Tag:Fathollah Amiri

The Night of the Asiatic Cheetah: Screening Vortex

The “Night of the Asiatic Cheetah” event, held at the Saifollah Dad Hall in the House of Cinema, brought together conservationists, filmmakers, and wildlife enthusiasts to celebrate and raise awareness about one of the world’s most endangered species. Organized by the Iranian Wildlife Documentarians Association, the Biodiversity Society, and the Documentary Producers Association, the evening centered around the screening of Vortex, a powerful documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Fathollah Amiri. The event began with a presentation by Leila Fouladvand, who offered […]

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KhabarOnline: “Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland” to Air on Documentary Channel

The documentary “Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland,” produced and directed by Fathollah Amiri, will air on Documentary Channel on Friday, May 7th at 10 PM and Saturday, May 8th at 9 AM. According to Khabar Online News Agency, “Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland” explores the mysterious lives of reptiles in western Iran, particularly in Ilam province, highlighting their unique behaviors. One of the most astonishing scenes, the hunting of the Spider-tailed Viper—one of the most remarkable moments in Iranian wildlife—was captured for […]

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TehranTimes: Farmer Mahmud Mansuri wins Emerging Talent Award at Wildscreen Festival

TEHRAN – Iranian farmer Mahmud Mansuri has won the Icon Films Emerging Talent Award at the Wildscreen Festival in Bristol in the southwest of England. He won the award for his collaboration in “In the Realm of the Spider-tailed Viper”, a documentary film directed by Iranian Fathollah Amiri about the spider-tailed viper that lives in the western Iranian province of Ilam. Mansuri missed the awards ceremony held on Friday as the British Embassy in Tehran refused to grant him a […]

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ABU: Iranian Documentary Awarded in Jackson Hole Wild Life Film Festival

Iranian documentary “Park Ranger and Leopard“ directed and produced by Fathollah Amiri wins the “Best People and Nature Film” award at the 2017 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival in the United States. A product of Jame-Jam TV network of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, this documentary has been produced in ABU TV Documentary Coproduction (Care6). This 52-minute documentary portrays the career life of an Iranian ranger who tries to track down a leopard in his protected area in spite of […]

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TehranTimes: “Tanhavash” to compete in Finnish, U.S. festivals

TEHRAN – Iranian director Fathollah Amiri’s documentary “Tanhavash” will compete in two festivals in Finland and the United States. The film, which tries to trace the Iranian cheetah, the sole survivor of the extinct species of the Asian Cheetah that still remains in the country, will first be screened at the Wildlife Vaasa Festival scheduled to be held in the Finnish city from September 28 to October 2. It is also scheduled to compete in the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, […]

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Japan Prize: Insightful Review of “Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland” by Erina Tanaka

On October 20, 2015, Erina Tanaka, a student reporter, shared her insights on the Iranian documentary “Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland.” The documentary meticulously portrays the natural beauty of Iran, with a particular focus on snakes. It captures the raw and vivid details of their lives, including moments such as shedding skin, burrowing into the sand, and hunting prey. Tanaka described the realism of these scenes as truly extraordinary and beyond words. The documentary’s central figure is the “Spider-tailed Viper,” a […]

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IRNA: Filming of the Documentary on Ilam’s Reptiles Concludes

On Thursday, Fathollah Amiri announced in an exclusive interview with IRNA that the documentary Alamto, A Reptile Wonderland focuses on the lives and challenges faced by 20 different species of reptiles inhabiting the Ilam province. Some of these species have been introduced and filmed for the first time ever. Amiri added that Alamto, A Reptile Wonderland will be screened for the first time at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in the documentary cinema section. The Ilam-based director highlighted the […]

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DW: “In Search for the Persian Leopard” Wins Crystal Simorgh

For the first time, an environmental documentary has won the Crystal Simorgh Award at the Fajr Film Festival. The documentary, In Search for the Persian Leopard, narrates a team’s efforts to study the Persian leopard in the central Alborz mountains. During the closing ceremony of the 30th Fajr Film Festival held at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Sunday, February 12, In Search for the Persian Leopard won the Crystal Simorgh Award for Best Documentary Film. This documentary, directed by Fathollah […]

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