Film Festival: A Celebration of New Iranian Cinema
Welcome to a two-day film festival at Cinemateket i Bergen! We are excited to invite you to a unique celebration of new Iranian cinema, featuring art films, shorts, and feature films alongside a rich discursive program. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience a diverse selection of films, most of which have never been shown in Norway before.
Date: April 26th and 27th
Location: Cinemateket i Bergen, USF Verftet
The festival program is curated by Bergen-based art historian and critic, Tuva Mossin.
Kunsthall 3,14 Presents: Nothing But... Breaking Boundaries: A Bold Exploration of Perspectives and Status Quo by Emerging Iranian Female Video Artists
Kunsthall 3,14 is proud to present a unique selection of experimental short films curated by Asieh Salimian and Shahram Entekhabi (Factory TT), with whom we have collaborated before both in Bergen and in Tehran. The full title of the program is Nothing But... Breaking Boundaries: A Bold Exploration of Perspectives and Status Quo by Emerging Iranian Female Video Artists. As the name suggests, the selection presents works by a diverse group of young, up-and-coming female video artists from Iran, each with their own unique artistic voice and perspective.
Date: Saturday, April 27th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Cinemateket i Bergen, USF
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Artists:
- Neshat Arayesh
- Sima Bagherzadeh
- Roja Behravesh
- Sanaz Khodadad
- Sanaz Sedighy
- Hamideh Sobhani
- Daayanna Abdolali Zadeh
Films:
- Neshat Arayesh, Umbrella (2023)
- Sima Bagherzadeh, Storyboard (2020)
- Roja Behravesh, Time Changes (2019)
- Sanaz Khodadad, This is not a landscape (2019)
- Sanaz Sedighy, Shahroud, 29Esfand Ave. No.23 (2022)
- Hamideh Sobhani, Zastar (2023)
- Daayanna Abdolali Zadeh, An Unsung Anthema (2022)
Pop-up Screenings of Nothing But... at Kunsthall 3,14 Throughout the Festival Weekend
Date: Friday-Sunday, April 26-28
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Kunsthall 3,14
Artists:
- Elham Azizi Ghasem Abady
- Anahita Aghataher
- Mozhgan Bavaki
- Mona Rahnemay Helali
- Hanieh Kashani
- Hediyeh Sadeghi
Films Presented at Kunsthall 3,14:
- Anahita Aghataher (Video: Shadow, 2020)
- Elham Azizi Ghasem Abady (Video: I am a strange creature, 2022)
- Mozhgan Bavaki (Video: Strict Constraint, 2022)
- Hanieh Kashani (Video: The Sufficient Framework, 2020)
- Mona Rahnemay Helali (Video: Installing any advertisement has legal persecution, 2022)
- Hediyeh Sadeghi (Video: The Weight of Now, 2023)
