Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2014 for "Winter Sleep" among many other accolades, has come under fire from the Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) ...
Nuri Bilge Ceylan has responded to criticism over attending a state-run festival in Iran, saying it should not be seen as government support.
A member of the jury of the St Petersburg Documentary Film Festival, Russia’s largest documentary event, says the festival ...
Two Iranian short films were among the winners at the 28th Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, ...
Jafar Panahi, the world-renowned filmmaker who has faced repeated arrests and threats of imprisonment in his native Iran, will likely miss the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival because of the federal ...
Iranian cinematographer Touraj Aslani will serve as a jury member at the 3rd Amed Film Festival, which will take place from ...
Iranian director Jafar Panahi says he plans to return home after touring with his new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” and ...
The intense mutual admiration of Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi was evident today as the American and Iranian directors embraced at length. Panahi bowed to “a god of cinema.” Scorsese challenged ...
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has said he plans to return to Iran despite being sentenced to a year in prison and ...