Throughout the week, local film enthusiasts will experience contemporary Iranian cinema through five acclaimed films that ...

One of the best ways to immerse yourself in the spirit of Nowruz is by watching Iranian films that capture the beauty, resilience, and emotional depth of Persian storytelling. Read More: Top Spots ...

When it comes to Iranian post-revolution cinema, there is no shortage of missing subjects or bodies erased by the censors.

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s groundbreaking new work, inspired by the women-led protests in 202 ...

TEHRAN-Three short films from Iran will compete in the 39th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF), set to be held from March 21 to 30 in Fribourg, Switzerland.

The best movie I’ve seen so far this year – and likely the best movie I will see – is the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which opened throughout the country on Thursday.

Despite distribution and mounting political challenges for their staff, two Middle Eastern films — the first a Palestinian-Israeli documentary and the second an Iranian short film — won an Oscar at ...

The picture is up for the international gong - but has been nominated as a German, rather than Iranian, film. Because of her role in the movie, Soheila has been banned from leaving her Tehran home ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to go one better at the Oscars on Sunday. But the powerful ...