Galvanized by the movement that emerged after the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, more and more filmmakers are dating ...

“One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” Nearly eighty years after this statement by Simone de Beauvoir, it’s still true that womanhood is not a biological or natural given, but a product of ...

With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran’s New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

It Was Just an Accident showcases Jafar Panahi at his best, blending raw emotion, and political critique in one of Iranian ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi says he plans to return home after touring with his new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” and ...

Pakistan's participation in the 43rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), held in the historic city of Shiraz, Iran, ...

After initially being canceled due to visa issues, New York Film Festival audiences on Friday were treated to a warm and wide-ranging conversation between Jafar Panahi and Martin Scorsese. The two ...

'We need to laugh because the social economic situation is difficult,' said 47-year-old trader Milad — ATTA KENARE Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international ...

Nuri Bilge Ceylan has responded to criticism over attending a state-run festival in Iran, saying it should not be seen as government support.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's cinema owners have threatened to close their movie houses to protest against costs that have soared since energy subsidies were slashed last year, sending a highly visible ...

The rise of a post-hijab aesthetic and rejections of linear narratives and techniques have given way to a new Iranian underground cinema. Here's a deep dive into its evolution. With the rise of ...