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...
Filmmaker Hassan Nazer’s ‘Winners,’ UK’s Submission for the Oscars, Is Released in Cinemas
By Firouzeh Nabavi
Scottish-Iranian director Hassan Nazer’s movie “Winners” (“Barandeha”) -- the UK’s submission for this year’s Academy Award for Best International Feature – has recently been released in UK movie theaters. The movie was...
“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,...
Iranian Revolution Video Game Takes History to a Global Audience
By Julie Ershadi
For many Iranian emigres, the Islamic Revolution of 1979 is an event that they would rather put behind them. The memories can be much too painful. Yet for Navid Khonsari, who was born in Canada and raised in Iran until the Revolution, the only way out of the trauma is to work through it.
For many Iranian emigres, the Islamic Revolution of 1979 is an event that they would rather put behind them. The memories can be much too painful. Yet for Navid Khonsari, who was born in Canada and raised in Iran until the Revolution, the only way out of the trauma is to work through it.
Iran Judiciary Lifts Ban on Honor Killing Movie ‘Parental House’
By Azadeh Karimi
On November 13, the Tehran prosecutor’s office lifted a ban on “The Parental House,” a 2012 feature-length drama written, directed and produced by the veteran Iranian filmmaker Kiyanoush Ayyari, according to Mohammad Mehdi...
Another Oscar for Iran? Farhadi’s ‘Salesman’ Is Nominated, But He’ll Skip the Awards
Asghar Farhadi became the first Iranian in history to win an Oscar: for his drama "A Separation," which took the prize for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012. He may win another Oscar this...
Isabella Nefar Discusses Role in Upcoming ˋReading Lolita’ Movie, Alongside Farahani
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Isabella Nefar is an Iranian-Italian actor who spent her formative years in Iran before studying in Italy and later at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She recently finished...
Rave Parties in the Iranian Desert Are Subject of New Documentary
By Julie Ershadi
In the Iranian poetic tradition, the desert is the symbol of a soul-searching spiritual journey, or a refuge from the eyes of the world. In Raving Iran, filmmaker Susanne Regina Meures’ 2016 documentary, the desert is the hiding place for a pair of modern revelers keen to express themselves away from the government’s reach.
In the Iranian poetic tradition, the desert is the symbol of a soul-searching spiritual journey, or a refuge from the eyes of the world. In Raving Iran, filmmaker Susanne Regina Meures’ 2016 documentary, the desert is the hiding place for a pair of modern revelers keen to express themselves away from the government’s reach.
Iranian-American Maral Milani Plays Aspiring Yemeni Scientist In Play
By Fred Parvaneh
After four weeks of sold-out performances at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, “Paradise” -- a play written by Laura Maria Censabella and co-produced by Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis -- recently ended...
Film Director Lambastes Journalist Over Opposition To Hijab
Marzieh Boroumand, a veteran Iranian film and television director who has come out against the compulsory hijab, has also criticized those who incite civil unrest, particularly from outside the country.
A recent message on her...
