Two Iranian films — Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” and the documentary “Cutting Through Rocks” — are vying for Oscars this Sunday, two weeks after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

Iran is an ancient civilization with a rich history of art, poetry, and architecture. Persian literature is often recognized ...

When a film from far beyond Hollywood’s pull upends your sense of what movies can do, you begin to wonder how you ever ...

At the center of the film series is the work of Rakhshan Banietemad. An award-winning filmmaker who emerged in the wake of ...

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

Filmmaker Omid Iranikhah says his short film "Farsi With Maman" is intensely personal — but not autobiographical. The film, which just had its East Coast premiere at Dances With Films New York, ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has endorsed targeted attacks on government officials in Iran in the wake of the launch of a joint U.S. and Israel military operation against ...

What happens when the pressure to compete is not just about winning, but about survival? In the new political thriller Tatami, that question plays out through the story of Leila Hosseini, an Iranian ...

As geopolitical tensions in and around Iran escalate - including ongoing disputes with the U.S. - Iranians have arrived in Berlin grappling with fear and uncertainty, bolstered by the country's ...

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 ...

Mohammad Rasoulof, the celebrated Iranian filmmaker whose work has put him in deep conflict with authorities in Tehran, ...