The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has welcomed changes to submission rules for the Best International ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) is hailing new rules announced on Friday by the Academy of Motion ...

In late March 2012, when Iran was under threat of attack by the Obama administration, the World Socialist Web Site published a perspective on the Iranian film A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Late Iranian director Bahram Beyzai’s revered classic “Bashu: The Little Stranger” (1985) is soon to be re-released in North American cinemas by indie distributor Film Movement in the U.S. and ...

Since 2012, only one country has won the Oscar for Best International Feature twice: Iran. The achievement is all the more remarkable for the stringent censorship that filmmakers in the Islamic ...

Cutting Through Rocks, Daria's Night Flowers, Iranian cinema, It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi, Maryam Tafakory, Sara Shahverdi, Spring 2026 The people of Iran find themselves suspended in a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based ArtHood Entertainment has picked up worldwide sales rights to Iranian drama / thriller Living Twice, ...

The ‘CSI’ actor and Baha’i faith member stars in ‘Cast Aside the Clouds,’ set for theatrical runs in New York and Los Angeles ...

The story of Mashhadi Jews, from persecution in Iran to preserving Jewish identity, explored through one family and a new ...