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Iranian actor Laleh Marzban faces severe threats after Venice film festival speech

Marzban, who won a best actress award for her portrayal of a woman held hostage by her father in Falling House, has received condemnations from authorities after dedicating her pri...

Banned in Iran, Denied a U.K. Visa: Mohsen Amiryousefi’s Film About Banned Films Heads to London

The director talks about acting for the first time, shooting without permits and why he still hopes Iranian audiences will see 'The Banning Curse,' which premieres at the London Fi...

Iranian ‘A Bit Of Light’ Filmmakers Discuss Timely Venice Contender: “We Have To Talk About The Reality… Of The Mass Kil...

Iranian director Ali Asgari’s contemporary Tehran-set drama A Bit Of Light premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday evening as the penultimate competition screening. The raw...

Iranian Filmmaker Majid Majidi Denounces U.S. War as ‘Midday Meal’ Emerges as Busan Fest Standout

The Oscar-nominated director nearly skipped Asia's leading film festival, but ultimately decided to attend so that he could speak out about the war’s toll on ordinary Iranians.

Iranian film 'Midday Meal' wins top honor at 31st BIFF

Iranian director Majid Majidi's "Midday Meal" won the Best Film Award, a grand prize at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on Thursday, securing a direct entry for c...

Iranian Drama ‘A Bit of Light’ Sells Wide Ahead of Venice Premiere (Exclusive)

In Ali Asgari's drama, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' star Misagh Zareh plays a doctor who loses faith in the future after being arrested by the Iranian regime and having his medical...

‘A Bit of Light’ Review: Ali Asgari’s Iranian Answer to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Is a Bit of a Miracle

Venice: On the eve of the current Iran war, a doctor prepares for suicide in a day-in-the-life drama that offers a mighty and coherent outlook on the big questions.

Iranian Director Mohsen Gharaei Talks Navigating Censors To Bring Prophetic Drama ‘Falling House’ To Fruition – Venice 

EXCLUSIVE: Close to four years have passed since Iran’s Woman Life Freedom protests were sparked by the death in police custody, on September 16, 2022, of Mahsa Amini following her...

Oscars: U.K. Selects Iran Doc ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution’ as Best International Feature Entry

Pegah Ahangarani's film was made in the U.K. and won the L’Oeil d’Or for best documentary at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Oscars: U.K. Selects ‘Rehearsals for a Revolution,’ Documentary About Iran, as Best International Feature Entry

Pegah Ahangarani’s acclaimed look at her life in exile and her native country's political turmoil was already a leading contender for Best Documentary.

Cinema across borders

A veteran educator reflects on the power of cinema to build lasting ties between Pakistan and Russia

‘A Bit Of Light’ review: Ali Asgari’s profoundly affecting drama finds hope amid despair in contemporary Tehran

The Iranian filmmaker makes his Venice Competition debut with the story of a doctor pushed to breaking point

Iranian stuntwomen breaking gender norms with daring feats

Coach and stuntwoman Nasrin Teymouri leads Iran's sole all-female stunt crew as women are increasingly establishing themselves in the field.

Iran’s Global Impact: A New Media Era

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Iranian woman sentenced to death for filming burning store during January protests

‘I must continue until I die’: inside the fight to bring Iran’s thriving art scene to the world

Amid economic sanctions and ongoing conflict, a new initiative is returning Iran’s artists to the international spotlightWhen the call came early one morning, Tehran resident Elham...

Iran’s Mohammad Rasoulof & Japanese-Korean Filmmaker Mipo O To Receive Kurosawa Akira Award At Tokyo Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival has announced that Japanese-Korean filmmaker Mipo O and Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof will be presented with the Kurosawa Akira Award at thi...

Watch an Exclusive Look at NYFF World Premiere ‘I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Sk...

Mani Haghighi's Iranian documentary centers on an art collector whose immense archive borders on hoarding; it plays NYFF on September 30.

Oscarwinnaar Asghar Farhadi: ‘Ik wilde de wereld laten zien van een schrijver die in totale chaos leeft’

Gaza Cinema Academy makes Venice Film Festival debut to support Palestinian filmmakers

Initiative aims to give young people and women in Gaza filmmaking opportunities

Oman celebrates the shared language of cinema

The lights dimmed at Cinépolis, Oman Avenues Mall, last week, and for eight days, Muscat spoke in nine different languages — yet with one universal accent: cinema.As many as 19 mov...

Through the Hands of Strangers, Missing Iranian Artists Put on a Show in L.A.

Isolated by war, they nevertheless are taking part in an exhibition at The Brick, paired with local artists who interpreted and realized their work.