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Actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz hospitalized over kidney disease

Art and Experience: The legendary actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, famous for his roles in Ali Hatami’s hits such as “Mother” and “Hezardastan”, has been admitted to a hospital in Tehran. The actor ...

Actress Sediqeh Kianfar passes away at 88

Art and Experience: Iranian actress Sediqeh Kianfar, who played roles in Dariush Mehrjui’s cult film “Hamun” and Marzieh Borumand’s popular series “All My Children”, died from heart failure at her ...

Iran reopens movies theaters in “white areas” after virus shutdown

Art and Experience: The Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) has announced on Monday that the movie theaters in the so-called “white areas” or regions with no coronavirus hospitalizations in the past ...

Nolan, Johnson, and Wright Surprise Students with Inspiring Grad Speeches

Art and Experience: Who was your commencement speaker this year? Students at NYU had classes canceled and were down in the dumps until ۳ epic filmmakers made appearances in their Zoom ...

This Filmmaker Made a Fantasy Epic With No Major Studio Support

Art and Experience: Over ۶ years in production,The Wanting Mare exemplifies true fantasy immersion with a DIY ethos. The age old question: if you knew what you know now, would you still go ...

Iranian documentary to vie at US’ Southeast Regional filmfest.

Art and Experience: Directed by Iman Bayatfar, ‘To Be Is Better Than Not To Be’ will compete in the long documentary section of the ۲۰۲۰ Southeast Regional Film Festival. “In ...

‘Funfair’ to take part in 8 intl. film festivals

Art and Experience: Iranian short film ‘Funfair’, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri will take part in eight international film festivals around the world in the coming weeks. 'Funfair' is a short ...

The 2021 Academy Awards Are Likely to Be Postponed

Art and Experience: Don't worry about the weight you've gained during the quarantine. You won't have to be on the red carpet any time soon... The ۹۳rd Academy Awards are currently ...

Narrated by Jean van de Velde, a prominent Dutch filmmaker about Cinema and Corona (Exclusive from Art and Experience)

Feelings and hopes for a pleasant return to the normal life

Art and Experience: Dutch writer and director Jean van de Velde who has made twelve films since ۱۹۷۹ and competed with The Silent Army in the Cannes Film Festival ۲۰۰۹. ...

‘Eyes and Hands’ wins at Hot Docs festival

Art and Experience:  Iranian documentary ‘Eyes and Hands’, directed by Panahbarkhoda Rezaei, has won the ‘Honorable Mention’ award of the Hot Docs – Canada’s prominent international documentary festival. The festival’s ...