Two Berlin Festival Films Relive Torture in Iranian Prisons
By James Imam
BERLIN Feb 21 (Reuters) - In “Where God is Not”, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon´s unflinching account of the torture of former political prisoners in Iran, the director asks his interviewees to relive the horrors of their...
Who is Mohammad Rasoulof, Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear Award?
By Nazanine Nouri
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival this year gave its top award -- the Golden Bear -- to the awardwinning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof for his new movie “There Is No Evil.”
Rasoulof...
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
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
Documentary on Ukrainian Airliner Death, Directed by Mania Akbari, Screens in London
By Ahmad Rafat
The London-based Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari has shot a documentary about Elnaz Nabiyi, one of the 167 passengers who died when Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air defense units shot down Ukrainian...
Iranian Films Are Among Award Contenders at Venice Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
The Venice Film Festival -- which gave Shirin Neshat its best director award in 2009 -- opened on August 29 on the island of Lido. While this year's main competition has no...
Iranian Directors Take Part in Berlin Film Festival
By Azadeh Karimi and Ali Eshtiaq
Several Iranian directors took part in the 68th Berlin International Film Festival late last month.
Unusually, women artists claimed as many as seven of the 11 prizes. The winner of...
Iranian Filmmaker Roustayi Concerned About Return Home Despite Cautious Cannes Film
By Michaela Cabrera and Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustayi said on Friday that he was careful in how he shot his Cannes Film Festival entry "Woman and Child", which never...
Shirin Neshat Presents Movie in Venice, Opens Photography Show in London
By Nazanine Nouri
Shirin Neshat -- who in 2009 won the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion best-director award for “Women Without Men” -- was back at this year’s festival for the premiere of a movie...
‘It Was Just an Accident’ by Iran’s Jafar Panahi Wins Cannes’ Top Prize
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 24 (Reuters) - Revenge thriller "It Was Just An Accident" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, won the Palme d'Or...
Iranian Filmmakers Reluctant to Participate in 37th Fajr Film Festival
The 37th Fajr Film Festival, scheduled to run from January 31 to February 11 in Tehran, coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Many prominent filmmakers have reportedly decided not to take...
