“Rehearsals for a Revolution” Selected for Cannes Official Selection Special Screenings
“Rehearsals for a Revolution,” directed by Pegah Ahangarani, has been selected for the Special Screenings section of the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. Produced by Kaveh Farnam and Adria Monés, and edited by Arash Ashtiani, the film will be presented in one of the most prominent showcases of world cinema, a section that […]
76th Berlin International Film Festival – Berlinale 2026 -PANORAMA
«ROYA» A film by Mahnaz Mohammadi ●Czech Republic – Luxembourg – Iran /2026 / 93min – Fiction ●Synopsis: An Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence […]
Selected for the Panorama Section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival – Berlinale 2026
“Roya” A film by Mahnaz Mohammadi, a co-production of Germany, Luxembourg, Czechia and Iran in 2026, will be screened in the Panorama section of the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival. The Berlinale Film Festival will take place from February 12 to 22 Feburary 2026 in Berlin.”
Farzad Khoshdast
Farzad Khoshdast Born in 1978 Iran. He has been making both fiction and non-fiction films since 1993, when he wrote and directed the film “How Hard It Is to Fly.” She is a graduate of directing and graphic design. made feature films in 8m.m, 16m.m, and 35m.m formats, he became more serious about […]
Payam Razi
Payam Razi, born in Tehran, is an Iranian-American writer, director, and radio producer based in Prague, Czech Republic. A graduate of FAMU International, Payam began directing short films at 17, building a portfolio that includes five shorts and a documentary. As the former founder of Screenshot Film House, he has participated in […]
New CZ–FR Feature Film in Production: Sima Needs to Die
Medianest is proud to announce the ongoing production of the Czech–French feature film “Sima Needs to Die”, directed by Iranian filmmaker Payam Razi, currently shooting in the Czech Republic. The film is produced by Kaveh Farnam, with Zar Amir, Payam Razi, and Michal Sikora serving as co-producers. Cinematography is led by acclaimed Czech DOP Prokop […]
Mohammad Rasoulof
Mohammad Rasoulof (born November 16, 1972; Shiraz) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including The Twilight (2002), Iron Island (2005), Goodbye (2011), Manuscripts Don’t Burn (2013), A Man of Integrity (2017) and There Is No Evil (2020). For the latter, he won the Golden Bear at the 2020 Berlin […]
Farhad Vilkiji
Farhad Vilkiji is a Persian/Dutch film director and film production designer, born in 1972. After his graduation at University in 1996 Iran, he joined the cinema world as a film production designer assistant. In 1999 he became an independent Film production designer, art director and costume designer. He worked on many feature films […]
Baktash Abtin
Baktash Abtin, whose birth name was Mehdi Kazemi (December 15, 1974 – January 8, 2022), was an iranian poet, filmmaker, and member of the Iranian Writers’ Association. He began writing poetry in the early 1991’s, and a short time later, due to his interest in the world of documentary cinema, he began making his own films with […]
Mohammad Valizadegan
Mohammad Valizadegan Born in 1986 in Tehran is an Iranian actor, dancer and filmmaker. He is a master degree graduate in theater directing from the School of Art and Architecture. While studying , he continued his career as a dancer and an actor with professional theatre groups in 2003. Since then he has been active in the cinema […]