The online Zagros Film Festival kicked off its second edition earlier this week, showing movies, which promote Kurdish culture and heritage, to a global audience, said the organizer.

"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam ...

A Secret Service agent is for the first time publicly speaking out against the agency’s diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

Mohammad Rasoulof, director of the Oscar-nominated film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," is standing behind the members of his ...

Several acclaimed directors and films have won the Golden Bear, showcasing the festival’s diverse selection of cinema. Notable past winners include Taxi (2015) by Jafar Panahi, a powerful commentary ...

Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy warned Ireland's government not to put its head in the sand about Irish reunification as his ...

Director Mohammad Rasoulof releases this blistering critique of the corrupt Iranian regime, in a film centred on tensions ...

According to an investigation by Radio Farda, at least 133 women and girls were killed in the last year for “honor” or other ...

When he was a child, Phoenix Raei’s family fled Iran for Perth. Now the actor is in four major series — The Night Agent, Tehran, The Twelve and Apple Cider Vinegar, inspired by wellness scammer Belle ...

What struck me as I saw “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which is set in modern Tehran, is how 15 years after the Green Movement, the fire of the uprising is still burning.

The war satire "Atropia" about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film ...

Atropia starring Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner earned the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic Competition award at the 2025 ...