Iran plans lawsuit over ‘Argo’
Iran has revealed plans to sue Hollywood over the depiction of Iran in several of its films, including the recent…
Iran protests ‘Closed Curtain’ win at Berlinale
Iran has protested against the Berlin Film Festival’s decision to award Best Script to banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s ‘Closed…
Jafar Pahani’s new film to premiere at Berlin Film Festival
Jafar Pahani’s ‘Closed Curtain’ will make its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, while the director remains under house arrest…
Iran: confirms Panahi sentence
A Tehran appeals court has upheld a six-year jail sentence and 20-year filmmaking and travel ban against international award-winning Iranian…
Jafar Panahi: APSA statement
The Chairman of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), Des Power, today expressed concern and disappointment that Iranian filmmaker, Jafar…
Maziar Bahari: a guest of evil
Maziar Bahari, a documentary filmmaker who was a guest at AIDC 2009, has come to grief in his home country…