The celebrated Iranian director’s signature style was visible early in his career, as is clear in a new collection of his ...

Headlines out of Iran often focus on economic and political strife, and earlier this year the country’s war with Israel. But Iranian director Amir Azizi chose a different lens in his new film “Inside ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi puts a lot on the line for his work. Authorities could again arrest him for speaking out against the country’s hard-line regime. They could send him back to the ...

Last week, Jafar Panahi, the director of the most recent Palme D’or winner It Was Just An Accident, was supposed to speak with Martin Scorsese for a conversation during the New York Film Festival.

Running time: 105 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence, smoking, strong language). In Persian with subtitles. In theaters Oct. 15. There is nothing accidental about the way Jafar Panahi makes movies. The ...

LOS ANGELES — Empower Women Media proudly announces the release of Who Moved the Jews?, a powerful 13-minute documentary tracing 4,000 years of Jewish presence and resilience in the Middle East.

“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries. By Nicole Sperling France ...

Five acclaimed Iranian films now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and more. From Oscar winners to gripping family dramas, these movies showcase Iran’s powerful storytelling and social themes ...

The filmmaker, currently living in Berlin, received the inaugural Locarno City of Peace Award during the Locarno Film Festival: "What really concerns me at the moment is how I can stand up to this ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, whose “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” was Oscar nominated, is considering making a film in another language. “If I’d want to make a film in Europe right now, or in the ...

What happens when the pressure to compete is not just about winning, but about survival? In the new political thriller Tatami, that question plays out through the story of Leila Hosseini, an Iranian ...