Hot-button Iranian doc "An Eye for an Eye," that in 2025 scored a Special Jury mention at the Tribeca Festival, has been ...

Into the Jaws of the Ogre (Dans la gueule de l'ogre) is the title of the feature film debut from Iranian-French director Mahsa Karampour. Co-written with Maya Haffar, the documentary has a road movie ...

The Iranian film for next year’s Oscars has stirred controversy at home both over the choice of a downbeat movie and for taking part in the Hollywood spectacle at a time of tense Tehran-Washington ...

With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran — both Iran and the U.S. this week seized ships trying to move through the Strait of Hormuz — the country's filmmakers say they feel both "under attack" ...

In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the Persian new year in the Eternal City’s Alcazar club dancing to Middle East beats ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is hailing new rules announced on Friday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pertaining to the international feature category as a ...

The Iranian film crew behind "Roya", which recounts the torment and trauma of a political prisoner in Tehran's Evin prison, urged the Iranian people "not to be forgotten" at the film's German premiere ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has welcomed changes to submission rules for the Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards which were announced on Friday, ...

Voices inside the country decry the toll on civilians and cinema, while exiled filmmakers warn they’ve been shut out of Iran’s future. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief With no end in sight to ...