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68 articles available in total starting from 10/02/2010. Last article published on 12/08/2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Clips and poster for Locarno competition title Critical Zone

EXCLUSIVE: Clips and poster for Locarno competition title Critical Zone

Ali Ahmadzadeh's film follows a man who, while wandering through the underworld of Tehran, still manages to find the seed of resistance  

31/07/2023 | Locarno 2023

Behrooz Karamizade  • Director of Empty Nets

Interview: Behrooz Karamizade • Director of Empty Nets

“I wanted to let young Iranian people have their say and show the world that there are other sides to Iran, too”

The German-Iranian director breaks down the masculine world of fishing, the prospects for the young generation of Iranians and his relationship with the sea  

07/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Review: Empty Nets

Review: Empty Nets

Behrooz Karamizade's debut feature shows how even the most ordinary Iranian citizens are only ever just a few strokes of bad luck and desperate decisions away from losing everything  

04/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Vlad Petri  • Director of Between Revolutions

Interview: Vlad Petri • Director of Between Revolutions

“I consider that the most important revolutions of the second half of the 20th century happened in Iran and Romania”

The Romanian filmmaker reveals the cultural inspiration and the factual research underpinning his fictionalised, poetic documentary  

20/06/2023 | Transilvania 2023

Behrooz Karamizade's love story Empty Nets is in post-production

Behrooz Karamizade's love story Empty Nets is in post-production

The German-Iranian director has finished shooting his first feature, a drama that depicts the political and social reality of Iran  

13/04/2023 | Production | Funding | Germany/Iran

Review: Between Revolutions

Review: Between Revolutions

BERLINALE 2023: Vlad Petri’s documentary provides a compelling look back at the history of both Romania and Iran  

28/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Forum

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Forum title Between Revolutions

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Forum title Between Revolutions

Vlad Petri's hybrid film mixes politics with poetry, and past with present, in the story of the friendship between a Romanian woman and an Iranian one in between the revolutions in their countries  

13/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Forum

Review: Endless Borders

Review: Endless Borders

Iranian director Abbas Amini's Rotterdam prizewinner is an early contender for the most structurally complex and ethically nuanced film of the year  

06/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Abbas Amini • Director of Endless Borders

Interview: Abbas Amini • Director of Endless Borders

“Exile is still a reality that exists in Iran”

The Iranian helmer talked us through the writing process behind his film, his work with the DoP and the composer, and the importance of forbidden love  

03/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Until Tomorrow

Review: Until Tomorrow

A single mother and her best friend try to find a person to take a baby in for one night in Ali Asgari’s heart-wrenching drama-thriller  

28/10/2022 | Zagreb 2022

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