The award-winning Iranian animation Shekarestan, directed by Babak Nazari, is slated to hit the screens Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sat Feb 4, 2012 1:39PM
The 15th edition of Fajr Film Market has been opened in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on the sidelines of this year's Fajr International Film Festival.
Wed Feb 1, 2012 4:52PM
Three feature-length productions directed by Iranian filmmakers have been awarded at the 2012 edition of Jaipour International Film Festival in India.
Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:14PM
The award-winning Iranian actress Katayoun Riahi has been assigned as the new ambassador of the country's Mehrafarin Charity Society.
Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:50PM
Renowned Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed-Aria has been awarded at the 2012 edition of Annual Prix Henri Langlois's International Awards in France.
Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:7PM
The 2012 edition of Jaipour International Film Festival is scheduled to screen feature-length productions directd by two Iranian filmmakers.
Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:55PM
Renowned Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos has died at the age of 76 after being hit by a motor cycle while shooting his latest film in Athens.
Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:58PM
Iran's documentary film Absence of Mr. & Mrs. B has been awarded at the 2012 edition of Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh.
Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:50PM
The Turkish public television (TRT) is set to air a Holocaust documentary said to be the first broadcast of its kind by a Muslim country's national media.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:29PM
Iranian stage director Zahra Sabri's Earth and the Universe is set to take part in the 2012 edition of Ishara Puppet Festivals in India.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:27PM
The Austrian capital of Vienna is slated to hold an Iranian film festival at the same time with the 2012 edition of Iran's Fajr International Film Festival.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:6PM
Head of the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) has hailed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's A Separation, describing it as a 'legendary' movie.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:32PM
Internationally-celebrated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's latest drama Nader and Simin: A Separation has been nominated for the 37th Cesar Awards.
Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:8PM
Internationally-acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's latest screen production has been nominated in two categories at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:43PM
Russia is slated to present a retrospective of screen works by award-winning Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi in the capital city of Moscow.
Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:36PM
Iranian playwright and theater director Chista Yasrebi is slated to stage her latest production at the 2012 Ritual and Traditional Theater Festival in South Korea.
Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:18PM
Canadian and Brazilian movie theaters have started screening of the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin: A Separation.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:15PM
Two national art museums in the American cities of Washington DC and Boston have held Iranian film festivals, screening films by veteran Iranian directors.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:12PM
The 10th edition of Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) has held a retrospective of works by the renowned Iranian filmmaker, Rasoul Sadrameli.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:31PM
Internationally-celebrated Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's latest drama has received three top awards at the 2012 London Critics' Circle Awards.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:13PM
Iranian filmmaker and actor Mani Haqiqi's feature-length movie Modest Reception is to be screened at the 2012 edition of Berlin International Film Festival.
Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:34PM
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin, A Separation has been awarded by the 2012 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD).
Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:20PM
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's A Separation has been shortlisted for the best foreign language film award of the 84th Oscars.
Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:45PM
Iranian filmmaker Homayoun Asadian's Gold and Copper has been awarded at the 2012 edition of Whitehead International Film Festival in California.
Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:42PM
Award-winning Iranian actress Leila Hatami is slated to preside the jury panel of the 2012 Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival in Serbia.
Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:35PM
Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi's dramatic comedy A Cube of Sugar is to be screened at the 5th edition of Off Plus Camera Festival in Poland.
Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:32PM
Iran's 30th Fajr International Film Festival has released the list of participating foreign films in this year's World Panorama section.
Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:21AM
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's family drama Nader and Simin, A Separation has won the award for best foreign language film at the Golden Globes.
Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:11PM
Iran's 30th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the title of three-dimensional films scheduled to be screened during the event.
Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:44PM
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin, A Separation has been awarded by the 2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:30PM
Iranian actress Laleh Eskandari has been invited to serve on the jury of the 10th edition of Pune International Film Festival in India.
Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:2PM
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has awarded Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's prize-sweeper family drama Nader and Simin: A Separation.
Sat Jan 7, 2012 2:56PM
Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin: A Separation has been nominated for the 2012 edition of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
Mon Jan 2, 2012 2:55PM
The 30th edition of Iran's Fajr International Film Festival has announced the selection committee members of its International Cinema Competition section.
Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:54PM
Two Iranian short cinematic productions Bitter Milk and My Silent Shadow have been awarded at the 2011 edition of The Third Eye Asian International Film Festival in India.
Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:54PM
Iranian theater artist Hamed Zare'an plans to perform a traditional Street Theater dubbed All My Puppets in several international festivals.
Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:52PM
Iranian theater officials are planning to invite a number of European troupes to take part in the 2012 edition of Fajr International Theater Festival.
Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:7PM
Iran is planning to hold the 2012 edition of Iran Theater Market (ITM) as part of the next Fajr International Theater Festival in the capital city of Tehran.
Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:59PM
The 2012 edition of Dhaka International Film Festival is slated to screen a number of Iranian films and documentaries in its Asian Films section.
Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:58PM
Slovenia is slated to present a retrospective of works by award-winning Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi in the cities of Ljubljana and Maribor.
Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:0PM
Seventeen Iranian films and documentaries are scheduled to be screened at the 4th Suleymaniye Kurdish Film Festival held in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:58PM
Internationally renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin: A Separation is slated to hit the movie theaters in Norway.
Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:55PM
Iranian animation Shekarestan, directed by Babak Nazari, will compete at the 7th Children's Film Festival in the city of Bangalore in India.
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:46PM
The Wall Street Journal has selected Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's award-sweeper production A Separation as the best film of the year.
Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:25PM
The prominent Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi is set to join the international competition jury of the 62nd edition of Berlin Film Festival.
Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:7PM
Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi's latest production A Cube of Sugar is to be screened at the 17th Vilnius International Film Festival in Lithuania.
Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:51PM
The Turkish city of Izmir has held an Iranian film week in an attempt to introduce Persian cinema and culture to the people of Turkey.
Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:14PM
Iran's We Need a Teacher directed by Hamed Shafi-Khah has won three awards at the 2011 Delhi International Children Theater Festival.
Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:20PM
Iranian director Jalal Saed-Panah's The Sound of Rain has been awarded at the 2011 edition of Duhok International Film Festival in Iraq.
Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:20PM
Internationally renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's Nader and Simin: A Separation is slated to hit movie theaters in the Philippines.
