Sunday, April 12, 2026

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...

London’s SOAS University Plans Film Festival Honoring Director Bahman Maghsoudlou

By Katayoun Shahandeh Bahman Maghsoudlou, the awardwinning Iranian filmmaker and author, is receiving a major tribute from the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS): 13 of his films will feature in...
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‘The Persians’ by Sanam Mahloudji Is Nominated for UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction

By Nazanine Nouri “The Persians” – the debut novel by the Iranian-born American author, U.K.-based Sanam Mahloudji has been shortlisted for the 30th Women’s Prize for Fiction, the U.K.’s leading award for female novelists. The prize...

Iranian-Canadian Director Keshvari Makes First Movie on Coronavirus 

By Ahmad Rafat Iranian-Canadian director Mostafa Keshvari has made the first full-length film about the coronavirus pandemic titled “Corona” with the tagline “Fear is a Virus.” The film is about the interactions between seven people who...

Iranian Film Director Jafar Panahi in Cannes for First Time in Over 20 Years

By Miranda Murray and Michaela Cabrera CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) - Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was barred from travelling by the government in Tehran for 15 years, appeared on the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on Tuesday...

Empty Chair for Jailed Iranian Director at Venice Film Fest

By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - An empty chair stood in for Iranian director Jafar Panahi at Venice on Friday as the festival hosted the world premiere of his latest movie "No Bears" while...

Iranian Gangster Movie Starring Parviz Sayyad Gets L.A. Premiere

By Fred Parvaneh An Iranian gangster movie co-starring the veteran Iranian actor Parviz Sayyad had its red-carpet L.A. premiere earlier this month, with Sayyad and other cast and crew members attending. Written and directed by Daniel...

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...

Video Game Revisits 1953 Overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh

By Julie Ershadi Kurosh ValaNejad was born in Iran in 1966 to an Iranian father and an American mother. He and his older brother Cyrus grew up there until shortly before the 1979 Revolution, when...

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...