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March 11, 2015, 2:32 pm

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Tehran exhibit to showcase works by over 300 artists

TEHRAN – A large collection by over 300 Iranian painters will go on display in an exhibition at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran from March 13 to 18. 
 

Works by Manuchehr Motabar, Ali-Akbar Sanati, Seyyed Mahdi Hosseini and Karim Nasr have been selected for the exhibition, which has been organized by Iran’s Painters Association.

 

The IAF is located on Musavi St. off Taleqani Ave.

 

 

“Ranna Silence” to compete in German filmfest 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Behzad Rafiei’s “Ranna Silence” will be screened at the 22nd Kikife International Children’s Film Festival, which will be held in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany from March 19 to 22. 

 

The film tells the story of an Iranian village girl Ranna and her chicken, Kakoli. 

 

Turkish gallery hangs works by Iranian artists 

TEHRAN – Firca Sanat Gallery, a major contemporary art center in Ankara, is currently showcasing a vast array of works by Iranian photographers and painters.

 

A large section of the galley has been dedicated to showcasing works by photographer Bijan Seyfuri.

 

The gallery also is displaying works Rana Farnud, Kurosh Qazimorad, Mehrdad Afsari, Katayun Karami and several other painters and photographers. 

 

The exhibition will come to an end on March 15.

 

Anouar Brahem to perform in Tehran

TEHRAN – Tunisian oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem and his ensemble are scheduled to give performances in Tehran on September 24 and 25. 

 

The ensemble performed pieces in memory of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on February 18 and 19, 2014.

 

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Top designers honored at Fajr fashion festival

March 11, 2015, 2:42 pm

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TEHRAN – A number of top ranking designers were honored at the closing ceremony of the 4th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday.

 

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Ali Moradkhani, and secretary of the festival Hamid Qobadi, Persian media reported on Wednesday.

 

Designer Jila Shariatmadar was honored as the best designer in the section of university students’ clothing.

 

In the ladies’ outdoor clothing section, Sanaz Moslemi captured the first prize and Hamideh Hemmati received the first prize in the ladies’ ceremonial clothing.

 

In addition, Atena Yazdani received the first prize in the section for best articles on designing, and Farideh Talebpur took the first prize for the best book on designing.

 

In a brief speech, Moradkhani said that there have been good things happening in the field of fashion and costume design.

“We need to establish a museum of history of clothing in Iran to represent what is taking place at the present time and to provide the opportunity to display local costumes and costume designs of today, so that we can achieve a better result in the future,” Moradkahni said.  

 

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Typographies by Chinese, Iranian artists on display at Gorgan exhibit

March 11, 2015, 2:49 pm

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TEHRAN -- Typographic posters by a large number of Chinese and Iranian graphic artists are on display at an exhibition in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan.

 

Twelve artists from Iran and 30 others from China have created works for the exhibit entitled “Chiran”, which opened at Fakhreddian Asad Gorgani Hall on Tuesday.

 

The exhibition has been organized through collaborative efforts by graphic artists Saleh Zangaaneh from Iran and Li Shuo from China.

 

“This exhibition was organized to review the potentials of typography in Iran and China as two countries, which enjoy brilliant historical background in Eastern art,” Zangaaneh said during the opening ceremony of the exhibit.

 

The organizers have a motto: “Chiran is not only a poster exhibition, but also a bridge crossing between two great Eastern cultures.”

 

Works by Iranian artists Mohammadreza Abdolali, Homa Delvari, Farhad Fozuni, Behrad Javanbakht and Majid Kashani have been selected for the exhibition. 

 

Ming Long YU, Hi Fang, Xa Feng, Zhang Weifeng, and Lo Puji are among those Chinese artists whose works are on show at the exhibit, which runs until March 17.

 

Chiran will also be held at the School of Fine Arts of Shanxi University in China from March 15 to 20.

 

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Farmanfarmaian’s work leads Dubai Christie’s

March 11, 2015, 2:51 pm

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TEHRAN – “Zahra’s Image”, a mirror mosaic work made in 2009 by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, leads Dubai Christie’s auction of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art on March 18, 2015.

 

The mirror mosaic, a reverse-glass painting and plaster on wood in aluminum, is the highest-priced item at the auction with the estimated price of $350,000 to 500,000, Christie’s has announced on its website.

 

Farmanfarmaian has worked closely with local craftsmen to create her three-dimensional panels. The mirror pieces were cut to fit the required shape and geometric patterns to recreate mirror mosaics that are reminiscent of aristocratic homes of 17th and 18th century Iran.

 

In addition, a retrospective of her works will open in the Guggenheim Museum in New York on March 13 and run until June 3.

 

This season, Christie’s Dubai is pleased to present an exceptional sale bringing together some of the finest works of art from leading collections in the region. 

 

Iranian highlights of the auction include a painting by Bahman Mohasses offered with an estimated price of $80,000 - $100,000, a calligraphic painting by Mohammad Ehsaii (estimate: $120,000 - $180,000), a painting by Farhad Moshiri (estimate: $150,000 - $200,000) and a painting by Behjat Sadr (estimate: $40,000 - $60,000).

 

For the first time, the sale will also include a focus on Palestinian art, led by the most iconic composition in Palestinian cultural and artistic history, Jamal Al Muhammel II by Suleiman Mansour. 

 

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March 13, 2015, 1:51 pm

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“Ingmar Bergman: Interviews” appears in Persian 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “Ingmar Bergman: Interviews”, a book by Raphael Shargel that discusses various stages of Bergman’s career and the many facets of the Swedish director’s work, has recently been published in Iran. 

 

Shurafarin is the publisher of the book, which was translated into Persian by Arman Salehi.

 

 

Iranian puppeteers perform at Sarajevo festival 

TEHRAN – A group of Iranian puppeteers led by director Mohammad Borumand has performed “The Last Leaf” at Sarajevo Winter, an international festival of music, performing arts, film and literature, which is annually held in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

 

The world lives in the terror of war in the story of the play, which has no dialogue. People of the world learn that they are at fault after the peace bird enters. They then begin to build a world free of violence and war.

 

Sarajevo Winter ends on March 21. The first edition of the festival was held from December 21, 1984 to April 6, 1985. 

 

 

Iranian movies to compete in U.S. festival

TEHRAN – Acclaimed Iranian movies “Today” directed by Reza Mirkarimi and “Tales” by Rakhshan Banietemad will be screened at Filmfest DC, the Washington, DC international film festival, which will be held from April 16 to 26. 

 

“Today” is about a Tehran taxi driver, who becomes the impromptu protector of a desperate young pregnant woman after he rushes her to a hospital.

 

The film contains seven short episodes, in which Bani-Etemad reveals the fate of some of the female characters in her previous films like “The Blue-Veiled”, “Under the Skin of the City” and “Mainline”, and also people who represent different layers of the society.

 

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Iranian, Indian universities to collaborate on Persian studies

March 13, 2015, 1:59 pm

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TEHRAN -- The director of the Public Relations Office of the University of Tehran, Ahmadreza Khezri has said that collaboration on the development of the Persian language with India’s Aligarh Muslim University will be expanded in the near future.

 

“The University of Tehran is keen to collaborate on development of the Persian language with the various countries, particularly with India, in which the Persian language was once one of the official languages of the country,” Khezri told the Persian service of IRNA on Thursday.

 

He said that Iran welcomes any plan to develop Persian literature in India.

 

Khezri is currently in India to discuss the expansion of relations with the Aligarh Muslim University.

 

He said that he has brought a message of friendship from the director of the University of Tehran to the chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University.

 

“The history of the cultural relations between Iran and India dates back to thousands of years ago and these ties in the fields of literature, civilization and culture should be surveyed in various academic meetings,” Khezri stated.

 

Aligarh Muslim University hosted a conference on the extent and the importance of Persian historical sources in India and Iran on Wednesday.

 

Khezri and 17 Iranian academics attended the event, which came to an end on Friday.

 

Articles on the beginning of historical studies in Iran, Persian books translated into various languages, historical studies during the eras of the Ghaznavids, Ikahnids and Safavids, and several other subjects were discussed during the conference.

 

The Institute of Persian Research is one of the major affiliates of the Aligarh Muslim University.

 

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“Virtuoso Virtual” tops at Tehran animation festival

March 13, 2015, 1:54 pm

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TEHRAN - German animation “Virtuoso Virtual” directed by Thomas Stellmach and Maja Oschmann has won the top prize in the International section of the 9th Tehran International Animation Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday. 

 

“Virtuoso Virtual” shows some modest drawings that seem to come from nowhere. Following a secret choreography, they take on characteristics and moods of the music and narrate a story that appears to be laid out in the music. 

 

The second prize went “All the Winters I Haven’t Seen”, Iranian animator Omid Khoshnazar’s acclaimed anti-war animation. 

 

It tells the story of a pregnant woman in New York City who discovers that her fetus suffers severe physical defects. Totally unaware of the problem, the mother finds that she has been exposed to chemical weapons, a matter entirely absent from her medical records. 

 

“Coda” directed by Irish animator Alan Holly received the third prize. “Coda” is about the afterlife. It shows some exotic experiences and the possibility of forgiveness. 

 

Iranian animator and writer Mehdi Alibeygi was presented with the special jury award for his surreal short film “Changeover”.

 

“My Mom Is an Airplane” directed by Yulia Aronova from Russia was crowned best film in the About Children Section.

 

The 9th Tehran International Animation Festival was held from March 8 to 12. Over 130 works from across the globe were screened at the event.

 

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Iranian culture minister visiting Italy

March 14, 2015, 12:22 am

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati arrived in Rome on Thursday to visit a number of Italian and Vatican officials.

 

In the first part of the trip, Jannati and his aides met Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture and president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Friday.

 

Exchanging experts and movies on religious themes, conducting mutual research projects on rare manuscripts, and the expansion of interreligious relations between Iran and Vatican were among the topics that were discussed during the meeting. 

 

The Iranian delegation also thanked Pope Francis for his strong stance against violence and war in the world.

 

Jannati also visited Laura Boldrini, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, in the second phase of the visit to the country.

 

“Meetings like this could help a mutual understanding of democratic order,” Boldrini said at the meeting.

 

“I think that we need today to understand each other more than what was in the past, because the mutual understanding helps us live better and without fear,” she added.

 

During the three-day visit, Jannati is also scheduled to meet Italy’s Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and of Tourism, Dario Franceschini.

 

In addition, he will attend the opening ceremony of an Iranian cultural festival, which will begin today.

 

The delegation attended a dinner party with Italian cultural figures and literati on Friday night.

 

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Iran to host intl. conference on handicrafts

March 14, 2015, 6:29 pm

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TEHRAN – Iran will host the annual conference of the World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region in 2016, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (ICHTHO) announced on Saturday.  

 

Iran’s proposal for hosting the conference was approved at the annual conference of the council, which was held in Chennai, India from February 28 to March 2.

 

States from Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America are members of the World Crafts Council, which is affiliated with UNESCO.

 

The WCC was established to promote handicrafts in everyday life. 

 

The council also fosters and assists cultural exchange through conferences, international visits, research study, lectures, workshops and exhibitions. 

 

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March 14, 2015, 6:31 pm

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Iranian cultural festival underway in Serbian town

TEHRAN – The Serbian city of Obrenovac, which had been severely flooded in May 2014, is currently hosting an Iranian cultural festival that began on Friday night.

 

The Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Belgrade, which is the organizer of the festival, donated over 50 books mainly on Persian literature to the town’s main public library during the opening ceremony of the event.   

 

Screening Iranian movies, Persian poems sessions and several other programs have been arranged for the festival, which will end on March 16.

 

Persian version of “Aspects of the Novel” republished 

TEHRAN – Tersian version of English novelist and essayist Edward Morgan Forster’s book “Aspects of the Novel” has recently been republished in by Iranian publisher Negah.

 

“Aspects of the Novel” is compiled from a series of lectures delivered by Forster at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1927, in which he discussed the English language novel. 

 

The first edition of the Persian version, which was translated by Ebrahim Yunesi, was published in 1973. It has been republished six times since then. 

 

 

“The Cognitive Poetics of Literary Resonance” hits Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN - A Persian translation of Peter Stockwell’s “The Cognitive Poetics of Literary Resonance” has been published by Morvarid.

 

In the book, which was translated into Persian by Leila Sadeqi, Nader Qebleii draws on cognitive science and applies its insights to literary reading and the organization of literary works.

 

Stockwell is a professor of literary linguistics at the University of Nottingham.

 

 

“The Cat’s Table” comes out in Iran 
 

TEHRAN – “The Cat’s Table” by Philip Michael Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet, has recently been published in Persian by Morvarid. 

 

Translated by Nader Qebleii, the book is about a journey from childhood to the adult world, as well as a passage from the homeland to another country.

 

“Death in Venice” appears in Persian 

TEHRAN – A Persian version of German author Thomas Mann’s novella “Death in Venice” has recently been published in Tehran by Ofoq Publications.

 

The book is about Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous author in his early fifties who has recently been ennobled in honor of his artistic achievement.

 

Originally published in 1912 as “Der Tod in Venedig”, the book was translated into Persian by Mahmud Haddadi.

 

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Iran, Italy sign cultural MOU

March 14, 2015, 6:38 pm

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TEHRAN – Iran and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding in cultural fields.

 

The MOU was inked in Rome on Friday by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Italy’s Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Dario Franceschini.

 

“The two countries have agreed to cooperate in translations and publications of Italian and Persian books,” Jannati told the Persian service of IRNA.

 

He added that film screenings, music concerts, exhibitions of visual arts and bilateral cooperation on protecting and restoring archaeological sites have also been mentioned in the three-year long agreement.

 

Franceschini for his part called the MOU a great honor and stated that it helps the two countries boost cultural cooperation.

 

Based on the MOU, museums of the two countries will collaborate on exchanging information and knowledge.

 

Jannati at the head of an Iranian delegation arrived in Rome on Thursday to visit a number of Italian and Vatican officials.

 

He met Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture and president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology, and Laura Boldrini, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy during the three-day visit. 

 

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Iranian artist’s “White-Blue Dreams” to come true at Dubai gallery

March 14, 2015, 6:40 pm

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TEHRAN – An exhibition entitled “White-Blue Dreams” will open at Rira Gallery in Dubai on March 16 to showcase a collection of paintings by Iranian artist Iraj Shafei.

 

“The collection includes 16 paintings created over the past year. I have concentrated on Iranian local culture as well as white and blue ceramic wares,” Shafei said in a press release, which was published on Saturday.

 

“Portraits of world cinematic figures such as Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren are also seen in the collection,” he added.

 

Shafei who is a student of veteran artist Aidin Aghdashlu, said that the major common point between his works and his master’s is their due attention to Persian culture.

 

“Both of us focus on motifs such as miniature, ceramic wares and gol-o-morgh — a unique style of Persian painting featuring bird and floral motifs in different colors — drawing and Persian painting,” he added.

 

Shafei has studied painting with master Aghdashlu. He held his first exhibit in Seyhun Gallery. He has held over 100 exhibits in Iran and other countries.

 

The paintings will be on display for one month in the gallery. 

 

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Rare Persian manuscript of British Library published in Iran

March 14, 2015, 6:43 pm

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TEHRAN -- A rare Persian manuscript of the “Three Masnavis” of Persian poet and mystic Khwaju Kermani (1290-1349), which is kept at the British Library in London, has recently been published in Iran.

 

Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA) Director Ali Moallem Damghani, painter Aidin Aghdashlu, and Persian calligraphy scholar Alireza Hasheminejad wrote prefaces to the book, which was published by the IAA.

 

The manuscript contains three collections of couplets that Khwaju Kermani composed during the two last decades of his life.   

 

The book includes Homay o Homayun with 4435 couplets and dated 1331, Rowzat al-Anwar with 2037 couplets that was completed in 1342, and Kamal-nama with 1884 couplets and dated 1343.

 

Two of the greatest medieval Persian artists, calligrapher Mir Ali of Tabriz and miniaturist Jonayd created the manuscript in Baghdad in 1396.

 

The calligraphy that was used in the manuscript can be considered as one of the early examples of the nastaliq style of Persian calligraphy.

 

Due to their compositions and designs, the nine illustrations of the book opened up a new season in Iranian miniature painting, which were a source of inspiration for many other manuscripts, including “The Shahnameh of Baysunqur”, that were created later.

 

Khwaju Kermani was born in Kerman and died in Shiraz, where his tomb is still in situ at the Quran Gate near the Allaho-Akbar Pass.

 

 

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Tehran Symphony Orchestra to perform at Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will be going back on stage tonight to perform for a group of diplomats and Iranian officials at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

 

Maestro Ali Rahbari will conduct the orchestra during the concert.  

 

 

Turaj Aslani to collaborate on German project 

TEHRAN – Iranian cinematographer Turaj Aslani will collaborate with the Germany-based studio Mitos Films in a project that will focus on the criminal acts committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

 

Mehmet Aktas is the producer of the film entitled “Black Wind”.

 

The film will be directed by Hossein Hassan on location in Iraq. 

 

 

Iran, Bangladesh sign cultural MOU

TEHRAN – Iran and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cultural cooperation.

 

The MOU was inked in Tehran on Saturday by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, and Bangladeshi Minister of Religious Affairs Motiur Rahman.

 

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Persian poems published in Cyrillic

March 15, 2015, 2:00 pm

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TEHRAN – A selection of works by classical Persian poet, musician Amir-Khosro Dehlavi has been published in Cyrillic in the Tajik city of Khudjand. 

 

The book, which contains over 100 lyric poems, has been published by the Kaveh Publishing Institute under the auspices of Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Tajikistan. 

 

The poems were transliterated from Persian into Cyrillic at the Filologi Institution for Linguistics in Khudjand. 

 

An iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, Dehlavi (1253–1325) wrote poetry primarily in Persian. 

 

He was an expert in many styles of Persian poetry that Khaqani, Nezami and many other Iranian poets used in their works. 

 

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Iranian photojournalist wins award at Japanese contest

March 15, 2015, 2:10 pm

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TEHRAN – Iranian photojournalist Abdollah Heidari has received the special jury prize at the 11th Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards 2015.

 

He was honored for his collection entitled “Children with No Identity”, which contains photos of children without a birth certificate and identity, as the result of the unauthorized marriages of Afghan men with Iranian women.

 

Millions of Afghan people have immigrated to Iran due to war and poverty during the past 35 years.

 

More than 4000 works were submitted from 47 countries and the award-winning photographs will be exhibited all over Japan, the organizers announced on the website last week.

 

Heidari works for the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency.

 

Days Japan is a monthly magazine, which centers on photojournalism and publishes the documentary photos that best support the campaign to protect human life and the natural environment.

 

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Tehran Choir wins second prize at Dubai festival

March 15, 2015, 2:17 pm

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TEHRAN -- The Tehran Choir has won the second prize at the ChoirFest Middle East in Dubai, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Sunday.

 

The group performed “’S Wonderful”, a popular song by American composer George Gershwin, “O Believed” by Iranian musician Ahmad Pejman and “Agnus Dei” (“Lamb of God”) by American composer Samuel Barber at the festival.

 

Established by conductor Mehdi Qasemi in 1999, the Tehran Choir is one of the most notable and active choirs in Iran. 

 

The Tehran Choir has performed dozens of concerts. It also has collaborated in recording sessions with famous contemporary Iranian composers such as Ahmad Pejman.

 

The Tehran Choir completed the recording of its debut album earlier this winter. The album, which consists of original choral compositions of 9 contemporary Iranian composers, is scheduled to be released in summer 2015.

 

Kabul Choir from Afghanistan, the Dubai Duty Free Nightingales, Ensemble Vivace from Lebanon, Sand of Music from Abu Dhabi, and The Notables from Dubai were also honored at the festival, which was held from March 10 to 14.

 

Many groups from the Middle East participated in the festival and numerous educational workshops were organized at the event.

 

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Iran box office revenues soar

March 15, 2015, 2:20 pm

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TEHRAN – Iran’s cinema has earned about 600 billion rials (about $19 million) in ticket sales during the Iranian calendar year 1393 (March 21, 2014 - 2015), with 100 percent growth compared to the previous year.

 

“The year 1393 was good for Iran’s cinema. It enjoyed a huge box office success, though there was no increase in the ticket price,” film producer Ali Sartipi told the Persian service of ISNA on Sunday.

 

‘“The City of Mice 2” played a significant role in the high number of ticket sale with 120b rials (about $4m),” Sartipi said, adding that the establishment of Kurosh Complex (in the western district of Tehran in late July) was a great help.

 

“The City of Mice 2” is a sequel to the popular 1984 puppet show movie. The film takes the audience into the adventures of little mice who decide to take care of a defenseless kitty, an act that leads to turmoil in the city.

 

Sartipi further continued that several other films were Iran’s box office hits such as “Red Carpet” by director Reza Attaran, a film about fringe issues at the Cannes Film Festival 2013.

 

“During the past decade, theaters in other cities sold less compared to Tehran, however they equaled Tehran this year,” he stated.

 

He said that digitizing the theaters was a great help too, adding, “Although there are 300 halls across the country, 60 percent of sales came from six theaters: Azadi, Kurosh, Zendegi and Mellat in Tehran; Hoveizeh in Mashhad; and Saviz in Karaj.”

 

He proposed that it would be better if the budget of cinema were allocated to establishing high quality theaters.

 

Sartipi said that he anticipates the films Abolhassan Davudi’s “Crazy Face”, Alireza Raisian’s romance drama “The Love Age” and Masud Jafari-Jozani’s comedy “Iranburger” will be among the Iranian box office hits next year.

 

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Tehran Symphony Orchestra to perform at Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will be going back on stage tonight to perform for a group of diplomats and Iranian officials at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

 

Maestro Ali Rahbari will conduct the orchestra during the concert.  

 

 

Turaj Aslani to collaborate on German project 

TEHRAN – Iranian cinematographer Turaj Aslani will collaborate with the Germany-based studio Mitos Films in a project that will focus on the criminal acts committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

 

Mehmet Aktas is the producer of the film entitled “Black Wind”.

 

The film will be directed by Hossein Hassan on location in Iraq. 

 

 

Iran, Bangladesh sign cultural MOU

TEHRAN – Iran and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance cultural cooperation.

 

The MOU was inked in Tehran on Saturday by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, and Bangladeshi Minister of Religious Affairs Motiur Rahman.

 

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TEHRAN – A selection of works by classical Persian poet, musician Amir-Khosro Dehlavi has been published in Cyrillic in the Tajik city of Khudjand. 

 

The book, which contains over 100 lyric poems, has been published by the Kaveh Publishing Institute under the auspices of Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Tajikistan. 

 

The poems were transliterated from Persian into Cyrillic at the Filologi Institution for Linguistics in Khudjand. 

 

An iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, Dehlavi (1253–1325) wrote poetry primarily in Persian. 

 

He was an expert in many styles of Persian poetry that Khaqani, Nezami and many other Iranian poets used in their works. 

 

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