Mohammad Rasoulof had crossed the Iranian border on foot into exile before the Tehran authorities got wind of his covertly shot new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig. In this domestic conspiracy ...

In 2023, Tatami was the first-ever film to be co-directed by an Israeli (Guy Nattiv) and an Iranian (Zar Amir). And in 2024 ...

Uncover the best bucket-list experience in every country, from iconic landmarks and stunning natural wonders to cultural ...

“There is an old line to the effect ... In October 1979, the United States let the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi — who had been overthrown by the Iranian Revolution a few months earlier ...

The 2025 lineup of restorations, documentaries, and film history homages features Soviet classics, pre-1979 Iranian features, and a look at the legacy of Indonesian filmmaker Bachtiar Siagian.

The New Arab takes a look at this year's MENA Film Festival in Vancouver, including its spotlight on Iran and cinema at home and in the diaspora ...

In its 9th year, The New Arab takes a look at this year's MENA Film Festival in Vancouver, including its spotlight on Iranian ...

The primary theme and focus of "Oscar" is the family and the role of the father. The film showcases the significance of family in Iranian culture as the safest, most appealing, beautiful, warmest, and ...

The Iranian film "Segdast", whose screenplay was written and was produced by Afsoun Shekari and directed by Taghi Aliabadi has been accepted to be screened at the 12th FILUMS - International Film ...

Five of the Iranian films will be screened in the Asian Spectrum section and ... “Captain” is about an 11-year-old boy named Isa who is absolutely convinced that he will soon be playing for the Iran ...

The desperately sad crayon sketch was drawn by six-year-old Mahna Ahmadi ... these are human lives being lost daily." The Iranian regime majorly ramped up the rate of execution of its own people ...

You're creeped out just reading that title. The film's relentlessly menacing atmospherics — buzzing flies, animal sounds — make it one of the creepiest things ever committed to film.