Iranian Protagonist Of Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Will Not Make It To Academy Awards Ceremony ...

As the U.S.-led assault on Iran continues, Iranian filmmakers are taking to social media to support the foreign intervention to topple Tehran's theocracy. "The 47-year nightmare has not yet fully ...

Seed of the Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof calls Iran’s dead leader Ali Khamenei 'the most hated figure in the ...

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of ...

On the assumption that Americans should understand who we’re bombing, here are five excellent Iranian films, all streaming now. Ty Burr, a former film critic for The Boston Globe, writes the movie ...

To drive through it was both to experience a kind of cinematic thrill and attain a level of comprehension only the movies could prepare you for. By the time the 2010’s rolled around, audiences were ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association has stepped-up calls for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to reappraise its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema ...

A feature film shot covertly in Iran won a jury award for ensemble cast at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Between war and recent street protests, the filmmakers had many challenges getting The ...

Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari has long explored the quiet tensions and bureaucratic pressures of everyday life in Iran, from his acclaimed shorts to festival recognized features like "Disappearance," ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has endorsed targeted attacks on government officials in Iran in the ...