I saw ‘Footnote’ with a dear friend of mine. Neither of us is Jewish, or speaks Hebrew. Nor has either of us seen an Israeli

In a bid for transparency and as required by law, French President and candidate for re-election, Nicholas Sarkozy, has declared that he possesses a heritage

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

I was reading this article by Frida Ghitis on CNN entitled Four scenarios on Iran nuclear program which are actually 6 scenarios and Ms. Ghitis is trying to hide the

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,

A Letter from the Leading Actor of “A Separation” to Asghar Farhadi Dear Asghar Farhadi, I wanted to write this letter as soon as I

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

در بحران سیاسی کنونی که کشورمان بسر می برد، هر روز در اخبار از موضوعات تلخ از ایرانمان یاد می کنند، اصغر فرهادی با همه

آقای فرهادی در نطق کوتاه خود ضمن دریافت مجسمه طلائی اسکار اعلام کردند:”اکنون تعداد زیادی از ایرانیان در سراسر جهان در حال تماشای ماهستند و

My article on Farhadi’s win being a bittersweet moment, is generating a good debate. To clearly set the tone and present the facts on my

دکتر  اردشیر قوام زاده رئیس پژوهشكده خون سرطان و سلول‌های بنیادی خون ساز دانشگاه علوم پزشكی تهران برنده جایزه   شد. آمریکایی ها گفتند ایران تحریم است:  نه

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

As usual it seems for the past 3 decades, whenever Iran wins anything on the world stage, which thankfully is rare, we as Iranians wince

  The lady Alinejad, must make her decision on whether she wants to be a journalist and act on this as an informed and skilled

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

An Academy award for “a movie you’ll love from a country you hate” The quote in the subtitle is barrowed from James Lewis Hoberman, the

Much as Nafisi wrote about women in the early Islamic Republic struggling to obtain photocopied manuscripts of Western classics, banned by their newfound theocracy, Farhadi

A DIFFERENT SET OF NOMINATIONS Congratulations “A Separation” for winning the Oscar! We live in a  world that need not be viewed through a single paradigm

French film “The Artist” has swept international awards worldwide turning it into a serious contender at today’s Oscar’s including for French Star Jean Dujardin. Bookmakers

A Timeline of of Iranians and Oscars Nominations (Hopefully have not missed anyone) Habib Zargarpour – Best Visual Effects – TWISTER – 1996 Darius Khondji

The Oscar nomination of “A Separation” for best foreign-language film and best original screenplay, has drawn much attention to Asghar Farhadi as a writer and