This meaningful film is written and directed by Narges Abyar. Drawing upon her experiences during the Iranian revolution, Abyar tells us the story of Bahar, a young girl who lives with her grandmother ...

It Was Just an Accident showcases Jafar Panahi at his best, blending raw emotion, and political critique in one of Iranian ...

This year’s 29th Annual Festival of Films from Iran doesn’t exactly have a theme. However, several films being screened do have a connection to the past — specifically, that time in Iranian history ...

Even before Saeed Roustayee’s “Woman and Child” premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director’s new work is sparking heated controversy that reflects deep soul searching within ...

Two Iranian short films were among the winners at the 28th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, ...

Director Jafar Panahi visits the Los Angeles Times Studios at RBC House during the Toronto International Film Festival in September. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) As a child born in a ...

Iran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.” ...

Pakistan's participation in the 43rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), held in the historic city of Shiraz, Iran, ...

Director Jafar Panahi confronted his Iran prison sentence, saying 'I know my films don't please the government' but 'I will ...

Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi said on Thursday he plans to return home after touring with his new film, “It ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the ...