By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An official says Iran should boycott the 2013 Oscars in the wake of the anti-Islam film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad. Javad Shamaghdari, from the government-controlled cinema agency, says Iran should "avoid" the Hollywood festival. The semi-official Mehr news agency on Monday quoted Shamaghdari ...

AFP -Iran on Monday protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for the best screenplay for Parde (Closed Curtain) at the 63rd Berlin film festival, the ISNA news agency reported. The award went on Saturday to the dissident director and his long-time collaborator Kambuzia Partovi, for a film made secretly in defiance of a ban by ...

By Business Week Iran plans to regulate the clothing of Iranian actresses traveling abroad to take part in cultural events, said Javad Shamaghdari, head of the countrys cinema organization. There must be specific regulations, Shamaghdari was quoted as saying yesterday by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. There isnt one now, and we are ...