Iranian-Australian Actor Mojean Aria Wins Heath Ledger Award
By Fred Parvaneh
In early June, the young Iranian-Australian actor Mojean (pronounced Moe-zhan) Aria was announced as the recipient of the 2017 "Heath Ledger Scholarship".
The prestigious award, created by the non-profit organization Australians in Film,...
Contemporary Iranian Photography in the Spotlight At Berlin’s Pergamonmuseum
By Nazanine Nouri
Shadi Ghadirian is one of four Iranian photographers featured in a major exhibition at Berlin's Pergamonmuseum, one of the city's main attractions.
The works by Ghadirian, Arman Stepanian, Najaf Shokri, and Taraneh Hemami...
Artist Sheida Soleimani Exhibits in London, Depicts Intergenerational Trauma in Her Art
By Katy Shahandeh
Sheida Soleimani is an Iranian-American artist born in 1990 to parents who fled Iran in the mid-1980s for political reasons.
Her father was a member of a left-leaning pro-democracy group who, while still...
Trump to Impose ‘Substantial’ Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Saudi Oil Facility
By Natasha Phillips
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that an extensive new raft of sanctions will be imposed on Iran, following a drone attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility.
The attack on September...
Iranian Filmmakers, Actors Win Major Awards At Festivals In Lugano, Tokyo
By Ahmad Rafat
The 10th Lugano Human Rights Film Festival, held from 19 to 29 October, awarded Iranian director Manijeh Hekmat with the Human Rights Author 2023 prize.
Iranian filmmakers also shined at the 36th Tokyo...
OPINION: New Year Brings Hopes of Better Future in Iran, End of Islamic Republic
By Elahe Boghrat
The will to survive, be free, and thrive is so strong in humans that when faced with the harsh realities of everyday life, many withdraw into alternate realities and parallel universes that...
LACMA Hosts Mideast Collecting Panel with Sotheby’s Roxane Zand
By Fred Parvaneh
Who are the art collectors and patrons of the present-day Middle East? That was the theme of a panel discussion held last week at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),...
Painter Ali Bozorgmehr Honored by LA’s Art of Elysium Gala
By Fred Parvaneh
The Iranian-American artist Ali Bozorgmehr, whose art is an amalgamation of Persian calligraphy and painting, has been honored by the Art of Elysium, a California-based organization that pairs volunteer artists with communities...
