During the 60s and 70s, Iran experienced a cultural effervescence and women's voting rights despite the authoritarian regime ...

With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran’s New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof learned he had been sentenced to eight years in prison while he was completing his latest film, the tense political thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Rasoulof, ...

On January 8 and 9, the Iranian regime mowed down thousands of protesters all across the country. Raha was one of them, killed by a bullet that pierced her lungs.

This year’s edition of the festival has selected two films from the recent productions of Iranian cinema as well as three renowned films from the 80s and 90s, IRNA reported. “Bamboolak” directed by ...

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi said on Thursday he plans to return home after touring with his new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” and that he has never ...

“Masterclasses led by Majid Majidi will be held at FINAS Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). This offers an exceptional opportunity for Malaysian professors, students, and filmmakers to ...

With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran's New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...

The rise of a post-hijab aesthetic and rejections of linear narratives and techniques have given way to a new Iranian underground cinema. Here's a deep dive into its evolution. With the rise of ...