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Iranian Independent Filmmaker Association Decries Iran’s Int’l Picture Oscar Entry; Calls On Film Academy To Consider Alternative Non-Regime Submission

Dissident Iranian film professionals are calling on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to consider an alternative film to represent Iran in 2024 Oscars’ Best International Feature Film ...
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How Iranian Underground Cinema and Post-Revolution Persian Rap Could Fuse to Shape the Country’s Filmmaking Future

With the rise of avant-garde filmmakers in the 1960s, Iran’s New Wave emerged, marked by the works of pioneers like Ebrahim Golestan, Farrokh Ghaffari, Hajir Darioush, and Forough Farrokhzad. Later, ...
Deadline.com

Oscars: Dissident Iranian Filmmakers Call On AMPAS To Rethink Relationship With Iran’s Gov’t-Controlled Selection Body Farabi Amid Oppression

Dissident Iranian film professionals have reiterated calls to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to reconsider its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema org ...
The New York Times

France’s Oscars Pick Is an Acclaimed Iranian Film Snubbed by Iran

“It Was Just an Accident,” the Palme d’Or winner, will be eligible for best international feature. Its director criticized the selection process by nondemocratic countries. By Nicole Sperling France ...