Ukraine, Iran’s Quests for Freedom to Dominate Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Sean Penn's documentary portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, filmed as Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, will be among headliners at next month's Berlin Film Festival, where a life achievement...
Asghar Farhadi Wins Cannes Festival Grand Prix for ‘A Hero’; Will He Get A...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi was one of the big winners at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. His movie “A Hero” (“Ghahreman”) won the Grand Prix -- the festival’s second most important...
‘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...
Iranian Director Mohammadi Confronts Evin Prison’s Horrors with Berlinale Entry ‘Roya’
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala
BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Iranian documentary filmmaker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi said she had to turn to fiction to be able to confront and share her own experiences...
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...
Movie of Iran Massacre, ’77 Hours,’ to Premiere in London; Director Speaks to Kayhan...
By Kayhan Life Staff
A psychological thriller inspired by the events of January 8th and 9th in Iran -- in which an estimated tens of thousands of protesters were massacred by the security forces of...
Stage Adaptation of Horror Film by Babak Anvari, ‘Under the Shadow,’ Opens in London
By Nazanine Nouri
London's prestigious Almeida Theater is presenting the stage adaptation of "Under the Shadow" -- an awardwinning 2016 horror movie by the British-Iranian writer-director Babak Anvari. The play runs through July 4.
Anvari's film,...
Genius Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani Is Remembered in Documentary: Interview
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize, the Fields Medal. George Csicsery’s “Secrets of the Surface” is the first feature-length film about the life and...
Play About Prostitutes Is Banned From Iran’s Fajr Festival
Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has refused to reissue a permit for the play “A Barren Day” which was set to open on January 22 at the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival...
Tehran Short Film Festival Selection Disputed by 200 Iranian Filmmakers
Two hundred Iranian filmmakers have written a letter to Abbas Salehi, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, objecting to the censorship of works selected for the 35th Tehran International Short Film Festival scheduled...
