All Iran articles
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Features
Why Sepideh Farsi’s childhood in Iran compelled her to make Gaza doc ‘Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk’
The Cannes ACID premiere is now screening at the Edinburgh film festival.
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True Colours boards Toronto premiere ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ and Venice feature ‘Orfeo’
EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based sales outfit True Colours takes on sales for films by Iran’s Farnoosh Samadi and Italy’s Virgilio Villoresi.
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Jafar Panahi named Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year
The Iranian filmmaker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with ‘It Was Just An Accident’.
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Five African directors to watch in Locarno
Screen profiles the filmmakers chosen to screen their exciting short films in Locarno Open Doors.
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‘The Apprentice’ director Ali Abbasi on looking for contemporary stories: “We are living in extremely exciting, crazy times”
Abbasi conducted a director’s masterclass at the Galway Film Fleadh.
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Gözde Kural talks Afghanistan-set ‘Cinema Jazireh’: “Every partner had to be convinced one by one”
Turkish director’s sophomore feature, which world premieres at Karlovy Vary, is a co-production between Turkey, Iran, Romania and Bulgaria.
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Reviews
‘Bidad’ review: A female singer fights to be heard in potent Tehran-set drama
Iranian filmmaker Soheil Beiraghi’s fourth feature premieres in Karlovy Vary competition
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Karlovy Vary reveals secret Iranian feature ‘Bidad’ for Crystal Globe competition
Festival had withheld details of film until director Soheil Beiraghi and the members of his crew could safely travel out of Iran.
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Jafar Panahi’s Cannes-winner ‘It Was Just An Accident’ scoops Sydney Film Prize
The 72nd Sydney Film Festival broke attendance records.
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Iran calls for “explanation” of French minister’s comments after Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or win
A diplomatic row has erupted over a comment posted by French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on X.
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Jafar Panahi’s Cannes title ‘It Was Just An Accident’ sells to North America, international territories
Neon planning North America theatrical release later this year.
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Reviews
‘Woman And Child’ review: Saeed Roustaee drama heaps misfortune on an Iranian widow
Parinaz Izadyar stars in overwrought Cannes Competition title
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Reviews
‘It Was Just An Accident’ review: Jafar Panahi confronts the Iranian injustice system head-on
Cannes Competition title sees a traffic accident spark a series of devastating events
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Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident’, being in prison and showing the Iranian sense of humour
The Iranian filmmaker is back in Competition for the second time.
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Asghar Farhadi to direct ‘Parallel Tales’ starring Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel
Production will begin on the French-language film in Paris later this year.
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Reviews
‘The Vanishing Point’ review: How Iran’s 1979 revolution unleashed generational trauma in one family
Their memories become an act of resistance in Visions du Reel ‘Burning Lights’ winner
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‘My Favourite Cake’ directors receive 14-month suspended prison sentences in Iran
“I feel like I won,” says Moghaddam in response to her sentence.
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Juliette Binoche, Pedro Almodovar sign petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ filmmakers facing trial in Iran
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha are accused of “propaganda against the regime”.
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Mohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked to watch his films with him
“They praised me for how well I made the film; while I’m sitting in prison because I made said movie.”
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Iran’s Soheila Golestani banned from travelling to Rotterdam to serve on festival jury
Rotterdam has expressed its solidarity with Golestani, calling her ”a victim of opression”.