Iranian Films

Abbas Kiarostami: How the Iranian auteur invented a new film-making idiom

Abbas Kiarostami, the Iranian film-maker who passed away from cancer a few days ago, was not only Iran’s best-known film-maker but will be remembered for having changed the face of art-house cinema, especially in the ‘Third World’.

Oscars 2012: A Separation from Iran wins best foreign film

The Iranian domestic drama A Separation has won the best foreign language film at the Academy Awards.