Few stand up comedians can "improvise" equally well in Persian and English, but [http://iranians.kodoom.com/en/max-amini/ Max Amini] does just that, which is perhaps why he is becoming a regular on comedy stages in eight countries - United States, Canada, England, Australia, ...
In June 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Grace Kelly in their list of top female stars of American cinema. In 1993, she became the first U.S. actress to appear on a U.S. postage stamp. But many are not aware that she had a chance to become the Queen of Iran./Grace Kelly ...
In the past, George Clooney has shown interest in Iran-related movies, as in Syriana and Argo. Iranians also like Clooney. His image was used to promote an expensive watch brand on a billboard in Tehran ([http://ebtekarm.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-clooney-in-tehran.html link]). ...
Another well-made cultural piece about Iran made by investment of Non-Iranians. The short animation Norouz which aired this week on France's [http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/046627-006/portraits-de-voyages ARTE TV], is produced by Bastien DuBois and is part of series "Portraits de ...
Argo took Oscar 2013 for best film award, announced by Michelle Obama and followed by an emotional speech by Ben Affleck thanking friends in Iran who are in a "terrible circumstance now." Other highlights: Daniel Day-Lewis became the first person ever to win a third best actor ...
[http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-film/inside-iranian-cinema-part-1-of-3 Vice Media]: Iranian filmmakers are among most prolific and influential in the world today, and Iranian government's influence over the film industry is unlike any other. Shane Smith traveled to Iran, to ...
Mohammad Shirvani's "Fat Shaker" is the first Iranian film that premiered at the prestigious [http://www.sundance.org/festival/ Sundance film festival] last month, but it has also been declared "anti-Iranian" by some "fundamentalist websites" inside Iran, according to [http://www ...
Hollywood Reporter has recently published stories about two major international film festivals in 2013, which will host Iranian film makers or actors, on the jury or as contestants:/Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong/“Over the past six years, the Asian Film Awards have helped to ...
January 23, 2013. Julian Assange discusses American and Israeli plots against Iran in a Videolink address to the [http://www.oxford-union.org/ Oxford Union Society] during Sam Adams Awards. Related News: [http://news.kodoom ...
A portion of the Turkish TV series "Şefkat Tepe" (Compassion Hill) is shown below. The series focuses on the border of Iran and Turkey and is produced by Turkish TV production company [http://www.stv.com.tr/dizi/16_sefkat-tepe/ Samanyolu] (Milky Way). The story is about terrorist ...