The cinema of Iran, or of Persia, refers to the film industry in Iran. In particular, Iranian art films have garnered international recognition. Iranian films are usually written and spoken in the Persian language.
Jafar Panâhi is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved international recognition with his feature film debut, The White Balloon (1995). The film won the Caméra d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, the first major award an Iranian film won at Cannes.
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival, or Fajr Film Festival, has been held every February in Tehran since 1983.The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The awards are the Iranian equivalent to the American Academy Awards.
Nasser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his TV Series, My Uncle Napoleon.
Dariush Mehrjui was an Iranian filmmaker and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts.
Mohammad Reza Foroutan is an Iranian actor and singer.
Mani Haghighi is an Iranian film director, writer, film producer, and actor. Haghighi started making movies in 2001.
Hamed Behdad is an Iranian actor and singer. He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. He has won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival for his role in Castle of Dreams (2019).
Saman Salur is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.
Pourān Derakh'shandeh is an Iranian film director, producer, screen writer, and researcher.
Hamid Tamjidi is an Iranian writer, film director, and producer.
Houman Seyyedi is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and editor. He has received various accolades, including six Crystal Simorghs–making him the only director to have three wins in Special Jury Prize category–two Hafez Awards, five Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards, a NETPAC Award and an Asian New Talent Award. His sixth film, World War III (2022) won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Mehdī Nāderī is an Iranian film director. He started directing theater in 1988. He has directed documentaries and fiction films. He is also a producer, scriptwriter, advisor and editor.
Vartan Vahramian is an Iranian-Armenian composer, artist and painter. He has made musical creations, solo performances as a baritone, and conducted choirs.
Esmael Barari ;, is an Iranian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer. He is director of World Iranian Film Center, a member of The Union of Iranian Cinema Producers and a member of international jury of Mostra Valencia Film Festival.
Shabnam Moghaddami (Persian: شبنم مقدمی is an Iranian actress and narrator who has been recognized with various accolades, including Crystal Simorgh and Hafez Awards. Over the course of her three-decade career, she has made notable contributions to the fields of theater, cinema, television, radio, and audiobooks. Moghaddami has earned a respected status as a prolific figure within the Iranian cinema and entertainment industry. Since the 2010s, she has garnered attention and appreciation from both film critics and audiences.
The Painting Pool is a 2013 Iranian drama film written and directed by Maziar Miri. The film released on 13 March 2013 in Tehran and centers upon the interpersonal dynamics between a set of mentally challenged parents and their child. Iran reviewed the movie as a potential selection for contention for a 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not select the film.
The 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 5 to 14 July 2001. The Crystal Globe was won by Amélie, a French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Hi, Tereska, a Polish drama film directed by Robert Gliński. Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter Krzysztof Zanussi was the president of the jury.
The Third Day is the sixth film of Mohammad Hossein Latifi as a director and produced in 2007. This film is based on the documentary of the same name by Hamid Zargarnejad.The film stars Pouria Poursorkh, Baran Kosari and Hamed Behdad. The film shows the last days of battle of Khorramshahr.
Sima Tirandaz is an Iranian actress.
