Iran arrests three filmmakers over protests
Al-Monitor - A dissident Iranian filmmaker was arrested after he attempted to inquire about two other imprisoned Iranian filmmakers. Jafar…
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Iranian Director Wins Top Prize At Karlovy Vary Film Festival
RFL/RE - Iranian director Sadaf Foroughi's film Summer With Hope (Tabestan Ba Omid), an Iranian-set social drama, captured the top…
Film ‘Leila’s Brothers’ Banned in Iran
Iranwire - The Cinema Organization of Iran has banned the 2022 film Leila's Brothers from cinemas and refused to issue…
Iranian Filmmakers Threatened By Authorities After Backing Anti-Government Protests
RFL/RE - Scores of Iranian filmmakers and artists who penned an open letter in support of anti-government protesters have been…
Minister Threatens To ‘Punish’ Iranians Who Worked on Award-Winning Film Holy Spider
RFL/RE - Tehran has threatened to punish Iranians who worked on the film Holy Spider, a movie inspired by the…
Spectre of a New Fatwa: Why Iranian Media is Up in Arms About ‘Holy Spider’
Iranwire - For three days now, Iran's conservatives and state-aligned media have been engaged in a relentless attack on Ali…
‘On the Path of Salman Rushdie’: Iran’s Culture Ministry Threatens Makers of Holy Spider
Iranwire - Iran's Ministry of Culture has launched a startling attack on the makers of the 2022 film Holy Spider, saying…
Iranian Ebrahimi Wins Cannes Best Actress Prize For Holy Spider Role
rferl.org - Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi has won the Best Actress award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for her…
Iran’s ‘Spider Killer’ is Re-Dramatised Two Decades After Original Documentary
Iranwire - Over the last 20 years, there have been multiple incidents of serial killings in Iran that were striking…
Dispatch from the Tehran Book Fair: A Lackluster Return Dominated by Conservatives
After a two-year break due to coronavirus, 33rd Tehran International Book Fair got under way on Wednesday, May 11 and…