formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In 2012, Tamadon was detained by Iranian authorities for hours of questioning, and though he was subsequently released, he became persona non grata in his home country. Now the director has turned to the tools of film-making to try to … Continued
Critics claim that Kiarostami is a humanist or a realist in the ordinary sense, that he was indifferent to the plight of women, or turned his back on his own culture and countrymen by making films for export to satisfy … Continued
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has previously been put in prison and banned from film-making in his home country, spoke out against the restrictions of the regime after winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Source: Cannes: Iranian … Continued
Support is mounting across the global film community for Iranian directing duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha ahead of their trial over “propaganda against the regime” allegations related to their film “My Favourite Cake.” The two are set to face … Continued
Soheila Golestani, the Iranian actor who stars in Mohammad Rasoulof’s Oscar-nominated drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” has been banned from leaving Iran to serve on the Tiger Competition jury at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam. Festival director … Continued
Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it’s comedy that sells and has long been the favoured genre. There are around 750 screens in the Islamic republic, and … Continued