Hot-button Iranian doc "An Eye for an Eye," that in 2025 scored a Special Jury mention at the Tribeca Festival, has been ...

The Iranian film for next year’s Oscars has stirred controversy at home both over the choice of a downbeat movie and for taking part in the Hollywood spectacle at a time of tense Tehran-Washington ...

The Iranian auteur discusses the Karlovy Vary-debuting Berlin-set drama, his calls with his friend - who edited and produced ...

In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the Persian new year in the Eternal City’s Alcazar club dancing to Middle East beats ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is hailing new rules announced on Friday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pertaining to the international feature category as a ...

Cutting Through Rocks, Daria's Night Flowers, Iranian cinema, It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi, Maryam Tafakory, Sara Shahverdi, Spring 2026 The people of Iran find themselves suspended in a ...

In the wake of winning the top documentary prize at Cannes, director Pegah Ahangarani‘s Rehearsals for a Revolution has been scooped up by Sony Pictures Classics. SPC took rights in North America, ...

Voices inside the country decry the toll on civilians and cinema, while exiled filmmakers warn they’ve been shut out of Iran’s future. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief With no end in sight to ...

General delegate Pauline Ginot says the parallel section of the world's biggest film festival thrives on shining a spotlight on "bold" new voices, whether in fiction or documentary. By Georg Szalai ...