Filmmaker Omid Iranikhah says his short film “Farsi With Maman” is intensely personal — but not autobiographical. The film, ...

Jafar Panahi on why Donald Trump's intervention is not needed amid protests in Iran and wanting to return despite his ...

The drama, made under the radar by Mohammadi, revolves around a teacher imprisoned for her political beliefs and facing the ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi made an urgent appeal at the outset of the European Film Awards, drawing attention to the ...

Jafar Panahi discusses the protests in Iran, fighting against censorship, and the risk of prolonged cycles of violence.

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 ...

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 ...

The filmmaker, currently living in Berlin, received the inaugural Locarno City of Peace Award during the Locarno Film Festival: "What really concerns me at the moment is how I can stand up to this ...

We are deeply concerned for the lives of our fellow citizens, our families, and our colleagues and friends who, under these ...

Peter Maurin, the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, once said that the purpose of its work must be “to create a society where it will be easier for men to be good.” There’s a social ...

“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries. By Nicole Sperling France ...