Iran
Mohammad Rasoulof Sees Hope for Dissident Directors in ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Oscar Campaign
The filmmaker's drama on the Women, Life, Freedom movement, banned in Iran, was submitted by Germany in the best international feature race: "It gives hope to all filmmakers working under repression."
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Wins Arab Critics’ Award for European Films
The Iranian drama from exiled director Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's entry for the 2025 Academy Awards.
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Oscars 2025: Germany Submits Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ for International Feature Race
The dissident director fled imprisonment in Iran and now lives in Berlin.
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‘In the Land of Brothers’ Directors Examine the Plight of Afghan Refugees in Iran
Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi won best director honors in the World Cinema section at Sundance for their debut feature, which has its European premiere at Karlovy Vary.
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‘In the Land of Brothers’ Shows Discrimination Against Afghan Refugees in Iran (Exclusive Trailer)
Iranian directors Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi's Sundance-winning debut will have its European premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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‘Universal Language’ Review: An Amusingly Offbeat Homage To Iranian Cinema, by Way of Winnipeg
The second feature by Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin ('The Twentieth Century') won the first-ever Directors’ Fortnight audience award in Cannes.
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How Mohammad Rasoulof Escaped Iran and Why He Will Continue Fighting: “I Will Never Forget That the Islamic Republic Is a Terrorist”
The dissident Iranian director, who fled Iran by foot after receiving an eight-year prison sentence, is attending the Cannes Film Festival to present his movie 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.'
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Dissident Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof to Attend Cannes Premiere
Rasoulof, who fled Iran after being given an eight-year prison sentence, will attend the world premiere of his latest film, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.'
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Mohammad Rasoulof Lawyer Says Dissident Director Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison, Flogging by Iran Court
Rasoulof‘s new film, 'Seed of the Sacred Fig' is set to premiere in competition in Cannes later this month.
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Iran Verdict Rejects ‘A Hero’ Copyright Infringement Claim
A former student sued the Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi for allegedly stealing her premise for his acclaimed 2021 feature, which Iranian authorities have now rejected as "baseless."
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Iranian ‘My Favourite Cake’ Directors on Berlin Travel Ban: “We Are Sad and Tired”
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha were barred by Iranian authorities from traveling to the Berlin Film Festival in time for their film’s world premiere Friday.
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The Iranian Directors of ‘My Favourite Cake’ on Censorship, Travel Bans and “Crossing Red Lines”
Iranian authorities banned directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha from attending the Berlinale for the world premiere of their film, a story of a 70-year-old woman who tries to rekindle her love life.
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