TEHRAN- The 19th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival of Iran, known as Cinéma Vérité, came to an end in ...

Galvanized by the movement that emerged after the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, more and more filmmakers are dating to shoot outside any official framework. In a country where film ...

As the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) this year wakes up to protests over 19 films being stopped from screening ...

It Was Just an Accident showcases Jafar Panahi at his best, blending raw emotion, and political critique in one of Iranian ...

Pakistan's participation in the 43rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), held in the historic city of Shiraz, Iran, ...

“One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” Nearly eighty years after this statement by Simone de Beauvoir, it’s still true that womanhood is not a biological or natural given, but a product of ...

Ashraf Elbolkini, an Egyptian filmmaker and a juror of the 19th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, has praised ...

TALLINN, Estonia — “Duality,” the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost world-premiered this week in Tallinn’s main competition, marking a bold entry ...

This year’s 29th Annual Festival of Films from Iran doesn’t exactly have a theme. However, several films being screened do have a connection to the past — specifically, that time in Iranian history ...

TEHRAN – Iranian movies won two awards at the 16th Baku International Film Festival, which was held in Azerbaijan last week.

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 ...

Pakistan’s Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, has described Iran's cinema as one of the world's most pioneering film industries.