Author: Bijan Tehrani

Bijan H Tehrani a film director, writer and a film critic, his first article appeared in a weekly film publication in Iran 45 years ago. Bijan founded Cinema Without Borders, an online publication dedicated to promotion of international cinema in the US and around the globe, eighteen years ago and still works as its editor in chief. Bijan is has also been a columinst and film critic for the Iranian mountly film related media for 45 years and during the past 5 years he has been a permenent columnist and film reviewer for Film Emrooz (Film Today), a popular inranian mountly print film magazine. Bijan has won several awards in international film festivals and book fairs for his short films and children's books as well as for his services to the international cinema

Lily Afshar’s internationally admired Iranian/American musician and a professor of music passed away at the age of 63. She will be buried in her birthplace, city of Tonekabon in Iran. Lily Afshar personal story began in her native land Iran. Born in Tehran to a family with ancient roots in the northern region of Azerbaijan, at ten years of age she first encountered the guitar while visiting a cousin who was taking lessons. She told her father she loved the guitar; the next day he presented her with her first instrument and arranged for lessons. Her prodigious skill and love…

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Last week at the 2023 Lucas International Festival for Young Film Lovers in Germany, the Cinema Without Borders jury announced the winners of the MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award, as well as their Honorable Mention . TOTEM from Netherlands / Luxemburg / Germany, directed by Sander Burger won 2023 MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award and THE WORST ONES – (Les Pires) from France, directed by Lise Akoka and  Romane Gueret received jury’s Honorable Mention. MOZAIK Bridging the Borders Award is offered by Cinema Without Borders Foundation and sponsored by MOZAIK Philanthropy. Chale Nafus, one of the jury members announced the winner…

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In terms of the rising French actors making a big impression on global cinema, there are few stars with as high a promise as Adèle Exarchopoulos. The actor is perhaps best known so far for her role in Abdullatif Kechiche’s 2013 romantic drama Blue Is The Warmest Colour, also starring Lea Seydoux. Exarchopoulos’ performance drew widespread critical acclaim and became the youngest person in the history of the Cannes Film Festival to be awarded the Palme d’Or. Elsewhere, Exarchopoulos has featured in the likes of Sibyl, Zero Fucks Given and the widely-praised Passages. With the spotlight firmly on the French actor, it’s interesting to know Exarchopoulos’ favourite films…

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The story of Cadejo Blanco is about Sarita who lives with her sister Bea in a working-class neighborhood in Guatemala City. One night after a party, Bea doesn’t come home. Convinced that her disappearance has something to do with Andrés, her sister’s dangerous ex, Sarita manages to befriend him and infiltrate his gang. Narrowly avoiding death at every turn, and with an unwavering determination in the face of the men who underestimate her, Sarita becomes increasingly involved with Andrés and the ruthless, violent world of his gang. As she searches for answers about what happened to her sister, she realizes…

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Cinema Without Borders announced the winner of the MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award at the award ceremony of the18th edition of SEEFEST, held at the UCLA Bridges Theater on Wednesday May 3rd. CWB Foundation is proud to offer its Bridging The Borders Award for 17  year at the prestigious SEEFEST South East European Film Festival LA.  Keely Badger, the executive director of MOZAIK Philanthropy, Bridging the Borders Award sponsor and Bijan Tehrani, Editor in Chief of Cinema Without Borders and Cinema Without Borders Foundation President, inbound the the Honorary Mention and the Winner of the Bridging the Borders Award. https://vimeo.com/823915127?share=copy…

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Burbank, California – April 4, 2023 – Today Cinema Without Borders Foundation announced I, Immigrant International Online Film Festival winning films in an online award ceremony. Bijan Tehrani Editor in Chief of Cinema Without Borders and Founder and Director of the I, Immigrant, opened the award ceremony by a report on the first edition of the festival: ” For our first edition of the I, Immigrant International Online Film Festival, organized by Cinema Without Borders Foundation, we received 449 submissions. The CWBF Selection Committee chose 33 films and from those films, two programmers, assigned by CWBF, nominated 17 films to…

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Tonight All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger from Germany won the OSCAR for the Best International Film, and it was a surprise as a much better film, Argentina 1985 was among the nominees. https://vimeo.com/807397394 All Quiet on the Western Front Germany – Directed by Edward Berger https://youtu.be/hf8EYbVxtCY War breaks out in Germany in 1914. Paul Bäumer and his classmates quickly enlist in the army to serve their fatherland. No sooner are they drafted than the first images from the battlefield show them the reality of war. Other nominees were: EO Poland – Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski https://youtu.be/rrBeSQbdXmw…

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Burbank, CA – January 16th 2023. Today Palm Springs International Film Festival announced its 2023 winners and Dirty Difficult Dangerous (France, Italy, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Qatar) directed by Wissam Charaf won MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award. The Honorary Mentions went to The Happiest Man in the World (Macedonia Belgium Slovenia Denmark Croatia and Bosnia) directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska The Borders Award  is presented by Cinema Without Borders and award sponsored and prize provided by MOZAIK  The winner of Bridging the Borders Award will receive a cash prize of $2500. In the following video message, Keely Badger the Executive…

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Safe Place, Croatia’s Oscar Entry directed by  Juraj Lerotić  is about a traumatic event—a suicide attempt—creates a rift in the family’s everyday life. Their lives fundamentally change, as if they are waging a war invisible to everyone else. The source of the story is autobiographical, it is addressed in the film and highlighted by the fact that the author/director plays himself. The following is our interview with Juraj Lerotić about making of Safe Place: https://vimeo.com/772185261 Juraj Lerotić was born in 1978, in Kiel, Germany. He studied early childhood education and theology and later graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art…

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In Look at me, a short film directed by Sally Potter,  a fundraising gala becomes the arena for a struggle between two men; one, the gala director (Chris Rock) and the other, a failing rock drummer (Javier Bardem). As their battle for expression and control escalates, against a relentless rhythmic backdrop (featuring tap dancer Savion Glover) their public and private selves explosively collide. The following is our interview with Sally Potter about making of Look at Me: https://vimeo.com/771842658 Sally Potter made her first 8mm film aged fourteen. She has since written and directed nine feature films, as well as many…

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