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The spokesperson for the Iranian government, Fatemeh Mohajerani, has congratulated the creators of the animated short film “In the Shadow of the Cypress” for winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony celebrated cinematic excellence, with the Iranian animated short film In the Shadow of the Cypress making history by winning the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
The Iranian art community gathered on Friday at the House of Artists in Tehran to bid farewell to the late Manouchehr Valizadeh, a legendary voice actor and dubbing artist who passed away on Wednesday.
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, the directors of the internationally acclaimed film My Favorite Cake, have been summoned to appear before an Iranian court in about two weeks.
The 43rd Fajr Film Festival concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony on Monday in Tehran’s Milad Tower Convention Center, celebrating the best in Iranian cinema.
The 9th day of the 43rd International Fajr Film Festival, marking Iran's Islamic Revolution, took place on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the festival's headquarters in Milad Tower in Tehran.
The fifth day of the 43rd Fajr International Film Festival continued on Tuesday with the screening of Ashk-e Hour (Tears of Hor), directed by Mehdi Jafari. The event is taking place at the festival’s main venue, Milad Tower in Tehran.
The Judiciary of Iran has announced that a legal case has been opened against actors Reza Babak and Marzieh Boroumand following what was deemed an “act contrary to social and religious norms” during the opening ceremony of the 43rd Fajr Film Festival.
The 43rd Fajr International Film Festival, marking the victory anniversarry of Iran’s Islamic revolution, commenced on Thursday evening at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran, with a tribute to notable figures in the Iranian cinema industry, including Sirus Alvand, Reza Babak, and Manouchehr Valizadeh.
The film "Cause of Death: Unknown," written and directed by Ali Zarnegar, is competing in the third Iranian Film Festival in New York, coinciding with its release in Iran.
Iranian filmmaker Ramin Hosseinpour, writer, director, and producer of the short film Soratgar (The Portrait Maker), won the Best Director and Best Short Screenplay awards at the New York International Film Awards in December 2024 and January 2025.
Thirteen years ago, the Fajr Film Festival, which marks the celebration over the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, began including international productions alongside domestic films, leading to the creation of the International Festival segment, Shargh Newspaper reported.
Zhaleh Olov, a celebrated actress of Iranian cinema, theater, television, and a renowned radio voice artist, passed away on Monday in a hospital in Tehran at the age of 97 after a period of illness.
'In the Arms of the Tree', written and directed by Iranian film-maker Babak Khajeh-Pasha, has been selected to represent Iran at the 2025 Academy Awards.
About 300 of filmmakers and cinema insiders in Iran are ‘unfairly’ out of business for grappling with legal cases due to the ‘political, social, and security situation in country,’ the spokesman for Iran’s House of Cinema says.
The 2024 Venice Film Festival is set to showcase a robust Iranian presence, with several Iranian films and filmmakers participating in various sections.
Renowned Iranian actress and director Fatemeh Motamed-Arya has been named the head of the jury at Italy's Amicorti Festival. Joining her on the jury panel is Hossein Soleimani, a celebrated Iranian actor.
The spokesperson for the Iranian Judiciary has provided the latest updates on the murder case of Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian film director, and his wife. The case, which is being handled in Alborz province, has resulted in a preliminary verdict. There are four defendants in this case.
