The Iranian revolution of 1979 saw the US-backed rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi collapse almost overnight, to be replaced ...

In India, Iranian cinema has a large viewership because at it's heart, cinema from this land is humanist. That apart, Iranian cinema offers something rare: stillness. It trusts the audience to feel, ...

Iranian director, actress and activist Pegah Ahangarani is in Cannes with documentary “Rehearsals for a Revolution,” which ...

These groundbreaking films by Iranian women directors explain the deep-rooted origins of the Iranian feminist movement.

The list of 21 directors vying for the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival includes world cinema auteurs such as Iran’s Asghar Farhadi and Spain's Pedro Almodovar, organisers revealed on ...

In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the ...

Late Iranian director Bahram Beyzai’s revered classic “Bashu: The Little Stranger” (1985) is soon to be re-released in North American cinemas by indie distributor Film Movement in the U.S. and ...

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 ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has welcomed changes to submission rules for the Best International ...