• –2026–

    Storytelling is Itself an Act of Resistance.

    The 12th Persian Film Festival Australia is pleased to announce that its next edition will take place from 16 to 19 April in Sydney.

  • –2025–

    Introducing PFFA Membership

    Join us today and access Member-Only perks.

  • –2025–

    Poetry in Motion: Exploring the Language of Persian Films

    Language and poetry shape how a culture thinks, feels, and expresses itself. In Persian culture, they are more than tools of communication; instead, they are living traditions that hold beauty, memory, and meaning.

  • –2025–

    The 11th Persian Film Festival Opening Night

  • –2025–

    Media Release: Persian Film Festival 2025 | A Festival of Fearless Cinema

  • –2023–

    Closing Night Film: Imagine

    Ali Behrad's "Imagine" (Tasavor) will be the final film of Persian Film Festival 10th edition's closing night.

  • –2023–

    Zalava to Open 10th edition

    Arsalan Amiri's horror film "Zalava" opens the 10th Persian Film Festival.

  • –2023–

    Persian Film Festival 2023

  • –2022–

    Submit Your Film

    Persian-speaking filmmakers from across the globe are invited to compete for the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature and Best Documentary. For more information check submissions guidelines.

  • –2018–

    2018 Program Announced

  • –2018–

    Panahi & Abbasi win at Cannes

    Solmaz Panahi, daughter of Jafar Panahi, received the award on behalf of her father during the closing ceremony of the event.

  • –2018–

    Jafar Panahi’s Three Faces at Cannes

    Although Jafar Panahi has been banned from filmmaking and leaving the country since 2010, he keeps working without the approval of Iranian authorities.

  • –2018–

    Everybody Knows at Cannes

    Asghar Farhadi's 8th feature film, shot entirely in Spanish on the Iberian Peninsula, charts the story of Laura, who lives with her husband and children in Buenos Aires.

  • –2018–

    Calling for the 7th Edition

    Persian-speaking filmmakers from Iran, Afghanistan or Tajikistan, anywhere in the world, we invite you to submit your films.

  • –2018–

    Iranian filmmakers at Cannes

    Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi and lauded Iranian filmmaker, Jafar Panahi competing in the world’s number 1 festival, Cannes 2018.

  • –2016–

    Farhadi’s The Salesman Opens the Festival

    The 5th Persian Film Festival‬ will open nationally with Asghari Farhadi’s two time Palme d'Or winner “The Salesman”.

  • –2016–

    Rest in Peace Abbas Kiarostami

    Abbas Kiarostami, the most celebrated Iranian filmmaker, passed away on Monday 4th July at the age of 76.

  • –2026–

    Storytelling is Itself an Act of Resistance.

    The 12th Persian Film Festival Australia is pleased to announce that its next edition will take place from 16 to 19 April in Sydney.

  • –2025–

    Introducing PFFA Membership

    Join us today and access Member-Only perks.

  • –2025–

    Poetry in Motion: Exploring the Language of Persian Films

    Language and poetry shape how a culture thinks, feels, and expresses itself. In Persian culture, they are more than tools of communication; instead, they are living traditions that hold beauty, memory, and meaning.

  • –2025–

    The 11th Persian Film Festival Opening Night

  • –2025–

    Media Release: Persian Film Festival 2025 | A Festival of Fearless Cinema

  • –2023–

    Closing Night Film: Imagine

    Ali Behrad's "Imagine" (Tasavor) will be the final film of Persian Film Festival 10th edition's closing night.

  • –2023–

    Zalava to Open 10th edition

    Arsalan Amiri's horror film "Zalava" opens the 10th Persian Film Festival.

  • –2023–

    Persian Film Festival 2023

  • –2022–

    Submit Your Film

    Persian-speaking filmmakers from across the globe are invited to compete for the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature and Best Documentary. For more information check submissions guidelines.

  • –2018–

    2018 Program Announced

  • –2018–

    Panahi & Abbasi win at Cannes

    Solmaz Panahi, daughter of Jafar Panahi, received the award on behalf of her father during the closing ceremony of the event.

  • –2018–

    Jafar Panahi’s Three Faces at Cannes

    Although Jafar Panahi has been banned from filmmaking and leaving the country since 2010, he keeps working without the approval of Iranian authorities.

  • –2018–

    Everybody Knows at Cannes

    Asghar Farhadi's 8th feature film, shot entirely in Spanish on the Iberian Peninsula, charts the story of Laura, who lives with her husband and children in Buenos Aires.

  • –2018–

    Calling for the 7th Edition

    Persian-speaking filmmakers from Iran, Afghanistan or Tajikistan, anywhere in the world, we invite you to submit your films.

  • –2018–

    Iranian filmmakers at Cannes

    Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi and lauded Iranian filmmaker, Jafar Panahi competing in the world’s number 1 festival, Cannes 2018.

  • –2016–

    Farhadi’s The Salesman Opens the Festival

    The 5th Persian Film Festival‬ will open nationally with Asghari Farhadi’s two time Palme d'Or winner “The Salesman”.

  • –2016–

    Rest in Peace Abbas Kiarostami

    Abbas Kiarostami, the most celebrated Iranian filmmaker, passed away on Monday 4th July at the age of 76.