There is always a risk of totalitarianism,” warned the filmmaker, who fled to Germany last year and is currently heading up ...

One of the best ways to immerse yourself in the spirit of Nowruz is by watching Iranian films that capture the beauty, ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” an Oscar-nominated movie filmed in secret in Iran, highlights the Iranian film world’s ...

Two films from the Middle East won Oscars at Sunday's Academy Awards, highlighting the growing reputation of the region's ...

The directors of the Oscar-winning Iranian animated short film 'In the Shadow of the Cypress' were granted a last minute visa ...

The best movie I’ve seen so far this year – and likely the best movie I will see – is the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which opened throughout the country on Thursday.

As makers of award-winning film "My Favourite Cake" face trial in Tehran, months after rapper Toomaj Salehi narrowly avoided ...

The picture is up for the international gong - but has been nominated as a German, rather than Iranian, film. Because of her role in the movie, Soheila has been banned from leaving her Tehran home ...

TEHRAN, March 2 — Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig won a special prize at the Cannes film ...

Iranian short animation ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Oscars.

The Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from married ...

For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough. The Iranian ...