formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
It Was Just An Accident pivots from revenge thriller to a humanist study of modern Iran. Jafar Panahi tells Screen what drives his filmmaking choices. Source: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident’ and making films his way – … Continued
The intense mutual admiration of Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi was evident today as the American and Iranian directors embraced at length. Panahi bowed to “a god of cinema.” Scorsese challenged streamers to support Iranian filmmakers. Source: Martin Scorsese Embraces … Continued
The Iranian star, honored with a Locarno award during the Swiss festival’s opening night, also talked about Netflix, Iranian film and tales, her love for France, and trying to just exist. Source: Golshifteh Farahani on Iran, Hijab, Film, Leonardo DiCaprio: Locarno
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