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‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulof Says Iranian Regime Is ‘Waiting to Announce the Verdict’ for Persecuted Cast and Crew Until ‘After the Oscars’

Marta Balaga Mohammad Rasoulof, director of the Oscar-nominated film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” is standing behind the members of his cast and crew who have been accused of “spreading immorality and propaganda” against the Iranian regime. Just last week, one of the film’s actors, Soheila Golestani, was banned from leaving the country and therefore unable to serve on a jury at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Speaking on a panel at the fest in collaboration with the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, Rasoulof said he believes the regime is “waiting to announce the verdict after the Oscars,” where the film is up for best international feature.

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Max to Develop Series Based on Vanity Fair Article ‘NYPD Confidential’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson TV Reporter In a highly competitive situation, Max has landed the rights to develop a drama series based on the Vanity Fair article “NYPD Confidential: Inside America’s Most Unconventional Counterterror Squad.” The article, originally published in February 2025, was written by Adam Ciralsky. Ciralsky and Gene Klein will executive produce on behalf of P3 Media. Dylan Clark and John-Eric Capps will executive produce via Dylan Clark Productions.

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Ed Sheeran brings “party atmosphere” on “celebratory” new single ‘Azizam’

Ed Sheeran has returned with a brand-new single called ‘Azizam’ – you can listen to it below.The uplifting track marks the first official preview of the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album ‘Play’ – details of which will be revealed soon. Its title is a Persian term of endearment that translates to “my dear” or “my beloved”.‘Azizam’ began in the studio with Swedish/Iranian producer Ilya Salmanzadeh (Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Ellie Goudling, Sam Smith).

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'Azizam' Lyrics: Ed Sheeran Drops New Song, Meaning Explained by Ed Himself

Ed Sheeran has released his new song “Azizam” to mark the beginning of his brand new musical era.

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Market In Focus: Walter Salles To Open Qatar’s Qumra Meeting Offering Safe Harbor To Marginalized Voices In Politically-Charged Times

Brazilian director Walter Salles kicks off the 11th Doha Film Institute’s Qumra meeting this Friday, in one of his first international appearances since political drama I’m Still Here won the Best International Feature Film Academy Award on March 2.

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Kid Rock Talks Up Donald Trump’s Dinner With Bill Maher: “Everyone Was So Surprised, So Pleasant”

UPDATED, with Maher comment: Kid Rock said that Donald Trump‘s dinner at the White House with Bill Maher was “so pleasant” and that the conversation “included things we had in common,” like “ending wokeness” and securing the border.

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‘The Weekend On Cape Cod When Everything Changed’: Filming Begins On Indie Dramedy With Joey Lauren Adams & Kevin Nealon Among Ensemble Cast

EXCLUSIVE: Filming began this week in Massachusetts on romantic dramedy The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed, starring Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), Kevin Nealon (Weeds), Medalion Rahimi (NCIS: Los Angeles), Logan Miller (Escape Room), Richie Moriarty (Ghosts), Layla Mohammadi (The Persian Version), Nicholas Coombe (The Wilds), newcomer Michael Baszler, and Dalia Rooni (NCIS: Los Angeles), who also wrote the script.

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‘Last Swim’ Breakout Deba Hekmat Signs With Olivia Bell Management (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman Rising screen star Deba Hekmat, who caught the eye of critics for her first lead role in buzzy British indie drama “Last Swim,” has signed with Olivia Bell Management in the U.K. The Kurdish-British model, actress and writer — who was born in Iran but moved to the U.K.

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‘Warfare’ Review: Alex Garland’s Iraq War Film Is Full Of Bombastic Aestheticism That Leaves You Feeling Empty

The legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami once wryly remarked that he prefers “the films that put their audience to sleep in the theater.” Frequently taken out of context, Kiarostami’s statement was part of a larger rant against what he saw as a certain scourge in Western filmmaking, that of the blockbuster which takes its audience “hostage,” overwhelming with bombastic aestheticism that nails you to your seat but leaves you feeling empty.

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International Insider: ‘No Other Land’; Series Mania Wraps; BAFTA TV Noms

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‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Yuval Abraham Slams Oscar Academy Letter To Members In Wake Of Hamdan Ballal Attack

Oscar-winning No Other Land filmmaker Yuval Abraham is continuing to exert pressure on the Oscar Academy for the way it has responded to a violent settler attack on Palestinian co-director Hamdan Ballal and his Israeli military detention earlier this week.

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Jean-Stephane Bron on Making ‘The Deal,’ a Series About the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement That’s More Timely Than Ever (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “The Deal,” the sprawling Gaumont show charting the 2015 behind-the-scene nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, won Series Mania‘s first annual Buyers Choice Award in part due to the timeliness of its geopolitical themes.

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75East Signs ‘The Old Young Crow’ Filmmaker & Animator Liam LoPinto

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based global management and production company 75East has signed Iranian-American filmmaker and animator Liam LoPinto, whose 2023 animated short film The Old Young Crow made waves on the festival circuit.

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Oscar-Nominated Director Feras Fayyad On The Fall Of Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad, The Man Who Ordered His Imprisonment And Torture

EXCLUSIVE: Through a popular uprising and a long and hideous civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime tottered at times, but held on, propped up by allies Russia and Iran. But filmmaker Feras Fayyad, who endured torture in Assad’s prisons, never gave up the certainty that one day the dictator would be ousted.

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Nuclear Drama ‘The Deal’ Wins Inaugural Series Mania Buyers Upfront

The Deal, a “timely drama” about last-ditch nuclear talks, has won the inaugural Series Mania Buyers Upfront.

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Trump Administration Seemingly Includes Journalist in Group Chat Detailing War Plans

The Trump administration allegedly included a journalist in a group chat regarding The United States’ plans to bomb Houthi targets across Yemen on March 15.

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Series Mania Buyers Upfront Won by High Stakes Diplomacy Drama Thriller ‘The Deal’

Gaumont, won Monday night the first annual Buyers Choice Award, marking the climax of Series Mani’s newest initiative, the Series Mania Buyers Upfront. A four-way Switzerland-France-Luxembourg-Belgium which also world premieres in main competition at Series Mania, Europe’s largest V Festival, “The Deal” prizes marks a triumph for pan-European co-production, the commercial strategy of the day in Europe.

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Trump’s Defense Secretary Accidentally Texted War Plans to The Atlantic: ‘I Didn’t Think It Could Be Real,’ Editor Says

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s secretary of defense, inadvertently included the top editor of The Atlantic in a Signal text chat group revealing the U.S.’s attack plans on Houthi rebels in Yemen earlier this month, according to the magazine. The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported in a nearly 3,500-word story published Monday that the U.S.’s most senior national-security leaders included him in a group chat on Signal about upcoming military strikes in Yemen against the Houthis, an Iran-backed terrorist group.

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The Atlantic’s Editor Says Top Trump Officials Accidentally Texted Him U.S. Secret War Plans

UPDATED, with Trump comment: Many journalists have stories of how they’ve been inadvertently sent sensitive emails, texts and files, but The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg‘s revelation likely tops them all: He was apparently accidentally added to a text chain of the highest ranking Trump administration national security officials as they outlined military strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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‘Ai Weiwei’s Turandot,’ Behind-the-Scenes Look at His Radical Opera Production, Lands Sales Deal With Rise and Shine (EXCLUSIVE)

Lise Pedersen Maxim Derevianko’s “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” has been picked up by Berlin-based doc specialist Rise and Shine World Sales, ahead of its international premiere on March 21 in the Highlights section of the Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX. The film follows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he makes his debut as an opera director at the Rome Opera House, with a radical interpretation of Puccini’s century-old masterpiece. As well as presenting “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot,” Ai will also debut his latest documentary as a director, “Animality,” at CPH:DOX, which will have its world premiere on March 21, followed by a Q&A with the artist.

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‘Calendar Girls’ Screenwriter Juliette Towhidi To Pen Biopic On Farah Pahlavi, Empress Of Iran

EXCLUSIVE: British-Iranian screenwriter Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls, Testament of Youth) is attached to pen the untitled feature film project about Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, wife of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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‘Nightline’ Marks 45th Anniversary With Updated Logo, Day-Long Tribute on ABC News Programs (EXCLUSIVE)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As ABC’s “Nightline” hits its 45th anniversary this month, the show is bringing back an updated version of its old logo. Having gone with an all-lowercase “nightline” since 2017, a new take on the show’s all-caps “NIGHTLINE” that had been in use between 1997 and 2017 will now be introduced.

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