‘The Lost Strait’ And ‘Sheeple’ Rein In Bulk Of Awards At Fajr Film Festival
The big film news in Iran this week primarily concerns the momentous winners honored at the Fajr Film Festival. Among the winning nominees, two films
The big film news in Iran this week primarily concerns the momentous winners honored at the Fajr Film Festival. Among the winning nominees, two films
We previously mentioned the kickoff for this year’s Fajr Film Festival, and now we have news about its scheduled tribute to Iranian actor and comedian
Organizers striving to enliven Fajr Film Festival. The organizers of the 28th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s most important film gala, are
So far this year, the Fajr Film Festival which has been a mainstay of cultural and cinematic crowning glory of the Islamic regime, now, in
TEHRAN — Iran’s 27th Fajr International Film Festival will commemorate the late American actor Paul Newman, the secretariat of the festival announced in a press
The famous Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) returns to Tehran for its 36th event in early February, and a ceremony to draw screening brackets drew
Kaveh Mazaheri’s Iranian short film Retouch was nominated for not just one but two awards at the Michael Moore founded Traverse City Film Festival. Nominated for the “Audience
As the world reverberated with the news of Iran’s lifted sanctions, the Fajr International Film Festival recently unveiled its official selection of films for 2016.
Auditions for Farhadi’s next film in Tehran started today, this time, Farhadi has decided to work on a different angle, where an Iranian husband wearing
Turkish filmmaker Semih Kaplanoglu is turning down an award from Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival to protest the Islamic Republic’s sentencing of Iranian filmmakers Jafar
The movie titled ‘Philadelphi’ is set inside a tunnel under the Rafah border-crossing, which is Gaza’s only terminal that bypasses Israel. Palestinians living in Gaza
As Iran kicked off its biggest cinematic and cultural event of the year today, a glaring number of politically motivated no-shows became evident. Famed British
The producer of the controversial film “The Santur Player” faced the nightmare of piracy when he saw bootleg CDs of the film on sale in
Days ago I watched the film ‘Ali Santoori’ casting Bahram Radan and Golshifteh Farahani. I was once again amazed by a wonderful job performed carefully,
World-renowned Egyptian actor Omar Sharif will act in the Iranian film ‘Saint Petersburg’, which is to be directed by Kamal Tabrizi. The latter directed Marmoulak
The Fajr Film Festival’s reach extends beyond the event itself—movie theaters in Iran, seeking to follow the energy of the awards, are expanding screenings for
Veteran comedian and actor Akbar Abdi was honored with a Golden Simorgh at this most recent Fajr Film Festival, but there’s yet no sign of
Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia was in attendance to present his new film At Damascus Time, recently screened at the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran. The
Some news and early looks at Eva Husson’s newest film Girls of the Sun have come out, including some images of beloved, controversial actress Golshifteh
These ten best Iranian movies with English subtitles are some of the most popular Iranian films currently available. Viewers can purchase them in DVD format,
Last March I went to see Darvag Theater’s play, In Memory of Kazem Ashtari with dear friends in Berkeley. I was blown away by the
While on his Northern California book tour, David Barsamian spoke to Foaad Khosmood about his 2007 trip to Iran and his latest book Targeting Iran.
Having already won best screenplay at Iran's Fajr Film Festival, Café Transit is now that country's official entry for the Oscars. How did director/screenwriter Kambuzia
When my friend Tom Luddy, renowned as the founder of the Pacific Film Archive and the Telluride Film Festival went to the Fajr Film Festival
Twenty years ago, I remember we all defied Shah's nightly curfews to climb on top of the roofs and sing revolutionary songs and give revolutionary