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iFilm, also styled iFilm TV, is an Iranian entertainment television network created to distribute Iranian films and television series to viewers beyond Iran. The network launched on 9 September 2010 and developed as a multilingual service, operating channels or language feeds in Persian, Arabic, and English. Its programming is built primarily around Iranian screen culture, including television dramas, feature films, short films, documentaries, film reviews, production features, and entertainment programs. The network's central proposition is cultural and linguistic distribution rather than a narrowly defined genre format. It repackages Iranian audiovisual content for audiences with different levels of familiarity with Persian-language media. The Arabic service extends the network's reach across Arabic-speaking markets, while the English-language service, introduced as an additional channel in 2013, made Iranian productions more accessible to international viewers through dubbing. The Persian service serves domestic and Persian-speaking audiences while also providing a home-language reference point for the wider network. Programming is delivered on a 24-hour basis. The schedule includes an eight-hour programming block that is repeated twice, beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. Tehran time. Much of the schedule consists of series previously broadcast by other IRIB services, although iFilm has also been associated with original or commissioned programming. The 2013 series Yadavari, also translated as Remembrance, is identified as a notable successful production connected with the network. Beyond films and scripted series, iFilm's format includes live quizzes focused on the arts, behind-the-scenes documentaries about films and continuing productions, film and television reviews, short-form works, and documentaries about Iran. This mixture positions the channel as both an entertainment outlet and an international presentation window for Iranian culture and media production. The network's management changed in June 2016, when Mehdi Mojtahed replaced Mohammad-Reza Khatami, who had managed iFilm from its inauguration. In 2015, iFilm was shortlisted by an international jury for a Eutelsat TV Award, providing recognition for the channel within the international television industry. The available reference material does not establish a separate legal corporation, revenue figures, audience metrics, or a stock-market listing for the iFilm brand.

iFilm was established as an Iranian international entertainment television network and began broadcasting on 9 September 2010. Its stated mission was to bring Iranian films and television series to a global audience. Rather than functioning solely as a domestic retransmission service, the network was organized around multilingual presentation, allowing Iranian audiovisual content to reach Persian-, Arabic-, and English-speaking viewers. At launch, iFilm's programming model centered on a mixture of Iranian films, television dramas, documentaries, and related cultural material. The network also drew on programs that had previously aired on other IRIB channels. This gave it access to an established body of Iranian television content while allowing the service to curate that material for audiences interested in Iranian popular culture and screen production. The network expanded its language offer in 2013 by starting an additional channel that broadcast content dubbed in English. This development was strategically important because it reduced the language barrier for audiences outside Persian-speaking communities. iFilm's Arabic service similarly supported distribution to Arabic-speaking audiences, while Persian remained a core language of the network. The resulting structure was a three-language television network rather than a single-language channel with occasional translated programming. Its schedule operates around the clock. The available description identifies an eight-hour block that is repeated twice, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tehran time. Alongside films and series, the schedule includes live arts quizzes, film and production reviews, behind-the-scenes documentaries, short films, and documentaries about Iran. These formats give the network a dual identity: it is an entertainment broadcaster, but it also promotes knowledge of Iranian cinema, television, and society. Although a substantial portion of the output consists of previously broadcast series, iFilm has also been associated with production activity. Yadavari, translated as Remembrance and identified as a 2013 series, is described as a successful series production connected with the network. Its presence indicates that iFilm was not limited to licensing or repeating material from other services. Mohammad-Reza Khatami managed iFilm from its inauguration until June 2016. He was then replaced by Mehdi Mojtahed. The leadership transition is one of the clearest documented organizational changes in the network's early history. In 2015, iFilm was shortlisted by an international jury for a Eutelsat TV Award, giving the channel recognition outside Iran. The available reference material does not provide verified financial information, audience figures, corporate-registration details, or a complete account of subsequent programming and management. Accordingly, iFilm is best documented as a multilingual Iranian television network and distribution brand whose principal role is the international presentation of Iranian film and television content.

• 2016

  Management transition

  [1]IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org

  Mehdi Mojtahed replaced Mohammad-Reza Khatami as network manager in June 2016.

• 2015

  Eutelsat TV Award shortlist

  [1]IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org

  iFilm was shortlisted by an international jury for a Eutelsat TV Award.

• 2013

  English-language service introduced

  [1]IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org

  The network added a channel broadcasting content dubbed in English.

• 2013

  Yadavari associated with iFilm production

  [1]IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org

  Yadavari, or Remembrance, was identified as a successful series production connected with the network.

• 2010

  Network launch

  [1]IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org

  iFilm began broadcasting on 9 September 2010 as an Iranian entertainment network intended to present Iranian films and television series to international audiences.

A multilingual international television window for Iranian entertainment and screen culture, combining films, drama series, documentaries, reviews, and cultural programming for Persian-, Arabic-, and English-speaking audiences.

• Television channel · 2010

  iFilm Persian

  The Persian-language service of the iFilm network, carrying Iranian films, television series, documentaries, reviews, and entertainment programming for Persian-speaking audiences.

• Television channel · 2010

  iFilm Arabic

  The Arabic-language service presenting Iranian screen content to Arabic-speaking viewers through translated or dubbed programming and a schedule of films, series, and related cultural material.

• Television channel · 2013

  iFilm English

  An English-language service added in 2013, broadcasting Iranian films and television content dubbed in English for international audiences.

• Television series · 2013

  Yadavari (Remembrance)

  A 2013 Iranian television series identified in reference material as a successful production associated with iFilm.

• 2016

  Change in network managementOther

  Background

  Mohammad-Reza Khatami had managed iFilm since its inauguration in 2010.

  Action taken

  Mehdi Mojtahed replaced Khatami as manager in June 2016.

  Aftermath

  The documented management of the network entered a new phase, although the available material does not describe subsequent strategic or programming changes.

  Source

• 2013

  Launch of the English-language channelProduct launch

  Background

  iFilm was created to make Iranian films and television series available to audiences outside Iran, but language limited the reach of Persian-language programming.

  Action taken

  The network introduced an additional channel broadcasting content dubbed in English.

  Aftermath

  The move expanded the network's multilingual structure and its potential accessibility to international viewers.

  Source

1. 1IFilm (TV channel)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2iFilm official websiteifilmtv.ir