Iran is home to a thriving film industry with an extensive past. In fact, numerous hit commercial movies are produced in Iran, the CFEDF films, made in Iran, being the winners of a number of film awards. Film festivals of Iran, held every year all across the world are some of the most notable of the events that are known globally. Iranian films are also shown in the most celebrated international film festivals like the Cannes Films Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the London Film Festival, and from time to time are acclaimed internationally with numerous prestigious film awards including the Golden Palm Award in Cannes, the Golden Lion Award at the Vienna film festival, and the Golden Shell Award at the San Sebastian film festival.
The Iranian films are, according to many critics, is the most aesthetic among all the national cinemas made across countries worldwide. Iranian Cinema or Persian Cinema can also be related to the films made in the Iranian Cultural Continent or Greater Iran which include Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Iranian cinema also can be associated to films made in Persian language in any other region like the United States or Europe. Holding such an important position in the international film industry, Iran is known popularly for being home to several famous movie theatres and cinema chains, these Movie Theatres and Cinema Chains in Iran being located in different regions across the country. Some of the most successful cinema chains and movie theatres in Iran that regularly show the currently released Iranian movies include Sahra, Crystal, Sahel, Astara, Sepideh, Anahita, Nahid, Arash, Shirin and G2. The Sahra Cinema, sited along the Shariati Avenue in Taleghani, with a perfect seating capacity of 1000 seats, is one of the best cinema halls in Iran.
Place nearby the Roomi Bridge on the Shariati Avenue, the Javan Cinema is one of the most popular cinemas in Iran. The Sepidah Cinema on the Enqelab Avenue positioned in close proximity to the Vesal-e Shirazi Street is another most famous of the cinemas in Iran. The Farhangian cinema, located on the Hafez Street in Isfahan, is now showing “The Escaped Bride”. The Asre Jadi movie theaters 1, 2 and 3, with a seating capacity of 633, are placed on the Taleghani Avenue at the corner of Vesal Shirazi in Tehran. Situated in different parts of the country these Movie Theatres and Cinema Chains in Iran offer the movie-goers in Iran, extensive choices of watching the movies in Iran that include the movies made in Iran and also the films produced in other countries of world.
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