Iranian actress and film director Shahla Riahi, known as the first Iranian woman to direct a feature, has passed away at 93 in Tehran.Read More

Iranian feature ‘Platform’, directed by Sahar Mosayebi, has been nominated for the ‘Discovery Award’ at the 27th edition of Raindance Film Festival in the UK.Read More

‘A Separation’ directed by Asghar Farhadi has been selected among IndieWire’s "100 best movies from a decade that changed everything."Read More

Iranian feature ‘Nabat’, directed by Pegah Arzi and starring Palme d’Or winner Shahab Hosseini, will have its first international premiere in Los Angeles, US, followed by other screenings in Canada.  Read More

Rosa Bosch, the Spanish producer of Wim Wenders’ movie “Buena Vista Social Club”, says that Iranian cinema is an accurate reflection of Iranian society.Read More

A former filmmaker now turned artist from the Philippines, currently a jury member in Iran’s 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth, has commended the Iranian cinema, saying that it conveys outstanding concepts and values. Talking to a reporter at the festival’s news headquarters, Rowena Martinez Ulayan talked about her cinematic background, her personal...Read More

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration has announced the top of Iranian cinema productions in the past year, with ‘No Date, No Signature’ directed by Vahid Jalilvand winning as many as five awards in various categories. The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration, organized annually by the Iranian House of Cinema with an...Read More