Iranian photojournalists to hang works at IAF
TEHRAN – A collection of works by 68 Iranian photojournalists will be showcased in an exhibition which opens today at the Zemestan Gallery of the Iranian Artists Forum.
The collection entitled “End of the Earth” focuses on nature in deserts.
The exhibition will run until August 20.
Toronto festival to screen Iranian films
TEHRAN -- Iranian films “The Hour” directed by Teimur Qaderi and “1-0” by Saman Hosseinpur will be screened at the 8th Toronto Urban Film Festival, which will be held in Canada from September 5 to 15.
The festival, which is dedicated to one-minute short films, is North America’s largest subway film festival.
The festival reaches over one million daily commuters on subway platform screens across the Toronto transit system.
Theater troupe to stage benefit performance
TEHRAN -- A theater troupe, which will be directed by Bahador Azari, plans to stage a reading performance to raise funds for A Home for the Future, a charity organization, which supports vulnerable mothers and young adults.
The troupe will perform American playwright Neil Simon’s “Rumors” at the Niavaran Cultural Center on August 23.
Tehran to host Gilaki concerts
TEHRAN – The Gil and Amard ensemble will give performances of Gilaki folk music, which is performed in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, in Tehran.
The concerts will be performed at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 19 and 20.
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