Monday, February 16, 2026

Films By Iranian Women Get Top Billing In Europe’s Movie Theaters

By Ahmad Rafat Women directors of Iranian descent are seeing their movies widely showcased across European movie theaters. The directors are Zar Amir Ebrahimi, with “Tatami;” Maryam Keshavarz, the Iranian-American director of “The Persian Version;”...

‘Succession’ Actor Arian Moayed Is Nominated for Emmy Award

By Nazanine Nouri Iranian-born Arian Moayed has  been nominated for an Emmy Award: He is in the running in the category of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Stewy Hosseini...

Award winning Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani Has A Netflix Hit With ‘White Tiger’

By Nazanine Nouri The awardwinning Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani’s “The White Tiger” is streaming on Netflix and topping the charts -- as well as garnering critical acclaim. The film is set in India, and based...

Jafar Panahi Among Contenders for the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or

The Cannes Film Festival announced its lineup late last week, and said the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi -- who is not allowed to leave Iran or to make movies -- was a contender for...
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Venice Film Festival To Feature Iranian Directors Including Nader Saeivar

By Ahmad Rafat The 81st Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, will open on Aug. 28 on Lido Island. This year’s event will showcase 188 films -- including feature-length and short formats, fiction,...

Iranian-Born Actor Arsi Nami Stars in Award-Winning Short Film

  By Julie Ershadi  Abbas Kiarostami isn’t the only Iranian who received praise in Cannes this year. Arsalan (Arsi) Nami, an Iranian-born artist, music therapist, and actor, is the star of "Love is Blind," a short...

Iran’s First Feminist Qorrat al-Ayn Is Brought Back to Life in New Movie

By Katayoon Halajan
Shabnam Tolouei is an Iranian-born actress, stage director and playwright who moviegoers will remember as the lead actress in Shirin Neshat’s movie "Women Without Men" (winner of the Venice Film Festival's top Golden Lion award in 2009). Tolouei is now back

Venice Film Festival Hosts Filmmakers Shirin Neshat, Khatami

Four Iranian directors are presenting their movies at this year's Venice Film Festival (which ends Sept. 9), all of them outside of the official competition. They include Shirin Neshat, who won the festival's Silver...

‘Succession’ Actor Arian Moayed to Star With Jessica Chastain on Broadway

By Firouzeh Nabavi Arian Moayed – an Iranian-born actor who was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as Stewy Hosseini in the series “Succession” -- will soon join Oscar winner Jessica Chastain on...

Jafar Panahi Is Nominated for Two Oscars; Documentary By Eyni and Khaki Also Shortlisted

By Nazanine Nouri Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian director who has twice been imprisoned in his homeland, has been nominated for two Academy Awards for his movie “It Was Just An Accident” -- which won...