Think invisible men, time travel, flying machines and journeys to other planets are the product of the European or ‘Western’ imagination? Open One Thousand and
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
Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi has made a name for himself with his radical films, but he’s paid the price for it. In a report for
February in Chicago means a return to the city’s annual festival celebrating the films of Iran. Held at the Gene Siskel Film Center at the
A newly released trove of films sheds new light on aspects of the British Empire’s imperial science, administration and colonial travel through Iran and India.
I must have just finished downing my third cup of bitter Faranseh coffee when Babak finally turned up at the old Hyatt in Tehran. I
A beloved friend is leaving the country and he’s never coming back, a decision his two Iranian expat friends decide to fully thwart, best they
Navid Negahban stopped by Page Six to deliver classic heroic movie lines, from “Die Hard” to “Apollo 13” to “Braveheart.” The Iranian-born actor has played
Artist Homa Delvaray’s latest exhibit Haft Paykar is currently on display at the Aaran Art Gallery in Tehran. Delvaray has made a name for herself by designing
Sophia Contemporary presents the second exhibition of Reza Derakshani’s unique approach to historical allocation and colourful semi abstraction through ‘Hunting the Light’. This show features
Artwork by Daniel Patrick Medina.
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.
The Sareban Art Gallery in Tehran recently showcased ‘A Treatise on Ignorance’ by contemporary modernist painter Saeed Moayerizadeh. The 26 acrylic-on-canvas paintings is the latest
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 his exhibition “All Her Number’d Stars”, currently on at Susan Eley Gallery in New York City, Iranian-British artist Jason Noushin explores the dynamic interplay between the two cultures
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
Located in Northern Tehran, The Sa’dabad Complex is a sprawling compound filled with the cultural and imaginative beauty of art galleries. The complex, first built
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
