All Iran articles
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NewsArtHood picks up sales for Iranian thriller ‘Living Twice, Dying Thrice’ ahead of Cannes ACID premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Directed by Karim Lakzadeh, the drama / thriller was shot clandestinely in Iran.
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NewsIranian government accused of confiscating exiled filmmakers’ assets
Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association says the regime is confiscating assets to silence dissent.
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NewsLaura Poitras praises documentary sector efforts to stand against Paramount-WBD merger
“I know behind-the-scenes a lot of documentary filmmakers were involved in that.”
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NewsAsghar Farhadi calls on filmmakers to speak out ahead of stronger US attacks on Iran
“Attacking a country’s infrastructure is a war crime,” said Iranian filmmaker.
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NewsMinerva Pictures boards Hot Docs title ‘A War On Women’, about Iran’s feminist movement
EXCLUSIVE: Doc uncovers how women’s struggle for equality has shaped the recent uprisings in Iran.
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NewsIranian filmmakers condemn arrest of documentary director Mozhgan Ilanlou
Ilanlou was reportedly violently arrested two days ago by plainclothes officers.
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NewsQatar’s Qumra lab moves online-only due to Iran war
Event focus will remain on private one-on-one mentorship.
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NewsIranian Independent Filmmakers Association warns that lives of jailed filmmakers are in danger
IIFMA says detainees are transferred to detention sites near strategic infrastructure and military bases.
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NewsIFFR’s Displacement Fund films receive rapturous reception as Mohammad Rasoulof makes plea for Iranian protestors
The first five films supported by the fund were screend at the festival.
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News‘It Was Just An Accident’ co-writer arrested in Iran after condemning regime
Jafar Panahi responds with statement: “Mehdi Mahmoudian is a witness, a listener, and a rare moral presence.”
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NewsIranian filmmakers call for help amid government’s brutal crackdown on protests
Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association said: “Another Tiananmen tragedy is forming before our eyes, with a magnitude ten times greater”.
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FeaturesJafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident’ and making films his way - “no matter if I’m banned or not”
It Was Just An Accident pivots from revenge thriller to a humanist study of modern Iran. Jafar Panahi tells Screen what drives his filmmaking choices.
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NewsPalme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced in absentia to one year in prison in Iran
Director is currently in the United States promoting Oscar contender It Was Just an Accident
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Reviews‘Past Future Continuous’ review: IDFA Envision winner is poignant, formally daring family portrait
Directors Firouzeh Khosrovani and Morteza Ahmadvand explore the link between a US-based woman and her parents in Tehran
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News‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ wins best international film at IDFA 2025
Iranian directors win the top two best film awards at IDFA 2025.
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Reviews‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ review: Strong Afghan migrant doc blends phone footage and animation
Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei’s IDFA competition title follows a young Afghan artist attempting to journey to Europe
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NewsFarnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
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News‘Sentimental Value’ among five films nominated for 2026 Lux Audience Award
Line-up for European prize includes films from Cannes and Berlin.
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Reviews‘Without Permission’ review: An exiled filmmaker returns to Iran in Hassan Nazer’s bold docudrama
Real Iranian children discuss love and hope in the British-Iranian director’s Busan Competition feature
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NewsBusan, LFF title ‘Singing Wings’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Hemen Khaledi’s documentary will also play at Zurich film festival.