Iran’s Center for Strategic Research revising plan for cinema development
TEHRAN -- The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) has been assigned the task to review the Plan for Organizing and Development of Iranian Cinema.
The plan must obtain the approval of the High Council for Cultural Revolution after it is revised, Hessameddin Ashena, the cultural advisor of President Hassan Rouhani, said during a meeting at the CSR on Tuesday.
The plan was made during the second term of Mahmoud Ahmandinejad’s administration.
Iranian theater scholar to discuss Shakespeare’s tragedies
TEHRAN -- Theater scholar and translator Reza Sarvar will hold a series of review sessions on Shakespeare’s tragedies at the Rudaki Foundation from July 26.
Narration in Shakespeare’s works, characters of Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet studies and the effects of Hamlet on contemporary drama are among the topics to be discussed during ten sessions, which will be held on Saturday evenings at the foundation.
Further information is available on www.amouzesh.bonyadroudaki.ir.
Book on Iranian attractions published in Bosnian
TEHRAN – The Cultural attaché’s office in Sarajevo has published a book on Iran’s tourist attractions.
The book has been released in theBosnian language and introduces tourist sites as well as art and handicrafts of Iran.
Another Persian translation of “And the Mountains Echoed” hits bookstores
TEHRAN -- The novel “And the Mountains Echoed” written by American author Khaled Hosseini was translated into Persian for the tenth time.
Ziba Ganji and Parisa Soleymanzadeh translated the book, which was released by Morvarid Publications.
“And the Mountains Echoed” was translated into Persian by Mohsen Oqbaii, Mahguneh Ghahreman, Mansureh Hakami, Maryam Meftahi, Mansureh Vahdatizadeh, Bita Kazemi, Mehdi Ghabraei, Shanbam Saadati and Nastaran Zoheiri.
Photos of Gaza tragedy on display at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos on the Gaza tragedy will be held at Tehran’s Palestine Museum of Contemporary Arts from today.
Entitled “Bloody Rain in Gaza”, the exhibition features 40 photos depicting the oppressed people of Gaza.
Over 600 people, including women and children, have been killed by Israeli bombardments of Gaza over the past weeks.
The exhibition runs until August 11 at the museum located on Baradaran Mozaffar St, off Taleqani Ave., near Felestin Sq.
“Melbourne” to go on screen at Venice filmfest
TEHRAN – The Iranian drama “Melbourne” directed by Nima Javidi will go on screen at the 71st Venice International Film Festival, which will be held from August 27 to September 6.
The film is the opening film of Critic’s Week, during which eight other films will go on screen at the festival.
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