Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar is slated to make a film called ‘Chang’an, Chang’an’ in collaboration with two Chinese directors Jang Jung and Shirzad Yaqub in Xi’an city, north-central China.

Outsider Pictures, a motion picture distribution company in the US, will be responsible for the international distribution of Iranian director Narges Abyar’s latest film, ‘Ablaq’ (Pinto).

Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar, who made such films as ‘When the Moon Was Full’ (2019), ‘Breath’ (2016), and ‘Track 143’ (2014) has no doubt that the world needs more talented female filmmakers. Actually, there is a ‘dire need’ for them, she says. Her latest film, ‘Pinto,’ which is specifically about women and their problems in a complex, traditional society, will soon be released, distributed by Outsider Pictures. She is also making a series based on the well-known Iranian novel, ‘Savušun,’ written by Simin Daneshvar, the reputed Iranian female author, as well as currently working in China on a joint project on the Silk Road.

Arts & Culture Desk

Iran’s well-known female filmmaker Narges Abyar held a virtual masterclass in Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh.

The official international poster for the Iranian film, ‘When the Moon Was Full’ (Night of the Full Moon), directed by Narges Abyar, has been released.

Iranian filmmaker, author and screenwriter Narges Abyar was selected to serve on the panel of jury at the 25th Minsk International Film Festival Listapad in Belarus which is underway until November 9.

Director of the acclaimed drama 'Track 143', Narges Abyar, discussed gender in Iranian Cinema during a two-day seminar at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in the Spanish capital.