Prominent film critic Zaven Ghokasian passed away on February 20 at the age of 65 in his home in Isfahan following a long battle with stomach cancer. Ghokasian had spent five months in hospital in Austria and underwent stomach surgery in September. On January 27 he finally returned to his hometown of Isfahan. Upon […]
Tag: Iranian cinema
Film deemed too violent for screening
KIanoosh Ayari’s film Khaneh Pedari (Our Father’s Home), which recently was cleared for public screening after four years, has once again been pulled from cinemas through the intervention of Parliament’s Cultural Commission, which says the film contains “one of most violent sequences in the history of Iranian cinema”. The Shargh daily reports that the last […]
Minister blocks release of film about expelled student
After persistent pressure from conservative factions in Parliament, the Ministry of Culture and Guidance announced that Reza Darmishian film, I am not Angry was finally blocked from screening through direct intervention of the Culture Minister Ali Jannati. The spokesman for the ministry told the Shargh daily that although official orders to make changes to […]
Explosion on film set kills five, injures others
Five people were killed and two injured in an explosion on the film set of Me’rajiha a new film by Massoud Dehnamaki. ISNA reports that the explosion occurred today, Wednesday January 8, as the crew was nearing the final stages of filming. The report indicates that special effects coordinator Javad Sharifi, production assistant Reza […]
Farhadi’s “The Past” gets Golden Globe nomination
Asghar Farhadi’s latest film, The Past, has been nominated for the best foreign language film at the Golden Globe Awards. The nominees for the 71st Golden Globe Awards were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on December 12. Farhadi’s The Past will compete with: Blue is the Warmest Colour, the French film and […]