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64 articles available in total starting from 10/02/2010. Last article published on 24/05/2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Visions du Réel title My Paper Life

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Visions du Réel title My Paper Life

Vida Dena’s debut centres on a Syrian family living in a house in Brussels that seldom leaves the confines of its four pink walls  

12/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022

Faeze Azizkhani  • Director of The Locust

Interview: Faeze Azizkhani • Director of The Locust

“I watched so many films and found out how everyone could tell their own stories…”

In this Iranian-German drama, a female scriptwriter faces many obstacles while trying to stay true to her original idea  

21/03/2022 | SXSW 2022

Review: The Locust

Review: The Locust

Iranian director Faezeh Azizkhani’s second self-reflexive and cinephilic feature portrays a broke woman amidst personal crises and artistic frustrations  

18/03/2022 | SXSW 2022

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha  • Directors of My Favourite Cake

Interview: Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha • Directors of My Favourite Cake

“For us, the Eurimages Award is the first sign that a promising film will be made”

We chatted to the Iranian directors to get more information about their new project, which scooped the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale  

10/03/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | EFM

Review: See You Friday Robinson

Review: See You Friday Robinson

BERLINALE 2022: Ebrahim Golestan and Jean-Luc Godard, New Wavers Iranian and French, embark on an email round-robin conversation in this amusing documentary from Godard collaborator Mitra Farahani  

21/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Asghar Farhadi  • Director of A Hero

Interview: Asghar Farhadi • Director of A Hero

“When people say, ‘You’re on TV,’ it means you’re on the side of the government”

CANNES 2021: The Iranian director, quite the hero himself, is back in his home country after his Spanish sojourn Everybody Knows  

14/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Review: A Hero

Review: A Hero

CANNES 2021: Asghar Farhadi makes a satire on how social media is used to win over the court of public opinion in a film made in his signature style, with plenty of unexpected twists and turns  

14/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Review: Ballad of a White Cow

Review: Ballad of a White Cow

BERLINALE 2021: Iranian filmmakers Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha deliver a perfectly told story about deep emotional issues and ethical dilemmas  

05/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Review: District Terminal

Review: District Terminal

BERLINALE 2021: Set in a war zone, this Iranian-German film by Bardia Yadegari and Ehsan Mirhosseini is draining to watch, but offers some unexpected dark poetry and sunshine  

04/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Encounters title District Terminal

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Encounters title District Terminal

The feature by Iranian directors Bardia Yadegari and Ehsan Mirhosseini is world-premiering in the Encounters section of the 71st Berlinale  

02/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

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