All Iran articles – Page 2
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof talks fleeing Iran and making Cannes Competition title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The dissident director is in Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, which will compete for the Palme d’Or.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes premiere; open letter from filmmakers calls for solidarity
‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ set to world premiere on May 24.
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NewsIranian independent filmmakers step into limelight at Cannes
Ahead of premiere of Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, the Woman Life Freedom Project is making an impact on the Croisette.
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NewsNeon snaps up Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes contender ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker has fled his native Iran following pressure from authorities over the feature.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for support ahead of Cannes premiere
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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NewsIranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says lawyer
The filmmaker’s latest feature ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ (exclusive)
First details revealed of the upcoming feature, which has been sold to France.
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NewsIran bans actors, crew of Mohammed Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ from attending Cannes
The film is set to premiere in Competition.
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NewsVisions du Réel 2024 presents industry prizes worth €50,000
The Iran-born French filmmaker Mehran Tamadon won €20,000 for ‘The Last Days Of The Hospital’.
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Reviews‘My Stolen Planet’: Thessaloniki Review
CPH and Berlinale winner is an intimate celebration of everyday resistance in modern Iran
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NewsBerlin title ‘My Favourite Cake’ secures UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Curzon Film has picked up the Iranian tragicomedy from Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh.
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Reviews‘My Favourite Cake’: Berlin Review
A lonely septuagenarian grabs a second chance at happiness in this rich tragicomedy from Iran
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NewsIranian filmmakers urge European funders to make it easier to access support
Filmmakers have submitted fake scripts as a means of getting around Iranian authorities.
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Reviews‘The Old Bachelor’: Rotterdam Review
Rotterdam Big Screen winner is a vision of Iran rarely seen on screen
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Reviews‘In The Land Of Brothers’: Sundance Review
Unusual Iranian drama follows three Afghan refugees across two decades as they try to settle in
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Reviews‘Cafe’: Thessaloniki Review
Jailed Iranian filmmaker Navid Mihanoust presents an self-referential tale of a director living in limbo while waiting for a prison sentence
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NewsHengameh Panahi, esteemed French-Iranian sales agent, dies aged 67
Panahi founded international sales company Celluloid Dreams in 1993.
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News‘Snow Leopard’ by late Pema Tseden wins top award at Tokyo film festival
Films and talent from China and Iran dominated the winners.
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NewsIranian director Dariush Mehrjui and wife stabbed to death
Mehrjui’s 1969 film The Cow is considered one of the most important films of the Iranian New Wave of the 1960s and 70s.
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Reviews‘Celluloid Underground’: London Review
Personal essay recalls a man who defied the authorities to preserve Iranian film after the revolution