Leila Hatami is the lead actress in "A Seperation" (2012 Golden Globe Award) and a vocal supporter of women's rights in Iran ([http://features.kodoom.com/en/entertainment/leila-hatami-breaks-into-tears-about-treatment-of-women-in-iranian-cinema/v/3891/ Related: Leila Hatami breaks ...
Asghar Farhadi accepts the Golden Globe for best foreign film Sunday night from Madonna but he did not shake Madonna's hand. Farhadi then gave a short speech (video below). Related: [http://news.kodoom.com/en/iran-politics/iran-director-film-award-comes/topic/1336256/ Iran ...
In an interview with EuroNews, famed Iranian actress of "separation" (This year's Academy Award nominee), Leila Hatami breaks into tears talking about treatment of women in Iranian cinema:
Famed Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui will direct Rumi's Kimia, new film about world-renowned Persian poet, Rumi, and one of his inspirations, Kimia Khatoon. Golshifteh Farahani will star in the film based on the book written by Saideh Ghodsi./"Your task is not to seek for ...
VOA Persian: An animated depiction of repression and government-sanctioned violence in Iran against the Green reform movement [http://events.kodoom.com/en/washington-dc/green-wave-by-ali-samadi-ahadi/59350/e/ "Green Wave" by Ali Samadi Ahadi], has won the people's choice award in ...
Golshifteh Farahani is the Iranian-born actress who gained international fame with her roles in Asghar Farhadi's award-winning [http://products.kodoom.com/en/movie/about-elly "About Elly"] and in Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" (next to Leonardi DiCaprio). Her fame and outspoken ...
Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani participates in a rally in Paris with other Iranian and French artists in defense of Jafar Panahi (Reported on February 12, 2011 by VOA Persian):
Many know Robert Redford, the attractive all-American movie star and director, for his roles in movies like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" along other legends like Paul Newman (pictured at the end of the article). Many others know Redford as an environmentalist, ...
Writing a commercially successful screenplay in Hollywood is not an easy task even for native English speakers, yet several Iranian-American screenwriters have enjoyed commercial and/or critical success in Hollywood:/[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1127653/ Massy Tadjedin]: Born ...
Made in Germany /France /Austria in 2009, directed by Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari, and winner of Venezia 2009 Film Festival, Silver Lion Award for Best Director; also Official Selection 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Superb technical features and story made this movie an instant ...