For whatever differences they may have had later in life, Jafar Panahi has displayed nothing immense grief over Abbas Kiarostami‘s recent passing. It’s initially strange to think that Instagram would ...

The Berlinale is lining up a retrospective devoted to the creative surge in cinema in the 1990s in Berlin and Eastern Europe, but also internationally, sparked by the fall of the Berlin Wall for its ...

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Among the week’s new releases is “The Smashing Machine,” written and directed by Benny ...

This film series highlights the global artistic and social significance of the work of filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Even before he made international headlines for his recent affiliation with the Green ...

The Iranian auteur called for people to take heed of signs that point to rising political repression worldwide while accepting an award at the Toronto Film Festival’s Tribute Awards. By Etan Vlessing ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi dedicated his Gotham Awards wins to independent filmmakers "deprived of the right to see and be seen," the same day he was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison ...

Jafar Panahi will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rome Film Festival in October, with Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore set to handover the prize. The Iranian director will ...