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'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.
Renowned Iranian actress Zahra Khoshkam, whose acting career spanned over five decades, passed away at the age of 77 on Friday. The cause her death was not publicized.
Renowned Iranian actress Yekta Nasser has made shocking allegations in a recent video, revealing a decade-long ordeal of domestic abuse and her struggle to recover from a two-year-old divorce.
The 52nd Belgrade International Film Festival has conferred its Belgrade Victor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art on globally acclaimed Iranian movie director and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi.
The movie “My Favorite Cake” made by Iranian directors Behtash Sana’eeha and Maryam Moqaddam has received the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Iranian actress Pardis Afkari, born in 1963, bid farewell to the world on Thursday, succumbing to a battle with a rapidly progressing case of liver cancer.
In a remarkable achievement for Iranian cinema, the film "Coal," directed by Saman Lotfian and produced by Seyyed Maziar Hashemi, clinched the prestigious Audience Choice Award at the 46th Clermont International Short Film Festival in France.
The feature-length movie The Night Guardian which was selected to represent Iran for the 2024 Oscars was not included among the shortlisted candidates for the next round of the cinematic ceremony released on Friday.