Iranian screenwriter and director Asghar Farhadi, who won Oscars with "A Separation" and "The Salesman," will be honored at ...

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 ...

Cinema lovers, rejoice! Iranian cinema has never been more relevant, diverse, or accessible. From intimate family dramas to bold political statements, Iranian filmmakers continue to push boundaries ...

With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran — both Iran and the U.S. this week seized ships trying to move through the Strait of Hormuz — the country's filmmakers say they feel both "under attack" ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has welcomed changes to submission rules for the Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards which were announced on Friday, ...

Independent filmmakers in Iran face a fresh wave of repression and extreme economic hardship because of the war, risking choking off a mainstay of world cinema, industry insiders say. Despite heavy ...

The Iranian film crew behind "Roya", which recounts the torment and trauma of a political prisoner in Tehran's Evin prison, urged the Iranian people "not to be forgotten" at the film's German premiere ...

In late March 2012, when Iran was under threat of attack by the Obama administration, the World Socialist Web Site published a perspective on the Iranian film A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi.

It took only $2,000, less than two months, and two Iranian brothers to make a resistance film that may ruffle feathers. “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...