Hot-button Iranian doc "An Eye for an Eye," that in 2025 scored a Special Jury mention at the Tribeca Festival, has been ...

Cinema lovers, rejoice! Iranian cinema has never been more relevant, diverse, or accessible. From intimate family dramas to bold political statements, Iranian filmmakers continue to push boundaries ...

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.

The Iranian film for next year’s Oscars has stirred controversy at home both over the choice of a downbeat movie and for taking part in the Hollywood spectacle at a time of tense Tehran-Washington ...

Iranian director, actress and activist Pegah Ahangarani is in Cannes with documentary “Rehearsals for a Revolution,” which sketches Iran’s failed attempts at self-determination over the past four ...

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 ...

Voices inside the country decry the toll on civilians and cinema, while exiled filmmakers warn they’ve been shut out of Iran’s future. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief With no end in sight to ...

Iranian auteur Nader Saeivar – who has been collaborating with Jafar Panahi since 2017 – will soon be at the Karlovy Vary ...

The Iranian film crew behind "Roya", which recounts the torment and trauma of a political prisoner in Tehran's Evin prison, urged the Iranian people "not to be forgotten" at the film's German premiere ...

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 ...

As chosen by the directors Mira Nair, Jafar Panahi, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Akinola Davies Jr. By Lovia Gyarkye A scene from Satyajit Ray’s “Jalsaghar” (“The Music Room,” 1958). The Criterion ...