Iranian films

A Cannes Film Festival grappling with issues of gender equality and other winds of change was declared open May 8 by Martin Scorsese and Cate Blanchett, arm in arm, before the premiere of Asghar Farhadi's "Everybody Knows."

Parviz Shahbazi (L)

Iran’s first-ever nominee for the Academy Awards’ foreign film that was directed by Narges Aybar collects
mixed reactions

The Greek Film Archive (aka Tainiothiki) is hosting a tribute to award-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi through Wednesday, January 18. Screenings include "The Salesman" (2016), "Le Passe" (2013), "A Separation" (2011) and "About Elly" (2009). Admission costs 5 euros.

The Greek Film Archive (aka Tainiothiki) is hosting a tribute to award-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi from Thursday, January 12, to Wednesday, January 18. Screenings will include "The Salesman" (2016), "Le Passe" (2013), "A Separation" (2011) and "About Elly" (2009). Admission costs 5 euros.

The Free Zone Film Festival, one of the most popular movie events in the country, will take place in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad from November 5 to 10.

Films included in this year's festival programme will be screened in eight cinemas across the country.

The 38th Short Film festival of Drama will kick off on Monday and will end on September 19. A panorama of Greek and foreign short films, mostly of new directors, cinema workshops and parallel events are included in the festival’s program.

A major new film about the childhood of the Prophet Muhammad cost an estimated $40 million and took more than seven years to complete The award-winning director of Iran?s most expensive ever film, ?Muhammad,? says he hopes it will improve Islam?s ?violent image,? but the religious epic risks angering many Muslims despite not showing the prophet?s face.

The Sparkasse Leipzig Media Foundation has awarded Turkish journalist Nedim ?ener and Iranian director Jafar Panahi with the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media 2015.

The 43rd annual Belgrade international film festival, FEST 2015, which starts on February 27 and ends on March 8, will feature 90 Serbian premieres, including "Birdman", Alejandro González Iñárritu's film which has received nine Oscar nominations, and Woody Allen's "Magic in the Moonlight".