Iran

… never begs for our affection. It earns it quietly, scene by scene, until we leave with the feeling that perhaps there is still a little more light to be

There is a particular kind of fatigue that settles over a filmmaker once his signature has been noticed too many times, and Jafar Panahi, joining a press conference for It

… it’s not just an exercise in courage; it’s terrific and powerful …

… not only a story about vengeance and recognition, but a piercing reflection on collective trauma and moral paralysis in a society broken by fear.

Many years ago, Maryam emigrated from Iran to the United States. Her parents stayed behind in Tehran, in their warm and spacious family home. Missing them deeply, Maryam persuaded her

… powerful and captivating performance by Parinaz Izadyar.

The story of Iranian cinema is a hundred-years-old, and which has followed a more challenging path compared to many other countries. Low budgets and severe censorship are among the problems

Once again, The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) swung for the fences, complete with a host of fascinating films and a very sad announcement from the great Michael Douglas...

MIFF’s Bright Horizons Award Winner is Hybrid Cinema – a Canadian film in love with Persian cinema, which offers a whole new approach to filmmaking diaspora. We need to use

… a clever balance of domestic realism and national commentary that translates well to Western audiences.