News in Brief
Iran selects ‘The Night Guardian’ for 2024 Oscars
IRNA – Iran has chosen ‘The Night Guardian,’ directed by Reza Mirkarimi, as its official submission for the Best International Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.
‘The Night Guardian’ made its debut last year at the Fajr Film Festival, where it received significant attention by winning nine nominations and ultimately winning the Best Director Award.
The announcement regarding the selection was made by the Farabi Cinema Foundation, which had to make a tough decision among a pool of 42 eligible Iranian films. Eventually, a shortlist of 15 films was compiled and, from these, ‘The Night Guardian’ emerged as one of the top three contenders for the coveted Oscar submission, alongside ‘Conjugal Visit,’ directed by Omid Shams, and ‘The Town,’ directed by Ali Hazrati.
Written by Reza Mirkarimi and Mohammad Davoudi, ‘The Night Guardian’ narrates the life of a rural worker named Rasool. The film explores Rasool’s challenges as he grapples with his trust in an engineer overseeing a construction project.
A shortlist of 15 films in the category will be announced on December 21. Final nominees will be announced on January 23, 2024, and the main Oscars event will take place on March 10, 2024.
Sacred
Defense
exhibition
to open
in Tehran
TASNIM – In celebration of Sacred Defense Week, the Cinema Museum of Iran will host an exhibition titled, ‘Sacred Defense in Cinematic Frames,’ featuring behind-the-scenes photographs from films centered on resistance and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
The museum is organizing the exhibition, which runs from September 22 to September 29.
The exhibition showcases behind-the-scenes images from cinematic works, including ‘A Boat to the Beach’ directed by the late Rasoul Mollagholipour; ‘Migrant’; ‘Minoo Watch Tower’; and ‘The Glass Agency,’ directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia; and ‘Kimia and the Devil,’ directed by Ahmadreza Darvish.