What Cannes 2026 Revealed About the State of Global Culture
A cultural essay exploring the films, ideas, and tensions that defined Cannes 2026.
Mehnoush Modonpour
Mehnoush Modonpour is an Iranian/Canadian artist with a passion for painting and sculpture.
Shila Ommi
Shila Vosough Ommi is an actress, director, writer and producer who was born in Tehran, Iran, and grew up in Los Angeles.
Babak Tafreshi
Babak Tafreshi is an award-winning photographer working with the National Geographic, a master of night-time photography and nightscape videos. He used the context of the night sky to bridge Earth and sky, art and science, cultures and time. He is also a science journalist and the founder of The World at Night (TWAN) program; an elite group of about 40 photographers in 25 countries who present images to reconnect people with importance and beauties of the night sky and natural nights (since 2007).
Mohammad Alizadeh
Mohammad Alizadeh was born in 1983, Tehran – Iran. He is a BA graduate of "Sculpture" from Tehran University of Art, class of 2013.
Mostafa Nodeh
Mostafa Nodeh, (Born in 1980) is a self-taught photographer based in Gilan, IRAN. Nodeh is known for his keen eyes on Landscape & Minimal photography. He is a member of “Iranian Photographer Association" and also a member of "International Federation of FIAP”.
Reza nadimi
Reza Nadimi, born in 1980, has always been passionate about the world of Fashion and design. He got his BA in Industrial design in 2003 and started working as an Exhibit/Interior designer right after his graduation.
Reza Baharvand
Reza Baharvand was born in 1976 in Iran. He graduated from the Isfahan University of Art with a BA in Painting and he pursued his continuing education at Tehran University of Art. After graduating, he began his professional career by holding exhibitions in prestigious galleries in Iran and other countries.
Parnian Omidi
Parnian Omidi was born in Tehran, 1981. After attending different painting schools since early childhood, at the age of sixteenth, she started taking private classes with professional painters at the University of Tehran. Later on, she pursued her education in Art and earned her BA and MA in Fine art.
Commemoration of National Day of Persian Poet Mowlana
Every year, Iranians hold ceremonies in different cities across the country, including the capital, Tehran, to pay homage to the world-famous literary figure.