The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association has stepped-up calls for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to reappraise its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema ...

TEHRAN- Iranian director Mikaeel Dayani’s short film “School Principal” received the Best Fiction Award at the 18th edition ...

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 ...

Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi is coming to Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present the independently made drama “Bidad.” But he won’t be joined by his cast and crew. “They decided not to come. I ...

Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi almost landed in prison for his latest film, Bidad. Now it's landed him the Special Jury Award at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech ...