Young filmmaker Javad Daraei is an up-and-coming talent to keep an eye on. The 25-year-old Iranian student and filmmaker has won several awards in the
1) Shirin Neshat Delivers Talk At Brown Multimedia artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat recently spoke at Brown University. Juxtaposition of competing energies and notions of
Narges Abyar and Her Critics Following up on some of our big news from last week, filmmaker Narges Abyar has not finished punching her ticket
Iranian films continue to show up where one might least expect, and I was delighted to stumble upon their inclusion in a film festival in
1) Iran and India Should Work On More Films Together, says Gholamreza Ansari The Iranian ambassador to India, Gholamreza Ansari, recently spoke about the future
1) Documentary ‘Lady Touran’ Finishes Shooting, Celebrates the Life of Touran Mirhadi Touran Mirhadi, devoted teacher and co-founder of the Children’s Book Council, will be
Teenage actress Yara Shahidi has continued her path as a reliably rising newcomer, and her new show Grown-ish—the spinoff of the popular Black-ish—has finally been
I sneak into Mehran Khaghani’s weekly comedy show surreptitiously, thinking that I’ve successfully avoided attention. But, like anyone else seated in Pink’s that night, he
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,
1) Iranian-Armenian Film ‘Yeva’ Submitted To Oscars Part of the aforementioned 92 films submitted for consideration of the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Yeva is an
As coverage continues to filter through the biggest news from New York Comic Con, one particular story started to bubble up this week: Iranian-American actress
Hi! In this new column at The Iranian, we’re going to cover the week’s biggest and/or most interesting Iranian movie news, with stories taken from
Congratulations to Iranian director Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai, whose animation ‘Light Sight’ won the Best Student Film Award at the 9th Wimbledon International Short Film Festival
Iranian film continues to make headlines, this time with a special recognition for Iranian actress Leila Hatami. In a curated list of performances that include
Iranian filmmaker Shirin Neshat has narratives and tensions to share, and her upcoming film Looking for Oum Kulthum looks to join her previous work as
Iran is a land of poets A powerhouse of talented actors and creative design comes together in Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses, an animated feature
If you’ve ever met Mohsen Namjoo, two things will immediately strike you about him. First, he is simultaneously unlike any Iranian you have met, and
The story begins four days ago, when actor Rajkummar Rao announces the submission of the film Newton as India’s official entry to the 2018 Oscars,
Joining Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman at this year’s Academy Awards was a Swedish film, Hannes Holm’s A Man Called Ove. Although Farhadi would triumphantly take
Iranian cinema has been well represented at The Oscars, winning two prestigious Academy Awards for best foreign-language film for Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (2016) and A Separation (2011). And
Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi knows how to get your attention. Najafi’s songs, which frequently discuss sensitive topics such as Iran’s theocracy, sexism, child labor, censorship, drug addiction and homophobia, helped
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
Iranian born actress Shiva Negar recently landed a breakout role in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster American Assassin. The spy film is based on Vince Flynn’s 2010
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi of A Separation and The Salesman, began shooting his psychological thriller Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) at an undisclosed location just outside Madrid on
Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in 2003’s House of Sand and Fog, has landed a recurring role in Marvel’s The Punisher. Aghdashloo will be playing Farah Madani,
