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...
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...
Berlinale Film Stars Show Solidarity With Iran Protesters
By James Imam
BERLIN Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of actors and filmmakers gathered on the Berlinale's red carpet on Saturday to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran, with one exiled Iranian film director predicting the imminent fall...
Cannes Film Festival Remembers Kiarostami, Screens His Last Movie
Abbas Kiarostami, the celebrated Iranian filmmaker who passed away in July 2016, was a Cannes Film Festival regular. Not only did he win the Palme d'Or in 1997 for "The Taste of Cherry," but...
From Shakespeare to Stalin: Actor Paul Chahidi Stars on Film and Stage
It’s a late summer afternoon somewhere in west London. Paul Chahidi has just come off the set of “The Death of Stalin” – an upcoming movie focusing on the power struggles that preceded the...
Halloween with a Persian Twist
By Fred Parvaneh
Halloween is a quintessentially American celebration – yet one that countless Iranians around the globe happily partake in.
Halloween relives the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which originated in Ireland, the...
Nasrin Sotoudeh, ‘Iran’s Mandela,’ Is Focus of New Documentary
By Natasha Phillips
A documentary telling the story of the acclaimed Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh offers a rare glimpse into Iran, and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in the country.
“Nasrin” follows Sotoudeh...
‘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...
Defying political pressure, Iranian director keeps camera running
CANNES, France (Reuters) – When Iranian authorities sentenced Mohammad Rasoulof to jail, they may have hoped the filmmaker would stop work or at least tone down his movies that lay bare legal and political injustices...
Three Iranian-Born Actresses Are In Competition At 2022 Cannes Film Festival
By Kayhan Life Staff
Three Iranian-born actresses —Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, and Zahra Amir Ebrahimi — have movies in competition for the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 17...
