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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi demands release of arrested actor Taraneh Alidoosti
“I stand with Taraneh and demand her release alongside that of my other fellow cineastes Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof,” said the filmmaker.
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Asghar Farhadi on screening his films in Iran and a third Oscar bid with ’A Hero’
”My first aim is always to show my films in my country.”
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Iran selects Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ as Oscar international feature entry
Farhadi has previously won the award twice.
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Buyers embrace Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes contender ‘A Hero’ (exclusive)
Farhadi is making his fourth appearance in Competition at Cannes on July 13.
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Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi talks Iranian drama 'The Salesman'
Asghar Farhadi explains why going to Tehran to shoot Iran’s foreign-language Oscar entry The Salesman was a return home in more ways than one.
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Cannes: Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' joins Competition
Seven additions made to Official Selection, including Blood Father starring Mel Gibson, the new feature from Starred Up director David Mackenzie and a Joseph Kony documentary.
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Sarajevo Film Festival picks Asghar Farhadi as jury president
Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ will also screen in the Open Air programme.
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Asghar Farhadi begins Spanish-language thriller 'Everybody Knows'
Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darin arrive on set outside Madrid.
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Iran's Asghar Farhadi to boycott Oscars over Trump visa ban
The Iranian Oscar winner and this year’s Oscar nominee with The Salesman has pulled out of next month’s ceremony and will not attend even if exceptions are made for him.
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