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FeaturesFive 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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News‘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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FeaturesGözde 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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NewsKarlovy 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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NewsJafar 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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NewsIran 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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NewsJafar 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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FeaturesJafar 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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NewsAsghar 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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News‘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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NewsJuliette 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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NewsMohammad 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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NewsIran’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”.
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Reviews‘Cutting Through Rocks’: Sundance Review
One woman takes on the patriarchy in a small Iranian village
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FeaturesHow Iranian cinema continues to take flight in the face of relentless government oppression
Iran’s filmmakers are defying strict censorship laws to scoop festival prizes and woo global buyers and audiences.
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FeaturesMohammad Rasoulof on taking on Iran’s oppressive regime with ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’: “Just have hope”
The making of the politically charged domestic-drama thriller has become an inseparable element of the film itself.