You don’t have to be a film critic to see how much Iranian-American actor Navid Negahban loves his craft. After his first play at the
Yara Shahidi, the talented 19-year-old actress/activist born to Iranian and African-American parents, a detail in which she has never been shy expressing, thinks being mixed
As we begin the Persian New Year, I am so excited to bring you this interview with one of my all-time favorite women – Shohreh
The first Iranian-American woman to win an Oscar, Rayka Zehtabchi, says she wants to build on Sunday’s triumph of her documentary about menstruation by producing
The year was 1976. Sohrab Shahid Sales released, Reifezeit (Coming of age), a film about ‘the everyday life of a boy living with his prostitute
In recent news, Hollywood is acting upset at the decision to pull US troops from Syria. Perhaps, instead of US troops, Hollywood should send Chuck
Iranian actor Vahid Rad used a photocall for his latest movie “As I Lay Dying” at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on Thursday to
Three Iranian film personalities have been invited as members by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as the Oscars awards body acts to
The feature film The Last Fiction is creating quite a buzz as the first animated feature made entirely in Iran with all Iranian artists. Produced by Hoorakhsh
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
Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Seyed Moslem Tabatabaee has been accepted into the 2019 Student Academy Awards competition.
“Mother, I’m Joseph” by Iranian director Mohammadreza Fartusi has won the 2018 Silver Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival, the organizers have announced.
Naser Malek Motiei, Iran’s iconic cinema actor succumbed to a slew of illnesses on Friday, May 26th 2018. His death, sealed another harrowing chapter of
Iranian actor Nasser Malakmotiei who appeared in over 100 movies and TV series, in most of which he played the roles of virile characters, died
The movie comes from Iranian screenwriter and film director Ebrahim Hatamikia. Two award winning Iranian actors, Hadi Hejazifar and Babak Hamidian, play father and son
Iran’s oldest film document ever found was unveiled during a special ceremony at the Film Museum of Iran on Wednesday evening. The document is a
2013 saw the debut of Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headliner, 16-year old Pakistani American Kamala Khan, a/k/a the new Ms. Marvel. Khan has become a
Lights flash on and drab-clad human figures bustle about the crossroad, thoughtlessly colliding with one another, moving on without a twitch. A blaring whistle interrupts
Amir Motlagh’s double feature, the movies MAN and Three Worlds, screened to a small audience in the Chicago Filmmakers new headquarters on North Ridge Avenue.
YouTube Red, the streaming giant’s premium ad-free service, has been around for a while now and, while several high-profile original creations have been promoted and
Babak Anvari—whose culturally-specific, domestically haunted horror thriller Under the Shadow released back in 2016 to critical praise—has a new untitled film project on its way.
As Berlinale drew to a close, some of its attending Iranian productions were investigated by attending journalists to impressive results. Now, Pooya Badkoobeh’s debut drama
