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

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

The film will explore the life of Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi ... She never remarried or gave up her Iranian identity. Her marriage to the Shah goes far beyond a union between a man and a woman, or ...

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 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.

How have you been adjusting to life in Europe since you had to flee Iran? And have you found time to think about or work on a new film? It’s been quite intense, and everything’s going really ...

The 20-minute short film won the award during the Oscar ceremony on Sunday evening. The short film was made by Iranian directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani and was a production of the Iranian ...

As the makers of award-winning film "My Favourite Cake" face trial in Tehran, months after rapper Toomaj Salehi narrowly avoided execution, Iran continues its war on free expression. The Iranian ...

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 ...

Despite these challenges, the duo won their first Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for "In the Shadow of the Cypress," marking the first Oscar win for an Iranian animated or live-action ...