Iranian Director of AIDS-Related Movie Offers Public Free HIV Tests
Iranian director Masoud Jafari Jozani and the cast and the crew of his movie “Behind the Wall of Silence” have set up mobile medical units in front of cinemas screening the film to provide...
Iranian Filmmakers, Actresses Defy Regime In Aftermath of Protests
By Ahmad Rafat and Firouzeh Nordstrom
Since the start of the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement in 2022, Iranian cinema has entered a new phase unparalleled in the past four and a half decades. Independent filmmakers...
Iran Cinema Organization Chief Praises IRGC-Linked Film Body
Many members of Iran's artistic community have criticized filmmakers who have worked with the Peace Cultural and Media Organization, which has close links to the IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. This has not...
Iranian Directors Including Rasoulof In the Spotlight at Toronto Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker who secretly escaped Iran earlier this year, is back in the spotlight at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which...
Actress Mary Apick Discusses Her Animation Film On Iran’s Underage Street Peddlers
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian-American stage and television actress Mary Apick has produced a 13-minute animation film titled “The Cat” drawing attention to the plight of Iran’s child peddlers. The focus of the story: a flower...
‘Beyond Shahs of Sunset’: Interview with Founder and Cardiologist Afshine Emrani
By Fred Parvaneh
Dr. Afshine Emrani is a prominent cardiologist and internist who serves the residents of the greater Los Angeles area. Separately from his medical practice, Dr. Emrani is a prolific blogger known for...
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Goes To Iranian-American Playwright Sanaz Toossi For ‘English’
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-American playwright Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama – one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. -- for her play “English,” her first-ever production.
It’s the...
“Khook – Pig” Challenges Images of Iran at Berlin Film Festival
By Riham Alkousaa
BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A comedy depicting a movie director being protected by his family from a serial killer challenges stereotypes about Iran and Iranian women at the Berlin Film Festival,...
‘Homeland’ Actor Navid Negahban to Play the Sultan in ‘Aladdin’
By Shahrnaz Nancy Southwick
The Iranian-American actor Navid Negahban is best known for his role as the Al-Qaeda leader Abu Nazir in the Emmy-winning series "Homeland." He is sometimes described as "the man of a...
Iranians Win Awards at Venice Film Festival; Keep Silent on Afkari Execution
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian films were among the winners of the 77th International Venice Film Festival, which ran from 2 to Sept. 12 -- and was the first international film festival to be held with...
