Venera Films

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

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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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Just posted a photo @ Houston, Texas https://t.co/FezZsdQYuT

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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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RIP #IranDarroudi

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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.

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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 saga of 3 Iranian sisters and their Wushu martial arts world champion journey, premieres July 9 https://t.co/ubUjulL1va

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Platform, the movie saga of the Mansourian sisters and their Wushu martial arts world champion journey, premieres July 9: https://t.co/7S6gQWyFOJ #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 https://t.co/Mkrccf4ZRf

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The next place after #SBIFF that #TheForbiddenStrings will be playing is at the #MotherTongueFilmFestival

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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

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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 📺 https://t.co/dLJeH5QcdO

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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
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#afghancinema #afghanrefugees #rockmusic #rockmusician #Afghanistan #AfghanPeaceProcess #Afghan #afghanistanpeacenegotiations #Afghanmusic #Documentary #Humanrights #Iran #Irancinema

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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 https://t.co/9w371gUSe3 #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 https://t.co/qBWDpOkb97 @ManiaAkbari Douglas White @cryptofiction #IranianWimenFF21

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Watch at https://t.co/qBWDpOkb97
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

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#womencinema #womencinematographers #iranianwomenff2021 #iranianwomenff21 #venerafilms #filmmakers #socialmediamarketing #social #media #women #femalefilmmakers #janbal #traditionalart #iran #iranianartist #south #of #iran #documentary #tellingstories #storyofart

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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 https://t.co/m6k2CgcH3v

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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 https://t.co/m6k2CgcH3v