Iran’s Asghar Farhadi collects Oscar at Cannes after boycott
AP – Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has finally received his Oscar for best foreign language film, nearly three months after boycotting the…
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Iranian movie “The Salesman” among big winners at Asian Film Awards
CNN – Iranian movie, “The Salesman,” has struck gold again. A month after winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, the drama…
The White Helmets, an al-Qaida affiliate, wins an OSCAR
American Herald Tribune|Dr. Ludwig Watzal: Hollywood is the largest manufacturing facility for fake news. Every year, they are throwing out hundreds of…
Photos: Iranians celebrate 2nd Oscars win for Farhadi
ISNA| Mona Hoobehfekr: Hundreds of Iranians have gathered at Tehran Cinema Museum to celebrate Asghar Farhadi’s Academy Awards win for best foreign…
Iranians celebrate 2nd Oscars win for Farhadi
AP- Hundreds of Iranians have gathered at Tehran Cinema Museum to celebrate Asghar Farhadi’s Academy Awards win for best foreign language film.…
How Iran’s hard-line media reacted to Oscar win
Al-Monitor|Rohollah Faghihi: On Feb. 27, around six in the morning, many Iranians were awake waiting to see if Iran would win its second…
MPs laud Farhadi for Oscar win
MNA – Over 100 members of the Iranian Parliament have issued a message of congratulation after Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ won the…
Iran’s Farhadi joins great directors of film industry
Financial Tribune- World renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi won the Oscar for the best foreign language film at the 89th Academy Awards, which turned…
Iranian hard-line newspapers criticize Farhadi’s Oscar win
AP — Two Iranian hard-line newspapers have criticized Asghar Farhadi’s best foreign film Oscar, claiming “politics” brought him the award. The Keyhan…
Trump says Oscar mix-up was because show was ‘focused so hard on politics’
The Guardian- Donald Trump has suggested the calamitous end to the 2017 Oscars, where a mix-up with the awards envelope meant the…
Tweet and delete: US officials erase their praise for Iranian Oscar winner
The Guardian- The US state department has tweeted and then deleted a congratulatory message for an Oscar win by a prominent Iranian…
Has Trump tied the knot between Farhadi’s the Salesman and Oscars?
Iranian Diplomacy|Hessam Emami : On January 24, Asghar Farhadi’s latest feature, The Salesman, already boasting two Cannes Film awards for best screenplay and…
Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar message looked down on Trump from outer space
The Guardian|Saeed Kamali Dehghan: The Iranian film-maker’s choice of a former Nasa scientist and the first Iranian in space to pick up…
Iranians welcome Farhadi’s Oscar for best foreign film
AP|Nasser Karimi: Iranians on Monday cheered the choice of one of their own for best foreign film Oscar, lauding director Asghar Farhadi’s…
Iranian spokesman congratulates Farhadi on winning second Oscar
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi hailed the achievement of the cast and crew of ‘The Salesman’ for winning the…
Abbas Kiarostami remembered at Oscars ceremony
The Guardian|Catherine Shoard: Abbas Kiarostami, the veteran Iranian film-maker, has been remembered at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. Kiarostami, widely felt…
1st VP congratulates Farhadi on outstanding work
IRNA – First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri extended congratulation to prominent Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on winning the Oscar 2017. Addressing a local…
London mayor, US State Dept. congratulate Farhadi on Oscar
IFP- The US Department of State in a Farsi post in its Twitter account offered its congratulations to Farhadi, the cast and…
Mahershala Ali becomes first Muslim actor to win an Oscar
Variety– Mahershala Ali made history at Sunday night’s Oscars, becoming the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award. He won the…
Zarif congratulates Asghar Farhadi for winning Oscar
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated early Monday acclaimed Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi for winning Oscar 2017. “Proud of…
Oscars 2017: Trump’s Muslim ban takes hit
USA Today| Maria Puente : President Trump’s effort to ban immigrants from some Muslim countries took its first big hit at the…
Iran’s Asghar Farhadi, absent at Oscars, pleads for empathy in win for ‘The Salesman’
AP- A political context larger than that of films themselves swept Iran’s “The Salesman” into the limelight and effectively solidified its win…
London screens Iranian Oscar contender in Trump snub
The New Arab– Thousands of film aficionados are expected in London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday for a free screening of The Salesman…
Song and dance, protest and politics to mingle at Oscars
AP — The 89th Academy Awards show promises to be equal parts pomp and politics. The only thing expected to take the…
Asghar Farhadi to be represented by first female space tourist and Nasa executive at Oscars
Variety– Two prominent Iranian Americans – engineer Anousheh Ansari, known as the first female space tourist, and Firouz Naderi, a former director…
How Iran may have just won a second Oscar
Al Monitor| Zahra Alipour: In a statement Jan. 29, Oscar-winning Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi announced that he will not be attending…
Talent agency cancels Oscar party, donates to ACLU to protest Trump
The Hill– A Hollywood talent agency is reportedly nixing its annual Oscar bash, instead donating the money to the American Civil Liberties…
Iranian-born Swedish actress Pars vows to travel to Oscars
AP- Iranian-born Swedish actress Bahar Pars, who hopes to share an Oscar for best foreign film, says she and fellow actor Rolf…
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won’t attend Oscar ceremony
The New York Times– The Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film “The Salesman” is nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign-language…
Oscars organiser says US ban on Iranian nominee ‘extremely troubling’
The Guardian- The organiser of the Oscars has said it is “extremely troubling” that the makers of an Iranian film nominated for…
Star of Iranian film says she will boycott Oscars over Trump’s visa ban
The New York Times– The Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, a co-star of “The Salesman,” an Iranian film up for the foreign-language Academy…