International Film Festival opens in Baku
The opening ceremony of the Baku International Film Festival was held in Baku yesterday at the Nizami Cinema Center in the capital of Azerbaijan.
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Türkiye to host Azerbaijani Cinema Days
Azerbaijani Cinema Days will be held in Istanbul on April 28 to 30.
Iranian film wins Oscar 2025 in U.S.
Iranian film “In the Shadow of Cypress” has won the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. The 20-minute short film made by Iranian …
Feature film scenes to be shot at Tbilisi airport territory
Several military-themed scenes for an American feature film are set to be shot on October 21-22 at the territory of Tbilisi International …
Film director Otar Iosseliani passes away
Georgian film director Otar Iosseliani has died at the age of 89 in Georgia. Born in Tbilisi, Iosseliani made his first full-length film Falling Leaves in 1966. It received two awards at the Cannes film festival. He moved …
Rocky Balboa's friend passes away
Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Rocky Balboa’s best friend Paulie in the Rocky movies with Sylvester Stallone, has died aged 83. Young died on October 8 in …
Prominent film director killed in Iran
One of Iran's most prominent film directors, Dariush Mehrjui, has been found dead alongside his wife. Mehrjui and his wife were discovered at their home with neck wounds indicating that they had been stabbed to …
Oscar for Best Picture goes to CODA
Sian Heder’s CODA has won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The movie tells the story of a teenage girl who is the only hearing member of a deaf family. The motion picture features deaf actors portraying deaf characters. One of …
Disney, Warner Bros. suspending film releases in Russia
The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. halt all future theatrical film releases in Russia, CNBC said. "Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in …
Azerbaijani documentary film wins top prize at film festival
“The Last One” has won the highest award in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran's short film wins Oxford Film Festival award
The Iranian short film "Breaktime," directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad won the award for the best short fiction film in its first screening in the United States in the 18th Oxford International Film Festival's competitive …
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm up for Golden Globes
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is up for three major accolades in this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The film has been shortlisted for best comedy or musical movie while stars Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova are up for acting …
Fans of apocalyptic movies better prepared to cope with pandemic, study claims
Movies that portray the end of the world or post-apocalyptic scenarios have helped viewers deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a study claims. Psychologists have found that people who have been watching movies depicting social chaos and …
Armenian provocation at Cannes Festival
Movie filmed in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh Region caused protests
Azerbaijani film joins festival in Slovakia
"The Steppe Man", a film by the Azerbaijani director Shamil Aliyev has entered the main competition program of Košice International Montly Film Festival 2020 in Slovakia. "Despite the global coronavirus …
Director Nazim Abbasov passes away
An Uzbek film director, screenwriter and artist passed away yesterday at the age of 61
Berlin Film Festival holds minute of silence for Hanau shooting victims
The 70th Berlin Film Festival held a minute of silence at its opening gala for the victims of the shooting that took place in the German city of Hanau. “With great dismay and sorrow, the Berlinale learned of the fatal attack …
Trump comments on ‘Parasite’ Best Picture win
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at “Parasite’s” historic Oscar wins at a Colorado rally on Thursday. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked, prompting jeers from the …
Oscars 2020: funny moments in memes
Bong Joon-ho loves his Oscar and Billie Eilish looks horrified
The Witcher breaks Netflix records with most amount of viewers
Season 1 of Netflix’s The Witcher has broken their records with over 76 million subscribers watching the show. The streaming platform revealed that the views happened during the first four weeks which makes it the …
