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Iran’s’ ‘Paper Dreams’ wins at Black Hat Film Festival
MEHR – At its 43rd international experience, Iranian drama ‘Paper Dreams’ won the Best Film Award at the Black Hat Film Festival in Budapest, Hungary.
Directed by Ali Atshani, the film tells the story of a young man who has been out of public view because of his being an albino. A young girl takes advantage of his pure heart and makes him a social media influencer; meanwhile, he falls in love with the girl.
Kamran Tafti, Amir-Hossein Mousavi, Mina Vahid, Bita Atshani, Zeinab Malaki, Ayeh Qobadian, Majid Mahindoost, Amirhossein Rezazadeh, and Negar Mallaki are among the cast members.
The film has already participated in various festivals including Bridge Film Festival in Vancouver, World Film Carnival Singapore, and Newark International Film Festival in the US.
It grabbed the Best Director Award at the South Texas International Film Festival in the US city of Edinburg.
The festival’s goal is to showcase and support works that show the true potential of the filmmaker, it wanted to create a space where creatives don’t have to worry about all the criteria Hollywood has created, there are no limitations only your imagination.
Iran’s composer Saket writes Bach, Mozart notes for tar
ISNA – Iranian composer and player of tar and setar, Kaivan Saket, published his new book entitles, ‘Picking the Grape Clusters of the Neighbor,’ which includes 23 Western compositions from the Baroque to the Romantic period.
Saket said that these works are composed by great Western musicians such as Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Chopin, Paganini, to name a few. During these years, these works have been performed with both tar and the piano.
He added, “Some time ago, I decided to provide the musical notes of these songs for my fans. We prepared the notes for both piano and tar instruments.”
Saket concluded that although oud (short-neck lute) players can use the book, too, it is mainly for the advanced students of tar and setar.