Art news in brief

Exhibition of Persian calligraphy underway in Moscow 

 

TEHRAN – Works by Iranian calligraphy Ali Ganji are currently on display in an exhibition at Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Moscow.

 

Member of the Writers’ Union of Russia Vladimir Zakharov and Abdolqasem Esmaeilpur, the Iranian scholar teaching Persian literature and language at the Moscow State University, attended the opening ceremony on Wednesday.

 

The exhibit runs until January 24.

 

 

Iranian films to go on screen in Bulgarian festival 

TEHRAN – The 7th edition of the Sofia MENAR Film Festival dedicated its “In Focus” section to screening a selection of independent films from Iran.

 

“Fish and Cat” directed by Shahram Mokri, “I Am Not Angry” by Reza Dormishian, “Melbourne” by Nima Javidi, “The Last Step” by Ali Mosaffa, and “The Wedlock” by Ruhollah Hejazi are among the films to go on screen in this section of the Bulgarian festival, which will run until February 1.

 

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