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

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

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is hailing new rules announced on Friday by the Academy of Motion ...

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

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 ...

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Cultural-political overlap: Seven Iranian films depicting women’s oppression emerge alongside Australian sanctions targeting regime officials for systemic rights violations. Why now: The overlap comes ...

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Sundance drama The Friend's House Is Here, written, directed, and produced by husband and wife filmmaking duo Maryam Ataei ...

Boman Irani recently hosted a special evening to celebrate the growing success of Spiral Bound, a platform founded by him to ...