Germany shortlists ‘The Seed of The Sacred Fig’ to submit for 97th Oscars
Ahead of its premiere in Cannes 2024, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison by Iranian authorities.
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Ahead of its premiere in Cannes 2024, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison by Iranian authorities.
The festival is scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 7, 2024.
His films have gained recognition for their focus on the human condition, and portrayals of intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts.
The news follows intense pressure from Iranian authorities on Rasoulof to withdraw his latest film, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' from the Cannes Film Festival.
'My Favourite Cake' received support from the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund and underwent development, in part, at the 2020 Berlinale co-production market, where it earned the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award.
First time a woman has won the Transilvania festival's top award, marking a historic night in Cluj.
Rasoulof was arrested in July of last year after speaking out on social media against the repression of civil protestors in the country.
'Untitled Judo' is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.
The director, who was arrested in July, is released from Evin prison in Tehran.
Panahi was arrested in Tehran in July 2022 to serve a six-year prison sentence for criticising the government, a judgment that was first handed down in 2010.
Voting for nominations will take place from January 12-17, and results will be announced on January 24.
Sideshow and Janus Films are now planning an awards season campaign in the best director category for Panahi and will release the film in time for an Oscar consideration.
Farhadi will judge alongside Swiss director Petra Volpe and producer Daniel Dreifuss.
The film is also set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival.
In 2010, an Iranian court sentenced Panahi to six years in prison and banned him from making movies or travelling abroad for 20 years after he was convicted of "propaganda ...
They were detained following protests on social media against violent crackdowns on Iranian civilians.
Farhadi’s film 'A Hero' won Grand Prix at the Cannes film festival last year.
Also a winner at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, the anthology film explores capital punishment and its impacts in Iran.
