His “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue.

"My Favourite Cake" defies Iranian censorship with a moving portrayal of everyday life, facing legal charges and ...

La actriz francesa liderará el jurado de la competición de la 78.ª edición del certamen, que tendrá lugar del 13 al 24 de ...

Juliette Binoche has been named this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury president. The news, announced by the festival early on ...

Film Movement has landed North American rights to “Stranger Eyes,” the surveillance-themed thriller from Singaporean director ...

[After taking a stand on] education, undocumented immigration and human rights in Iran (she protested in Cannes against the ...

Other acclaimed Iranian directors from Jafar Panahi to Mohammad Rasoulof, who fled Iran last year, have faced similar pressure. "Now we are waiting for the final decision of the court," Sanaeeha ...

Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Setareh Maleki, Mahsa Rostami, Niusha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghirad, Shiva Ordooie, Amineh ...

This year, for the second time in succession, a woman, brilliant French actress Juliette Binoche, would head the prestigious main competition jury. She will succeed American director Greta Gerwig, who ...

This time of year, we find ourselves in a lame-duck period on the movie calendar, with much of Hollywood’s energy directed ...