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“ABBAS BY ABBAS” FILM SELECTED BY THE BIOGRAFILM FESTIVAL IN ITALY

June 1, 2020

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"Abbas by Abbas" film selected by Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy.

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        Abbas by Abbas, a film by Kamy Pakdel has been selected for the 16th edition of the Biografilm Festival, which celebrates great biographies and cinematic life stories in Bologna, Italy from 5-15 June, 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis which requires the closure of cinemas, the festival will be held online this year. The screening of Abbas by Abbas is scheduled on Sunday, 14 June at 21:00 (time in Italy). To watch the film, reserve your place in their virtual cinema by creating an account on mymovies.it.

        “ABBAS BY ABBAS” in official selection of four FILM FESTIVALS in france

        January 8, 2020

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        We are pleased to announce that “ABBAS BY ABBAS” has been selected by four film festivals including FIPADOC International Documentary Festival in Biarritz.

        The television broadcast of the film in France is now scheduled on Tuesday, 18 February at 8.30pm on the LCP Assemblée Nationale channel. The film will be followed by a debate.

        “ABBAS BY ABBAS” is a film directed by Kamy Pakdel and produced by Hind Saïh of Bellota Films in collaboration with LCP Assemblée Nationale
        Director of Photography: Laurent Chalet
        Sound Engineer: Dana Farzanehpour
        Editor: Thibaut Sève
        Composer: Julien Thiault
        Co-Producer: Pierre Hanoune

        “Abbas by Abbas” film premiere and commemorative party in Paris

        November 9, 2019

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        Abbas's son Temudjinn Crooks in front of Max Linder's 18-m wide, curved panoramic screen. | License

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        Over 500 guests were given a preview of the film "Abbas by Abbas" which will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, December 3 at 8.30pm. | License

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        Ambassador of Singapore to France HE Zainal Arif Mantaha with his wife Jennifer Cheng; filmmaker Caroline Barbey and her husband Bruno Barbey from Magnum. | License

        Photographer and President of Magnum Photos Thomas Dworzak with his wife Sahar.

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        Photographer and President of Magnum Photos Thomas Dworzak with his wife Sahar. | License

        Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka in the front row.

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        Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka in the front row. | License

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        Speeches by Producer Hind Saïh of Bellota Films; representatives from the LCP Assemblée Nationale channel: President-Director General Bertrand Delais, Director of Content Guilaine Chenu, Head of Documentary and Acquisitions Isabella Pisani; Arash Attar from Association Abbas Photos; Film Director Kamy Pakdel. | License

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        Family photo. | License

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        Veteran journalists Marc Semo, Gérard Sebag, Guy Sitbon and Pierre Haski with Florence Ilouz.

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        Shamanic ceremony at Café Delaville performed by Shaman Vera whom Abbas photographed in Tuva, Siberia 18 years ago. She is featured on the cover of his book "Sur la Route des Esprits" (Delpire Éditeur, 2005). | License

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        Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian among the guests at Café Delaville; Temudjinn Crooks gives a speech. | License

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        Film Director and Goncourt-winner Atiq Rahimi, Arash Attar, Director of Photography Laurent Chalet, Sound Engineer Dana Farzanehpour, Film Director Kamy Pakdel and Melisa Teo. | License

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        Jul Berjeaut, author of "Silex and the City", with Iranian actress Zar Amir. | License

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        Abbas's sons Temudjinn Crooks, Hamish Crooks and Aram Attar with filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri. | License

        Shaman Vera with Melisa Teo and Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata.

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        Shaman Vera with Melisa Teo and Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata.

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        Producer Hind Saïh and Director of Photography Laurent Chalet on the dance floor. | License

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        Abbas's sons and granddaughter: Aram Attar, Jordan Crooks and Temudjinn Crooks. | License

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              The Paris premiere of the film Abbas by Abbas opened to a full house at Max Linder Panorama on Friday, 8 November 2019. Abbas’s family, old friends and the “who’s who” of photography and journalism turned out in force to hear the last words of one of the world’s greatest photographers. After the screening, everyone gathered at Café Delaville – where artists have come together for generations – to celebrate the life and work of the photographic legend.

              Abbas by Abbas is a film by Kamy Pakdel, produced by  Bellota Films. Image by Laurent Chalent, sound by Dana Farzanehpour, editing by Thibault Sève and original music by Julien Thiault.

              The film will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 at 8.30pm.