October 15, 2006
BEHJAT SADR: TIME SUSPENDED AT MFA, BOSTON
We are delighted to announce that our documentary film on painter Behjat Sadr, the pioneer of abstract
expressionist art in Iran, will be premiering at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as part of the Thirteenth
Annual Boston Festival of Films from Iran. The film will be screening on Saturday November 18 at 1:45 p.m.
This is our first collaboration with director Mitra Farahani. Producer Marjaneh Moghimi and Executive Producer,
Fereydoun Firouz, will be present at the screening
For more information please visit www.mfa.org.
October 15, 2006
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) AT THE UN ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
Ziarat (Pilgrimage) will be screening as part of the 9th Annual United Nations Association Film Festival
at Stanford University, October 25-29, 2006. There will be two screenings of the film, on Sunday October 22 at 7:05 p.m.
at Roxie Theatre, San Francisco, and on Saturday October 28 at 7:45 p.m. at Annenberg Auditorim at Stanford University.
Producer Marjaneh Moghimi will be present at both screenings.
For more information please visit www.unaff.org.
March 11, 2006
SCREENING OF OUR FILMS KOFFAR (INFIDELS) AND PILGRIMAGE (ZIARAT) IN TORNOTO, CANADA
The films will be screening as part of the Diaspora Film Festival on April 13th, 2006.
Producer Marjaneh Moghimi will give a brief introduction prior to the screenings.
For more information please visit: www.diasporafilmfest.org.
March 11, 2006
WORLD PREMIERE OF PERSIAN GARDEN WITH LIVE MUSIC BY NANOS OPERETTA AT THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO
We are extremely pleased to announce that Persian Garden will be screening at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, on March 23rd at 7 p.m. The film screening will be accompanied with live music by renowned Bay area band, Nanos Operetta. Both producer Marjaneh Moghimi, and composer Ali Tabatabai, will be available for Q/A following the screening.
For more information please visit: www.asianart.org.
March 11, 2006
OUR MINI HAFT-SEENS PROGRAM AT THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO
We are delighted to announce that we have once again partnered with the Asian Art Museum to bring the
beauty of Norouz to the Bay Area. On Saturday March 18th, from 12-4 p.m., you can celebrate the Iranian
New Year with performances by Ballet Afsaneh, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Nejad Youth Orchestra and many
other fun events for adults and kids alike. We will be presenting the Mini Haft-Seen kits throughout
the day, with our Norouz story reading by Salmeh Moghimi at 1:30 p.m.
For more information please visit: www.asianart.org.
March 11, 2006
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) AT TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Koffar (Infidels) will be screening on March 16th, at the 5th Tiburon International Film Festival
in Tiburon, California. Producer Marjaneh Moghimi will be present at the screening. The festival
takes place from March 9 to 17, 2006.
For more information please visit: www.tiburonfilmfestival.com.
October 15, 2005
SCREENING OF OUR FILMS KOFFAR (INFIDELS) AND PILGRIMAGE (ZIARAT) IN MONTREAL, CANADA
The films will be screening as part of Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal (RIDM), November 10 - 20, 2005.
For more information please visit: www.ridm.qc.ca.
October 15, 2005
DIRECTOR KIAROSTAMI AND PRODUCER MOGHIMI PRESENT DO KAMANCHEH (TWO BOWS) AT CINEMAEAST FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK.
We are pleased to announce that Do Kamancheh (Two Bows) will be screening on Sunday November 6, 2005, at 1 p.m.
at the Quad Cinema, New York, as part of CinemaEast Film Festival. Director Bahman Kiarostami and Producer
Marjaneh Moghimi will be present at the screening. The screening will be followed by Q/A with the director.
Marjaneh Moghimi will be participating in a panel discussion on November 5.
For more information please visit: www.arteeast.org.
October 1, 2005
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) SCREENING IN ZAGRAB FILM FESTIVAL.
Koffar (Infidels) will be screening at the Zagreb Film Festival to be held on October 2005.
Director Bahman Kiarostami will be present at the screening of the film.
For more information please visit: www.zagrebfilmfestival.com.
October 1, 2005
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) AT LONDON'S RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
Ziarat (Pilgrimage) will be screening on Thursday October 6, 2005 as part of the Raindance
Film Festival in London, England. The festival takes place form September 28 - October 9, 2005.
For more information please visit: www.raindancefilmfestival.org/.
October 1, 2005
BAHMAN KIAROSTAMI TO PRESENT ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) and DO KAMANCHEH (TWO BOWS)
AT TBILISI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
Ziarate (Pilgrimage) and Do Kamancheh (Two Bows) will be screening at the 6th Tbilisi International
Film Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. Both films will be followed by Q/A with director Bahman Kiarostami. The festival
takes place from October 4 -9, 2005.
2005 Tbilisi International Film Festival
October 4 - 9
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Tickets go on sale on June 1
For more information please visit: www.tbilisifilmfestival.ge.
May 16, 2005
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) SCREENING AT THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL.
Ziarate (Pilgrimage) will be screening at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival on Saturday, June 25, 4:45 p.m.
and on Sunday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.
2005 Los Angeles Film Festival
June 16 - 26
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Tickets go on sale on June 1
For more information please visit: www.lafilmfest.com.
May 16, 2005
DO KAMANCHEH (TWO BOWS) AND ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) COMPETING IN MUNICH.
We are pleased to announce that DO KAMANCHEH (Two Bows) and ZIARAT (Pilgrimage) will
be shown in the competition of the "Horizonte Programme" at the International Documentary Film Festival,
Munich, Germany. The films will be screened on May 11 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and on May 14 at 5 p.m. and 7.p.m.
For more information please visit: http://www.dokfest-muenchen.de.
March 13, 2005
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) ADDED TO TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Koffar (Infidels) has been added to the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival's film program.
The festival will take place from April 21- May 1, 2005 in New York City. Also screening at the
festival will be Ziarat (Pilgrimage), nominated in BEST DOCUMENTARY category.
For more information please visit: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org.
March 12, 2005
FILMS SELECTED FOR THE 48th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We are extremely excited to announce that Kamancheh (The Kamanchech Players) and Ziarat (Pilgrimage) will be screening at
the 48th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5, 2005) on the following dates:
Monday, May 2, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
PFA (Pacific Film Archive) in Berkeley, California
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at 6:30 p.m.
AMC Kabuki Theatres in San Francisco, California
For ticket information please visit the festival website at: www.sffs.org.
January 29, 2005
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) WINS FRENCH PRIZE
We are extremely proud to announce that Ziarat (Pilgrimage) has won the "Special Mention" honor at the
26th Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes, France. The festival took place from November 23-30, 2004.
January 29, 2005
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) AND DO KAMANCHEH (TWO BOWS) SCREENINGS AT YALE
The films will be screening at Yale University, January 27-29, 2005, as part of the Iranian Cinema, Spring 2005 Film Series.
For more information please visit:
http://econtent-01.its.yale.edu/whitney/calendar.htm
For a listing on the films please check the following website:
http://www.yale.edu/ycias/cmes/iranian_film.htm
January 29, 2005
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) SCREENING IN SWEDEN
Ziarat (Pilgrimage) will be screening at the 28th Goteborg Film Festival in Sweden. The dates for the festival are January 28 - February 7, 2005.
For more information please visit:
28th Goteborg Film Festival
Olof Palmes Plats
S-413 04 Gotebert
Sweden
Tel: +46(0)31-339 30 18
Fax: +46(0)31-41 00 63
http://www.filmfestival.org
January 29, 2005
DIRECTOR BAHMAN KIAROSTAMI IN LOS ANGELES
Bahman Kiarostami will be present for the screenings of Koffar (Infidels) and Do Kamancheh (Two Bows)
at the 15th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema on Saturday, February 12, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. The
screenings will be followed by a question and answer session with Kiarostami.
For more information please visit:
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Los Angeles, California
Tel: (310) 267-5429
Fax: (310) 206-3129
http://wwww.cinema.ucla.edu
To buy tickets online please go to:
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/public/calendar/calendar_f.html
January 29, 2005
SCREENINGS OF KOFFAR (INFIDELS) AND ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) IN AUSTRALIA
Koffar and Ziarat are part of the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival, in Australia, which takes place from February 18 - March 3, 2005.
For more information please visit:
http://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org
November 6, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) SELECTED FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION
The Musee des Beaux-Arts of Nantes, France, is pleased to present
"Infidels" in the exhibition "News From Tehran", curated by Nasrin Tabatabai,
in collaboration with Babak Afrassiabi and Catherine David. It will screen
from November 26, 2004 through January 3, 2005.
November 6, 2004
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) SCREENING IN NYC
Ziarat (Pilgrimage) will be premiering in the U.S. at the 4th Annual
Tribeca Film Festival in New York which will take place from April 21- May 1, 2005.
For more information please visit http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org.
October 30, 2004
ZIARAT (PILGRIMAGE) COMPLETION
Ziarat (Pilgrimage) has been selected to compete in the official documentary competition
of the 26th Festival des 3 Continents which be held from November 23 - 30, 2004.
For more information please contact:
Festival des 3 Continents
19 A Passage Pommeraye
BP 43302
44033 Nantes Cedex 1
France
tel : 02 40 69 89 37
fax : 02 40 73 55 22
http://www.3continents.com
October 1, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) SCREENING IN BUDAPEST
Koffar (Infidels) will be showing at the First International Film Forum, in Budapest,
Hungry, December 3-5, 2004. This is a human rights film festival with focus on
Romany culture and the problems of the Roma Gypsies. The program will
highlight the cultural and historical inheritance of the gypsies.
October 1, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) PART OF IRANIAN WEEK
Koffar (Infidels) will be part of the "Iranian Week for Motion Pictures" at the
Kolner Filmhaus in Cologne, Germany. This festival is scheduled from November
26 to 30, 2004. For more information please check out www.koelner-filmhaus.de
October 1, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) PURCHASED BY SVERIGES TELEVISION oF SWEDEN
We are extremely delighted to announce that Koffar (Infidels) has been purchased by Sveriges Television (SVT) of Sweden.
SVT is the Swedish Public Service Television Company. No date has been set for the broadcast but we will update t
he website as soon as we recieve this information.
March 27, 2004
CASA ASIA SELECTS KOFFAR (INFIDELS) AS PART OF THE "IRAN UNDER THE SKIN" PROGRAM IN BARCELONA, SPAIN
"Iran under the Skin" is a timely initiative given the present
political and social situation in the country and is presented at both the
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB) and Casa Asia. It includes
interventions in the space, exhibitions, a number of talks, a film festival
and a season of documentaries, and offers a new vision of the numerous facets
of contemporary Iranian culture.
WHERE: Casa Asia
Palau Baro de Quadras, Av. Diagonal, 373,
08008, Barcelona, Spain
ADMISSION: FREE
HOURS: Tuesday—Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sundays 10am-2pm.
For more information about this event, please contact Casa Asia: info@casaasia.es
March 8, 2004
BUTIMAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A SPECIAL NOROUZ PROGRAM AT THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM ON MARCH 20 IN SAN FRANCISCO
This year Norouz falls on Saturday, March 20, coinciding with the Asian Art
Museum's first anniversary in its new home. Join Homa Hanjani Tabatabai,
creator of the Mini Haft-Seen Boards, as she leads visitors
through the Norouz tradition of placing the seven heralds of life on
miniature haft-seens. Then, color your haft-seen and receive a copy of
Celebrating Norouz, a story and coloring book about this colorful Persian
holiday.
WHERE: Asian Art Museum, Resource Center
WHEN: Saturday, March 20, 10:00 am-Noon
For more information about this event, please email us: homa@butimarproductions.org
January 6, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) WILL HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE 33rd INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
Koffar (Infidels) will premiere on Saturday the 24th of January at 6pm and screened again on
Tuesday the 27th at 12:30pm
For more festival information, please contact:
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
PO Box 21696, 3001 AR Rotterdam, Netherlands
tel: +31-10-890 90 06
fax:+31-10-890 90 91
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
January 3, 2004
KOFFAR (INFIDELS) GETS FRENCH DISTRIBUTOR
Our recently completed documentary film Koffar (Infidels) has been picked up for distribution by France based DOC & CO.
For distribution information, please contact:
DOC & CO
att: Catherine Le Clef
13 rue Portefoin
Paris, 75003 France
Tel: + 33-1-42 77 56 87
e-mail: catleclef@doc-co.com
website: www.doc-co.com
October 30, 2003
FIRST BUTIMAR PRODUCTIONS' FILM NEARLY COMPLETED
All footage for Butimar's exciting new film, Koffar (Infidels) has been shot and edited. Director Bahman Kiarostami is working on the final details, such as narration, for this film about the Godars, a tribe of artist-gypsies living in regional Iran. The soundtrack for the film is also in production. Arranged by musician Reza Derakshani, it features music by the Godars and a main theme by Derakshani. By early December, Butimar Productions will enter Koffar in major film festivals. Early feedback has indicated that there is strong interest in this film as a contender at International festivals.
October 25,2003
FILMING OF SHAB O ROOZ AND RUH E SAZ HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY
Butimar's crew is currently in the Iranian provence of Turkoman filming Bahram Berdikor, one of the musicians featured in Shab O Rooz. Meanwhile Ethnomusicologist Ameneh Youssefzadeh has arrived in Iran to interview musicians in Ruh E Saz (Soul of the Instrument). Footage of these interviews, as well as of the landscapes of regional Iran, will be shot concurrently over the next few months. There is mounting interest for both films in the United States and in Iran.
October 9, 2003
BAHMAN KIAROSTAMI RECEIVES BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Butimar Productions is delighted to announce that Bahman Kiarostami received the best director award for his film Noor at the 2003 Mid East Film Festival in Beirut. Kiarostami is directing Butimar's upcoming films, Kamancheh-Kesh (a two-part documentary) and Koffar.
October 5, 2003
BUTIMAR'S SHAB O ROOZ KICKS OFF WITH A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL CONCERT SERIES
On September 30 through October 1, Butimar Productions hosted a concert series by kamancheh player Reza Derakshani. "The Other Side," held at the Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundationin Tehran, was co-sponsored by Khoshgovar Mashad Company, a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company. This concert was the first of its kind: it offered a unique fusion of rock, jazz, and traditional Iranian music, and a combination of Eastern and Western instruments and songs in both English and Farsi. Derakshani played his innovative electric kamancheh, setar, and ney, while a group of five young Iranian musicians played keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums. "The Other Side" was extremely well attended by enthusiastic audiences; many concert-goers expressed support for Butimar's upcoming Kamancheh-kesh films and clamored for recordings and videos.
Derakshani is featured in the film Shab O Rooz (Night and Day). Parts of the concert will be featured in this film and a separate video of the concert will be available for purchase.
