From Tehran to the Big Screen: Travel Notes, Films, and Other Demons
When Films in Frame invited me to write about Iranian cinema, my mind immediately went back to my trip to Iran in 2017. That was when I had my first direct encounter with that world – with places and people I had previously seen only in films. I went through the notes I had written at the time (and later, in 2018), on the spot, and started imagining a dialogue between then and now – between the places I visited and the films that have stayed with me over the years.
Vlad Petri
[:ro]Vlad Petri este cineast. Filmul său de debut - Unde ești, București? - a avut premiera la Rotterdam FF, iar cel de-al doilea lungmetraj - Între Revoluții - a câștigat premiul FIPRESCI la Berlinale, secțiunea Forum. A regizat nenumărate scurtmetraje și este interesat de povești contemporane, atât reale cât și de ficțiune.[:en]Vlad Petriis a filmmaker interested in contemporary stories, working in both fiction and documentary. His debut film, "Where are you Bucharest?", premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. His second feature, "Between Revolutions", premiered at the Berlin Film Festival - Forum section, where it received the FIPRESCI Award and went on to be shown and awarded at more than 100 festivals worldwide. He has also directed several short films screened at international festivals.[:]
