Yellow Letters and Emin Alper’s Salvation both won headline honours at the Berlin film festival and show dissenting cinema is thriving in the face of Erdoğan’s repression ...

Held alongside the UN Human Rights Council session, the festival brings together films and forums under the theme "Resisting Authoritarianism." ...

As war escalates and political turmoil grips Iran, two filmmakers — an Iranian and an Indian — reflect on jin, jiyan, azadi (woman, life, freedom) in the war-torn country through their cinema ...

Interview with Kurdish filmmaker Sevînaz Evdikê about the situation of women in Rojava and the Islamist regime in Damascus. Sevînaz Evdikê (born 1992 in Serêkaniyê, Rojava) studied film in Northern ...

On the assumption that Americans should understand who we’re bombing, here are five excellent Iranian films, all streaming now.

The Omaha Film Festival featured "25 Cats of Qatar," highlighting the rescue efforts amid a cat overpopulation crisis in ...

The 14th annual Watsonville Film Festival kicks off March 12, showcasing over 50 films, with events in Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Salinas.

As the snow retreats, Boston's film scene awakens with more fests and series happening this spring than will fit on WBUR film ...

The first MOV Film Festival featuring filmmakers from around the region and world will be held April 18-19 at WVU Parkersburg. The inaugural event is managed by students and was inspired years ago ...

The inaugural Sikkim International Film Festival will be held from March 19-22, aimed at promoting Sikkim as a filmmaking hub. Organized by the Government of Sikkim and partners, the event promises to ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC has announced its 2026 lineup, a slate with more than a ...

Foot Soldiers Park has announced the full schedule for its 2026 Selma Cinema Festival, taking place March 26–29 in downtown ...