NIGHT OF AFGHAN CINEMA
OsamaSiddiq Barmak
Afghanistan, 2003, 83’
SHORT ANIMATION SECTION
Rolling PumpkinMorteza Ahadi
Iran, 2011, 18’
The Farmer and the RobotAbdollah Alimorad
Iran, 2011, 23’
The Fox Who Followed the SoundFatemeh Goudarzi
Iran, 2012, 10’
The Young Man and the Cunning TailorRashin Kheyrieh
Iran, 2009, 9’
The Wolf and the EweMohammad-Ali Soleymanzadeh
Iran, 2010, 40’
Bald Pigeon FancierSadegh Javadi
Iran, 2012, 8’
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Grass, A Nation's Battle for LifeMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
USA, 1925, 71’
Thief of BaghdadLudwig Berger, Michael Powell
UK, USA, 1940, 106’
1st Edition

1ST EDITION
Women of Iranian Cinema