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Marion Cotillard To Star In ‘A Separation’ Helmer Asghar Farhadi’s Next  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 5/20/2012 1:11:59 PM
One of the most anticipated features at Cannes this year is Jacques Audiard’s return to the Croisette with “Rust & Bone,” an adaptation of Craig Davidson’s short story starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts. The last time the helmer was here for “A Prophet,” he earned immense critical acclaim for himself and his film’s star, Tahar Rahim, leading to the film’s eventual Oscar-nomination in the Foreign Film category. From the sounds of our review this morning, “Rust & Bone” is another huge success for both the director and his lead actress.

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Iranian director attending 2012 Cinémas Du Monde Pavilion  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 5/15/2012 11:26:32 PM
Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter Shahram Alidi has been invited to participate in the 2012 Cinémas Du Monde Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival for his latest debut drama.

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Eleven prominent Iranian photographers join forces for the first time to help vulnerable and abused young women in Iran.  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 5/5/2012 8:02:14 PM
This week, the Omid Foundations have launched a virtual exhibition of photography in order to raise money to help young women at their center in Iran. The Beyond Dreams & Reality exhibition curated by Omid Salehi combines work from 11 prominent Iran photographers.

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Stefano de Luigi Photographs the Cinema of Iran  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 3/24/2012 2:02:22 AM
If anything belies the demagogic sheen of Iran’s image in the West, it is the irrepressible sophistication and class of Iranian cinema.

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German Theater Screening Iranian Movies  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 2/20/2012 8:01:47 PM
Berlin’s Babylon Theater is currently screening Iranian movies in a program entitled Controversial Iranian Cinema.

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The Winners of 30th Fajr Film Festival  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 2/15/2012 8:38:04 AM
The winners of 30th FIFF in different categories were announced yesterday. In the closing ceremony of 30th Fajr International Film Festival which was held in Vahdat Hall the winners of different sections of Iranian Cinema Competition were announced.

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Kiarostami to return with “Shirin” charity screenings  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 1/9/2012 1:27:04 AM
Several theaters across the capital Tehran will be screening “Shirin” by Abbas Kiarostami, whose films have not been permitted to be shown in Iran over the past 15 years, in order to raise funds for the Kahrizak Charity Nursing Home.

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Golden Globe nominates Nader and Simin, a Separation  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 12/16/2011 11:05:01 PM
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's latest production Nader and Simin: A Separation has been nominated for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

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Certified Copy wins top SFFCC award  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 12/14/2011 12:30:24 AM
The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has announced Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy as its 2011 Best Foreign Language Film.

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Iranian documentary "Last Days of Winter" wins award at IDFA  ‎(0 Comments)
Posted on 11/28/2011 12:25:58 AM
Iranian documentary “The Last Days of Winter” has won the BlackBerry Award at the 24th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

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