On June 7, 2014, Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi began serving her five-year prison sentence on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and “propaganda against the state.” In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran before going to Evin Prison, Mohammadi said that according […]
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Filmmaker Rasoulof Reportedly Stuck In Iran
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is reportedly being prevented from leaving Iran. The Nuremburg International Human Rights Film Festival said on October 2 that Rasoulof had his passport confiscated by the Iranian authorities when he entered Iran on September 19, preventing him from returning to Germany as planned. The filmmaker, who lives and works in […]
Iranian filmmaker on shortlist for Oscar nomination
Jafar Panahi’s documentary This is Not a Film, made in collaboration with Mojtaba MirTahmasb, has been shortlisted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for January’s Oscar nominations.
Acclaimed Iranian Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi Speaks Out about Brother’s Arrest
Family Fears for His Health, Asks Government for Guarantees Bahman Ghobadi, a prominent Iranian filmmaker known for such award-winning films as “A Time For Drunken Horses,” and “Turtles Can Fly,” told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today that his brother, Behrouz, was arrested on November 4.
Asghar Farhadi returns to Iran
Asghar Farhadi, the acclaimed director of A Separation, the winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, made his triumphant return to Iran yesterday. He was welcomed by a large crowd of supporters as well as official representatives of Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Guidance.
Iranian cinema a ‘whorehouse’, says conservative filmmaker
GVF — “Iranian cinema is a whorehouse,” these remarks were made by an Iranian filmmaker known for his conservative views.
Berlin sharply condemns Iran filmmaker Panahi’s sentence
Berlin on Monday sharply condemned Iran’s sentencing to six years in jail of international award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, saying this was “politically-motivated”.
UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements made by the Prosecutor General last week, his wife, actress Marzieh Vafamehr, who was arrested more than a month ago for acting a role in the documentary “My Tehran For Sale,” has […]