CANNES, France (Reuters) - Despite being banned from making movies, Jafar Panahi delivered one at Cannes which tackles the hot topic of the moment: the problems women actors face in a male-dominated ...
In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the ...
In India, Iranian cinema has a large viewership because at it's heart, cinema from this land is humanist. That apart, Iranian cinema offers something rare: stillness. It trusts the audience to feel, ...
The list of 21 directors vying for the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival includes world cinema auteurs such as Iran’s Asghar Farhadi and Spain's Pedro Almodovar, organisers revealed on ...
ACID, the Cannes Film Festival sidebar run by France's association of film directors whose goal is promoting the theatrical distribution of independent films, unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, with ...
Late Iranian director Bahram Beyzai’s revered classic “Bashu: The Little Stranger” (1985) is soon to be re-released in North American cinemas by indie distributor Film Movement in the U.S. and ...
Voices inside the country decry the toll on civilians and cinema, while exiled filmmakers warn they’ve been shut out of Iran’s future. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief With no end in sight to ...