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“Che” to premiere in Toronto
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia’s acclaimed film “Che”, which is about the Iranian war hero Mostafa Chamran, will be screened at York Cinemas in Toronto on July 4. Hatamikia and his...
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Mohammadreza Shajarian awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
TEHRAN -- Iranian vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian received France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor on Monday evening. The medal, which is the highest decoration awarded by the French government,...
View ArticleFormer Iranian POW dedicates memoirs of captivity to Saddam Hussein
TEHRAN -- Seyyed Nasser Hosseinipur, a former Iranian prisoner of war, has dedicated the Arabic translation of the memoirs of his long captivity in Iraq during the 1980s to Iraqi dictator Saddam...
View ArticleInternational Gallery Exposition kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN – The International Gallery Exposition, the first of its kind in Iran displaying works from 24 world galleries, began yesterday in Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum. Twenty four galleries from...
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Book City deputy director to give speech on Rumi in Florence TEHRAN – The deputy director of Tehran’s Book City Institute, Ali-Asghar Mohammadkhani, recently traveled to Italy to hold literary and...
View ArticleLondon festival honors Iranian director for “Trucker and the Fox”
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Arash Lahuti has won the Best Emerging International Filmmaker Award for his acclaimed film “Trucker and the Fox” at the Open City Docs Fest in London. The festival,...
View ArticleIranian thespian displays theatrical masks at Romanian festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian stage actor Ali-Asghar Khatibzadeh is showing a collection of his theatrical masks at an exhibition in Sibiu, Romania. Entitled “My Face on the Wall”, the exhibition was held on...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Painting * The Aryana Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by Manuchehr Motabar. The exhibition runs until June 29 at the gallery located in the Nakhl Shopping Center, in...
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Doll maker to display works inspired by characters of Iranian folk tales
TEHRAN -- Works by Bibi Haazer Omidvari, an 88-year-old self-taught Iranian doll maker, will be put on display in an exhibition at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran tomorrow. Bibi Haazer, who...
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Asma-ul-Husna Poster Exhibition to open at IAF
TEHRAN – The 10th edition of the Asma-ul-Husna Poster Exhibition, typographic works featuring the names of Allah, will open at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) on Sunday, the first day of the holy month...
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Two publishers offering discounts during Ramadan TEHRAN – The publishing firms Teymurzadeh and Tabib will be offering 22 percent discounts on their books during the holy month of Ramadan, which...
View Article“The Tale of a Tiger” to go on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN -- The Papati Theater Troupe plans to stage “The Tale of a Tiger” at the Iranshahr Theater Complex during the month of Ramadan. Hedayat Hashemi will act in the monologue, which will be...
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Mexican illustrator celebrates last day of his stay in Tehran with artists
TEHRAN -- Mexican illustrator Gabriel Pacheco met with several Iranian artists on the last day of his sojourn in Tehran during a luncheon ceremony on Thursday. Pacheco held workshops and an...
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Doc explores aftermath of Iraqi chemical attack on Sardasht
TEHRAN – An Iranian director has made a documentary about the miserable lives of five women in the aftermath of the Iraqi chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq...
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Bauhaus U. graphic designer happy about Tehran workshop
TEHRAN -- German graphic designer Markus Weisbeck, who has held a workshop with a number of Iranian students, said that he was satisfied with the result and the way the workshop was held, the Persian...
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Offer something new for the younger generation: IIDO director
TEHRAN -- The director of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) has advised cultural officials to offer something new for the younger generation. “Over 30 years have passed since the...
View ArticleIranian playwright, director visiting Japan for cultural program
TEHRAN -- Iranian playwright and screenwriter Naghmeh Samini and filmmaker Mona Zandi have traveled to Japan to hold a cultural program on Iranian female filmmakers. The ten-day program is scheduled...
View ArticleIran wants to start Persian script classes in Tajikistan
TEHRAN – Iran’s Sadi Foundation is seeking approval from Tajikistan’s cultural officials to hold courses to teach Persian script at schools and universities in the country in the near future. “We...
View ArticleCurtains of London theater to go up for “The Doll behind the Curtain”
TEHRAN -- An opera entitled “The Doll behind the Curtain”, based on a short story of the same title written by the Iranian author Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951), will go on stage in London in July. The...
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Iranian animations to go on screen at Greek festival TEHRAN -- Two Iranian animated films will go on screen during the 11th Naoussa International Film Festival, which will be held in Greece from...
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