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Serbian town hosts Iranian film festival

TEHRAN -- Prokuplje, a town located in the southern part of Serbia, is playing host to a festival of Iranian films, which opened on Tuesday.

 

The three-day festival is screening a lineup of acclaimed films, including “The Kingdom of Solomon” directed by Shahriar Bahrani, “Here without Me” by Bahram Tavakkolo, and “Superstar” by Tamineh Milani.

 

  

Iran’s Siavash to perform at UNESCO HQ

TEHRAN -- Iranian traditional music ensemble Siavash will perform a concert at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris tonight.

 

Vocalist Homayun Shajarian and composer Sohrab Purnazeri, who is also the leader of the ensemble, have prepared a repertoire of seven songs based on poems by Hafez, Rumi and several other literati.

 

Daf player Hossein Rezainia, santur player Mahyar Tarihi, percussionist Aiin Meshkatian, tar player Azad Mirzapur and cellist Atena Eshtiaqi will also accompany Shajarian and Purnazeri during the concert.

 

The concert is a prelude to the International Day of Noruz, which will be held at UNESCO HQ on March 24. 

 

 

Director grants copy of “Hush…” to Monash University 

TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh has granted a copy of her film “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” to the archive of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

 

Derakhshandeh presented the copy of the film on Monday after her speech at the Conference on West and Central Asia, which was held at the Faculty of Arts of Monash University from March 14 to 16.

 

The film was also screened at the conference. 

 

“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” is about a young girl named Shirin who is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime is rooted in her nightmarish childhood.

 

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