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‘At the End of the Night’ picked among Cologne TV festival’s top ten
The annual German showcase, which runs from October 9 to 16, is considered one of Europe’s leading platforms for television and cinema fiction, Mehr News Agency reported.
Panahandeh’s nine-part drama, produced for the Tehran-based streaming platform Filmnet, will go head-to-head with high-profile productions from Germany’s ZDF, Britain’s BBC, Denmark’s DR, France’s Arte, and US giants Discovery and Warner.
The Cologne event also hands out the Hollywood Reporter Award, backed by the Los Angeles trade magazine, for the best narrative entry across its competitive categories. Past winners have often gone on to wider international distribution.
‘At the End of the Night,’ co-written by Panahandeh and Arsalan Amiri and produced by Mohammad Yamini, traces the fate of two characters, Nahid (Hoda Zeinolabedin) and Amir (Parsa Pirouzfar), whose lives unravel through “secrets” and fraught choices. The series leans on suspense and melodrama to probe themes of family, betrayal, trust and truth-seeking.
The production has already made waves at home, sweeping three awards at Iran’s Hafez Festival this year, including best TV drama, best screenplay and best actor for Pirouzfar. It later screened in Spain at the Cinema Jove festival, marking its second international outing before landing a coveted berth in Cologne.
With its brooding tone and taut narrative, the show represents Iran’s latest attempt to place its scripted content on the global stage. “It is a story about choices and consequences,” Panahandeh has said, stressing the universal pull of its tragic arc.