According to an investigation by Radio Farda, at least 133 women and girls were killed in the last year for “honor” or other reasons by their husbands, fathers, and brothers – meaning that one woman ...

This year’s festival felt like the last days of a going-out-of-business sale. Still, a few gems emerged in the slush.

Mstyslav Chernov, the Oscar-winning Associated Press journalist, won the world cinema documentary directing award for his ...

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 ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country this year after secretly shooting a movie that has now been nominated for an Oscar. He told RFE/RL the film was inspired by a prison guard he spoke ...

Iranian filmmaker and actress Soheila Golestani, who was unveiled as part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s ...

The natural and formalistic collide in 'Cutting Through Rocks,' a Sundance documentary about the first councilwoman in an ...

Iranian Army Chief Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi mocked Israel following the ceasefire in Gaza, stating that Israeli Prime ...

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 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 ...

David Ehrlich, Kate Erbland, Chris O’Falt, Anne Thompson, and Brian Welk contributed to this story.