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We collaborate with Middle Eastern filmmakers to introduce their quality films to the world through film festivals and other distribution platforms.

New York, NY
Joined July 2017
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Iranian Women Revolt SAN FRANCISCO INDIE FILM FESTIVAL Feb 2-12, 2023 Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art Celebrating Bold Women Filmmakers
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Re: THIS IS NOT ME // LGBTQ Documentary from Iran // Reserve Your Tickets Asia Society Houston, TX MFA Boston, MA
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#TheForbiddenStringsFilm is the winner of best documentary feature at @QueensWorldFilm in #NYC. The film is also official selection at @PhoenixFilmFest in Phoenix, Arizona which will play on August 16 at @HarkinsTheatres part of Feature Film Showcase.
We’re giving away 5 tickets to our opening of the critically-acclaimed #PlatformTheFilm FRIDAY at 7:20 PM PT in LA at Royal Laemmle and FRIDAY at 7:30 PM PT at Town Center 5 Laemmle! To enter, just follow us and Tweet this post. We’ll contact winners by Thursday at 7 PM PT.
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Platform, the movie saga of the Mansourian sisters and their Wushu martial arts world champion journey, premieres July 9: wp.me/p6qTpV-7NT #platform #iran #wushu #ufc #mma #wmma #sisters #zerotopodium
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We are #FourWeeks away. #PLATFORMTheFilm A ROCKY-esque tale of determination and grit, Opening in Los Angeles at @laemmletheatres on July 9 and then nationwide. Directed by: Sahar Mosayebi Produced by: @mahtabkeramati Tahoora Abolghasemi
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Afsaneh Salari Talks Musical Journey in Afghanistan with The Forbidden Strings Doc | SBIFF [Exclusive Interview] #festivals #film #interviews #lrmexclusives #news #afsanehsalari #santabarbarainternationalfilmfestival #sbiff #sbiff2021 #theforbiddenstrings lrmonline.com/news/afsaneh-s…
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The next place after #SBIFF that #TheForbiddenStrings will be playing is at the #MotherTongueFilmFestival
Soori, Hakim, Akbar, and Mohammed have a collective dream: to travel from Iran to their parents’ homeland of Afghanistan and perform at their first rock concert 🎸 Follow their journey with #TheForbiddenStrings. Pre-register to view 📺 bit.ly/3mo4lgg
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"The documentary The Forbidden Strings is a story of hope and dreams about four young people who had to break tradition in order to express themselves with music." #TheForbiddenStrings #VeneraFilms
Soori, Hakim, Akbar, and Mohammed have a collective dream: to travel from Iran to their parents’ homeland of Afghanistan and perform at their first rock concert 🎸 Follow their journey with #TheForbiddenStrings. Pre-register to view 📺 bit.ly/3mo4lgg
AFRICAN VIOLET will play at @atlantafilmfest for April 22 to May 2. We are very excited to be part of this amazing, filmmaker driven festival. The festival is organized by @Atlantafilmsociety #AfricanVioletTheFilm #VeneraFilms #ATLFF #ATLFF21 ​ atlantafilmfestival.com/film…
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Very excited to announce that our New Release film, THE FORBIDDEN STRINGS is playing at @officialsbiff part of the Documentary Competition. The Drive-in screening is SOLD OUT! But if you are in California, you can watch it online at givebox.com/521017 #SBIFF #VeneraFilms
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MOON FOR MY FATHER is where a meeting of cinema and sculpture investigates the processes of physical and psychological destruction and renewal. Watch it at Venerafilms.com @ManiaAkbari Douglas White @cryptofiction #IranianWimenFF21
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Watch at Venerafilms.com Film of the Day: POETS OF LIFE A poetic portrayal of the life of Shirin Parsi - rice farmer, environmentalist, and social activist. directed by Shirin Barghnavard producer: @6Cand6Y @karestanfilm Q&A moderated by Azadeh Jafari #Venerafilms
Film of the Day: JANBAL An adventurous magical realism tells the legend of a love story between a man and a fairy. By: Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali Moghadam. To watch this documentary and the Q&A moderated by @tracieholder Go to our website venerafilms.com
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Film of the Day: JANBAL An adventurous magical realism tells the legend of a love story between a man and a fairy. By: Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali Moghadam. To watch this documentary and the Q&A moderated by @tracieholder Go to our website venerafilms.com