Iranian translator, historian Bijan Ashtari dies at 64
Bijan Ashtari, renowned Iranian translator, writer, and film critic, passed away at his home on Sunday at the age of 64.
Cinema
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
It Was Just an Accident, the latest film by famous Iranian director Jafar Panahi, has won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Palme d’Or winners support Iranian filmmaker’s documentary on Gaza journalist
British filmmakers Ken Loach and Paul Laverty – winners of two Palme d’Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival – have expressed strong support for Put your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a documentary by Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, which premiered in t…
Iranian filmmaker Mehrjui’s daughter rejects retribution for parents’ killers
Mona Mehrjui, daughter of slain Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar, has announced that her family does not seek the death penalty for the perpetrators of the couple’s murder.
Tehran’s Intl. Film Festival hosts many artworks from Gaza
The secretary of the 14th International “100 Film Festival”, which concluded on Friday in the Iranian capital Tehran, announced that 22 cinematic works from inside the Gaza Strip were submitted to this edition of the festival.
Return of famed Iranian filmmaker Farhadi with movie on Daesh attacks in Paris
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi intends to address a sensitive subject that has inspired many of his peers over the past decade: the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.
Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee’s “Woman and Child” selected for Cannes Film Festival’s Main Competition
Iranian director Saeed Roustaee’s latest film, Woman and Child, has been officially selected for the Main Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Iranian documentary filmmaker, Arash Kordsali, laid to rest
The body of Arash Kordsali, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker from the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan was laid to rest in the provincial capital city, Ahvaz.
Iranian president meets famous actor Ali Nasirian on World Theater Day
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with veteran Iranian actor Ali Nasirian on the occasion of Nowruz and the World Theater Day.
Iranian gov’t congratulates “In the Shadow of the Cypress” animation team for Oscar win
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.