With 253 executions in 2018—including six people executed for offenses they allegedly committed as children—Iran is still among the world’s leading executioners, according to Amnesty
Iranian celebrities are fed up with America’s sanctions and obsession with hurting ordinary Iranians. Spearheaded by Oscar-winning film director Asghar Farhadi and Grammy winner Kayhan
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
If you want to understand the social contradictions in Iran that lead to periodic explosions like those that took place recently, there is no better
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
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.
Iranian director Ali Asgari’s debut film Disappearance won best film in the Asian Feature Film Competition at the 28th Singapore International Film Festival. Disappearance, which beat seven
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
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
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
Taraneh Alidoosti’s star continues to rise as one of Iran’s finest actresses, and The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) saw fit to improve this awareness here
>>> Original Persian I was not familiar with the films of Asghar Farhadi until a friend sent me a link to the film “A Separation”
At a dinner gathering last March I was half hoping the guest of honor would decline my request for an interview. If the conversation put
I thought it would be a typical Thursday at work last week, but as soon as I arrived to the office, an associate pulled me
This week I watched two very different Iranian worlds depicted in the powerful medium of film: one reality meticulously masked as fiction, one semi-fiction frivolously
Poll conducted by Radio Farda elects Reza Pahlavi son of the late Shah of Iran and Political activist as Personality of the year 1390 (
Iran’s best foreign language Oscar-winner A Separation has netted four prizes at the Asian Film Awards. It was named best film and won best director
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities canceled a ceremony Monday in honor of the country’s Oscar-winning director even though the government had hailed his win
Isn’t it odd how we Iranians sometimes seem to go out of way to knock ourselves down? Last week we all felt a euphoric pride
Woody Allen won the 2012 Academy award for the best original screenplay for ‘Midnight in Paris’ – His fourth Oscar. He outshined, among other nominees,
How often do you read about film critics giving five stars: “*****” to a movie? Could it be for Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet? “A
This year, I toast the Oscar victory that saw people with courage to cross a room, armed only with open hearts, and turn mortal conflict
The director of the Iranian film “A Separation,” which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Sunday night, delivered a heartfelt plea for the
