There is always a risk of totalitarianism,” warned the filmmaker, who fled to Germany last year and is currently heading up ...

Two films from the Middle East won Oscars at Sunday's Academy Awards, highlighting the growing reputation of the region's ...

This week's Farda Briefing looks at why Iran continues to reject direct talks with the Donald Trump administration while ...

The documentary won the Best Music and Best Cinematography awards at the 17th Iran International Documentary Film Festival- Cinema Verite. The Cambodia International Film Festival is the most ...

Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi have highlighted their nation's worsening economic crisis, citing U.S.

The best movie I’ve seen so far this year – and likely the best movie I will see – is the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which opened throughout the country on Thursday.

The Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from married ...

The picture is up for the international gong - but has been nominated as a German, rather than Iranian, film. Because of her role in the movie, Soheila has been banned from leaving her Tehran home ...

Iranian short animation ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Oscars.

Both the feature and short animation categories were huge upsets by little films that weren't backed by money, celebrity, or ...