One of the most prestigious annual film festivals, the Berlin International Film Festival (a/k/a the Berlinale) is set to include several key Iranian selections in
Abbas Kiarostami’s posthumously-released experimental film 24 Frames is priming for its wider US release schedule this year in May. However, New Yorkers will be able
Great Iranian talent and ex-pat Golshifteh Farahani continues her distinct career as an actress, making headlines once again with her latest film, Shelter. Considered to
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA) is hosting a scheduled week of Polish films to museum attendees, running from January 27th to February 1st.
Another film previously featured on The Iranian, Aspyhxia is a Hitchcockian, noir-styled thriller, and has been garnering strong reviews since its limited festival release. Now,
We previously mentioned Ava, Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi’s exciting debut, last week, as it was one of the featured films at The Smithsonian Iranian Film
In accordance with our trend spotting, India continues to support and wave the banner for Iranian films, with a continuing cascade of related film festivals
Maziar Bahari’s film Changing the World, One Wall at a Time is a documentary about the campaign Education is Not a Crime, called “…the world’s
Launched on January 19th, the filmfest concept MyFrenchFilmFestival is an online collection of hand-selected films. For a month, users can pay individually to watch each
Actor Navid Negahban, recently featured in the new American film 12 Strong, joined the discussion of potential whitewashing in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin.
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
The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is holding its annual filmfest celebrating Iranian films. Some highlights include several films we’ve presented on The Iranian
Iranian artists working in this country possess unique challenges, including the responsibility of cultural exchange and diplomacy with the ignorant or uninitiated. At The Iranian,
Ever heard of DiveDapper? Kaveh Akbar’s uniquely creative online resource is a treasure trove of personal, wonderfully candid interviews he’s conducted with poets from a
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
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
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
A new educational animated short film has been released, a production possible through collaboration between Iranian artists and filmmakers and the United Nations Industrial Development
The Smithsonian is all set to host its annual Iranian Film Festival, now in its 22nd year. A series of films will be shown at
Yesterday we reported on a speech given by Reza Moridi, the Minister of Research, Innovation, and Science in Ontario, Canada. A spokesperson for Minister Moridi’s
It’s time for the 71st annual British Academy Film Awards, and Iran is front-and-center in the running for the category of Best Film Not in
Reza Moridi is the Minister of Research, Innovation, and Science in Ontario—and more people might end up knowing his name after yesterday. VICE brings us
Texan Iranians are in the news again, this time courtesy of HuffPo and its thorough introduction to contemporary dancer Ida Saki. Born and raised in
You know Yara Shahidi from her breakout role on ABC’s Black-ish, her new role on Grown-ish, and we’ve written about the talented, young, and outspoken
Iranian films swirled among several best-of lists, but The Village Voice saw fit to position Mehrdad Oskouei’s recent documentary Starless Dreams in their top 10.
