Iranian born film director Ali Atshani’s upcoming comedy 1st Born has wrapped up filming in Los Angeles. In addition to the star power of director Atshani,
Earlier this month there was an interesting news tidbit as regards Iranian film: Netflix had chosen to distribute Wishbone, a new movie by accomplished director
This is a follow up to “For Shohreh”. Dedicated to patriotic men and women of CIS: Farmarz Vaziri; Bahram Danesh, Iraj Farahvand, Masoud Farahmand, Taraneh
Airbnb, the giant online apartment rental site will delist 200 apartments of Israeli squatters on the Palestinian West Bank. The company has long been criticized for
1) Joint-production Between Iran and the US ‘1st Born’ Finishes Principle Photography Ali Atshani and Sam Khoze’s upcoming 1st Born, which we’ve written about before,
History of freedom is a linked phenomenon, I see hands of science behind this waft of freedom all across Middle East. The remnant of the
From Wikipedia: Googoosh was born ‘Faegeh Atashin’ on 5 May 1950 in Sarcheshmeh Street of Tehran. Her father, Saber Atashin was an Iranian Azerbijan who emigrated
Ardeshir Zahedi (bornOctober 16, 1928) was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the country’s foreign minister and its ambassador to the United
The Cradle of Democracy Greece was a Constitutional Monarchy with King Constantin II who reigned for more than 10 years before being toppled by a
Established in 2016, the High Coast International Film Festival is a two day event held in the High Coast in North of Sweden focusing on
A frequent subject of our weekly Iranian Film Report revolves around the emerging trend of international collaboration with Iranian filmmakers. With Majid Majidi’s Beyond The
Iran will be home to the largest aging population in the region by the next three decades due to the large proportion of citizens aged
Although Iran is the only country which can save the precious species from disappearance, conservation projects fall into a single solution of captive-breeding. Cheetah’s captive-breeding
May this year was a very pleasant time in Tehran when it comes to the weather. The abundant rain had cleared the pollution for a
The ancient Greeks and Romans rightly believed that magic were invented by the Persians. The 1st-century Roman writer Pliny the Elder (CE 23 – AD CE) has written that magic was first
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Maboud Ansari, a pioneer on researching the Iranian-American and current Professor of Sociology at William Patterson
Iranian director Puya Badkubeh’s debut drama “Dressage” has been nominated for best film while the film’s star Negar Moqaddam received a nomination for best actress
November last year, in Virginia’s Fairfax county, an unarmed man in a car was gunned down after police officers pursued him in his vehicle. The
Ramtin Zad is a young, talented Iranian artist. He was born in 1984 in Tehran, where he studied art at Jahad University and has been
Yes, life is indeed beautiful. Like a temple’s eternal fire, When lit, the dance of its flames is visible from far, Or else, there is
In Washington DC, Trump’s moves against the Iran nuclear agreement are seen as getting tough on a dangerous enemy. In Iran, they are seen as
It was during the mid-60s in Iran, that the Afshid (sunbeam) primary school yard overflowed with hundreds of playful, nutty, and noisy K-6 students. They
In recognition of the United Nations Day for Peace on Sept 21st, 2017, an International invitational poster exhibition is simultaneously happening in Tehran, Iran and Stillwater,
Iranian film firsts continue to make the news, and this time we’ve got word of a unique collaboration with South Korea. Producer and filmmaker Ali
The soul that denies true love as its motto Were better unborn; its existence is dishonour. So be drunk with love, for love is all
