House of Cinema
DEC — Iran’s House of Cinema Declared Illegal
The Iran Public Culture Council ruled that Iran’s House of Cinema was illegal. The decision was made to settle a lawsuit filed in early December against the organization by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The House of Cinema, which began as a gov
OCT — Actress Marzieh Vafamehr Sentenced
Actress Marzieh Vafamehr was sentenced to one-year in prison and 90 lashes. After international protest, this sentence was reduced to three months with no lashes. Maziar Vafamehr was arrested for appearing in the film “Tehran for Sale” without hejab, but with
Sept — IRI Arrests Filmmakers for Alleged Ties to BBC
Several people who sold work to the BBC were summoned and arrested in September 2011. Six arrested were Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, co-director of banned film-maker Jafar Panahi’s […]
SEPT — House of Cinema Issues Statement in Support of Detained Documentary Filmmakers
The House of Cinema issued a statement in support of several filmmakers detained for contact with the BBC. They question the legal basis for the arrests, pointing out that the government itself has contact with international news organizations. An excerpt from
July — Committee Formed by House of Cinema to Look Into Arrests
House of Cinema forms committee to look into the arrests of members of film community. Arrested include the actresses Marzieh Vafamehr and Pegah Ahangarani and documentary filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi. Read more here.
Feb — House of Cinema Protests Ruling Against Panahi
Iran’s House of Cinema files formal complaint against the 20 year ban on producing new films handed down to director Jafar Panahi. A source for the Hollywood publication Variety states: “Twenty years is a lifetime for a filmmaker. It’s like prison. “The Irania
DEC-OCT — Panahi Receives 6-Year Prison Sentence and 20-Year Ban on Filmmaking
In December of 2010, filmmaker Jafar Panahi is handed the harsh sentence of six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking. This decision is upheld on appeal in October of 2011. The US-based board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released
Nov-Dec — Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Defends Himself in Court
On November 12, 2010, Jafar Panahi found himself in court defending his work as a filmmaker. From a summary of his statement published in English on […]
March — Jafar Panahi arrested
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi was arrested on March 1, 2010 for the second time in less than a year. He had earlier been arrested for attending a […]