Opposing the regime, the director, Golden Lion 2000 for The circle and Golden Bear 2015 for Taxi Tehranhas been incarcerated since July 2022. The main union of Iranian filmmakers called on Tuesday, January 17, the authorities to release the dissident director Jafar Panahi, detained since July, according to their organization. “The Maison du Cinéma insists […]
By Figaro with AFP Published 5 hours ago, Update 5 hours ago The Iranian actress, who had been imprisoned for three weeks in Tehran, has just been released. AFP/Loïc Venance The actress, Leopard of the Locarno Festival in 2002 at just 18 years old and determined opponent of the Mullahs’ regime, has just been released […]
The major cinematographic event created by Robert Redford returns “face-to-face” from January 19 to 29, 2023. The emancipation and freedom of women will be the main themes of the 2023 program which will highlight films made by Iranian filmmakers. Located in the mountains of Utah in the western United States, Sundance (January 19-29) is thus […]
By Etienne Sorin Posted yesterday at 4:55 p.m., Update yesterday at 5:47 p.m. The arrest of Jafar Panahi (here, in No Bear) is the mark of an Iranian political power at bay. ARP Selection PORTRAIT – While the Iranian director has been behind bars since July 11, his latest film, No bears, comes out in […]
Chaired by Paolo Sorrentino, the jury of the 19e edition of the event rewarded the first feature film by the filmmaker, who dedicated his prize “to the young generation who risk their lives for freedom”. The young Iranian director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi won the Golden Star, the supreme award of the Marrakech International Film Festival […]
Asghar Fahradi sold out the Marrakech Film Festival. Abaca WE WERE THERE – Guest of the Moroccan film festival, the Persian director cautiously engaged in the exercise of the masterclass while dedicating his first words and his cult film A separation to protesters. Special envoy to Marrakech Jafar Panahi (No Bear) is incarcerated in Evin […]
Director Negar Azarbayjani recounted the meeting of two women, one a secret taxi driver, the other about to change sex. In theaters October 12 While the Iranian men and women’s revolt shows no signs of slowing down and the country’s prominent artists, such as Asghar Fahrradi, are calling for mobilization, the French distributor Outpost has […]
INTERVIEW – The Anglo-Iranian director was present in Brittany, during the 33rd Dinard British Film Festival. He explains to Le Figaro why he supports the Iranian women’s movement which is rising in his native country. On September 30, during the presentation to the public of his new film Winnersthe Iranian-English filmmaker Hassan Nazer (Utopia, We’re […]
Leila and her brothersa portrait of four brothers and a sister kept in misery by a corrupt elite and a tyrannical father. Amirhossein Shojaei/Wild Bunch Distribution PORTRAIT – Revealed by Tehran Lawthe young filmmaker signs a family fresco that shook the Croisette. No offense to Asghar Farhadi who did not push to award him an […]
By Etienne Sorin Posted 3 hours ago, Update 3 hours ago Supposed to denounce the misogyny of an archaic society, the film Nights of Mashhad finally falls into a regrettable form of complacency. Metropolitan Filmexport CRITICAL – Nights of Mashhada serial killer film inspired by real events in Iran, does not renew the genre. At […]