Film
- Cinema
Two Iranian Films in Karlovy Vary Festival Lineup
The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will be held in the Czech Republic, with two Iranian films featured in…
- Festivals
Screening of Shahram Mokri’s Film in Sydney
Shahram Mokri’s film Black Rabbit, White Rabbit* will continue its international festival tour with a screening in the “Festival of…
- General News
People Need to Smile / “Morad Barghi” and “Asghar Taraqe” Made Me Famous
Asghar Semsarzadeh, an artist who has devoted more than half a century to performing across theater, cinema, television, radio, and…
- Dramatic
Criticism and analysis of the short film “Life Is Gone” by Siavash Saedpanah and Omid Gharibi
Short cinema is always an opportunity to condense and depict moments in which “time” does not function linearly, but rather…
- General News
Beyzaie, the contemporary heir of Iranian history and culture
“It is the thousands of years of Iran’s rich history and culture that make us Iranians and place a great…
- Dramatic
An analytical review of the short film “Descent” by Ashkan Saedpanah
The short film “Descent,” made by Ashkan Saedpanah, is a minimalist, turbulent, and moving narrative of man’s moral and spiritual…
- Dramatic
An analytical look at the film Turtles Can Fly
The film Turtles Can Fly (Bahman Ghobadi, 2004) has been the focus of attention from critics and audiences since its…
- Festivals
Names of documentaries that have made it to Shahr Film Festival
The names of 14 feature-length documentaries and 34 short and semi-length documentaries that have qualified for the 9th International Shahr…
- Dramatic
Review of The Old Bachelor film, by Oktay Baraheni
Robert Safarian* – The problem with the characterization of Alyosha here and now / There is no doubt that the…

