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Historical novels share Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award
TEHRAN – Mohammad-Kazem Mazinani and Abutorab Khosravi have shared the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award in novel category for “The Ah with a Sheen” and “Angels of Punishment”, which both focus on part...
View ArticleKamran Shirdel is a pioneer of Iranian documentary cinema: critic
TEHRAN – Film critic and actor Omid Rohani has called documentarian Kamran Shirdel one of the founders of Iranian documentary cinema. He made the remarks during a review session that the Iranian...
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Serbian university to offer Persian language course TEHRAN – Persian language and literature will be offered as an elective course at Megatrend University in Belgrade, Serbia. The decision to offer...
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“Mokhtarnameh” cinematographer Azim Javanruh dies at 69
TEHRAN – Azim Javanruh, the cinematographer of “Mokhtarnameh”, an Iranian TV series about the uprising of Mokhtar Saqafi after the events of Ashura, died of colon cancer on Tuesday. He was 69....
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Presidential advisor comments on rush for Pashaii’s funeral
TEHRAN -- Presidential advisor Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has commented on the rush to participate in the funeral of Iranian pop singer Morteza Pashaii, who died two weeks ago at 30 after battling...
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Beizaii to present “Ardaviraf’s Report” at Stanford University
TEHRAN -- Prominent Iranian playwright and director Bahram Beizaii will stage reading performances of his latest play “Ardaviraf’s Report” at Stanford University on January 24 and 25. The play is...
View ArticleDirector of Dramatic Arts Center meets Spanish diplomat
TEHRAN – The director of the Dramatic Arts Center of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Hossein Taheri, visited the deputy head of the mission at the Spanish Embassy in Tehran, Carlos...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Painting * An exhibition of paintings by Morteza Asadi is underway at the Laleh Gallery. His collection focusing on autumn will be on show until December 3 at the gallery located on Fatemi St.,...
View ArticleJapanese Orientalists’ studies on holy sites of Gilan Province published
TEHRAN -- Studies by three Japanese Orientalists on the holy sites of Gilan Province have recently been published in Japan. Naomi Shimizu, Satoko Yoshie and Kamioka Koji spent years in the northern...
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Iranian official attends anniversary ceremony of Russian cinematography...
TEHRAN -- Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi attended a ceremony that the Russian State University of Cinematography held last week to commemorate the 95th anniversary of...
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Iranian director Shahram Mokri awarded at Hanoi festival TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Shahram Mokri has won the best director award for his acclaimed psychodrama “Fish and Cat” at the 3rd Hanoi...
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Cinéma Vérité festival opens today
TEHRAN – The 8th Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, will open in Tehran today. Over 30 films by directors from 23 countries will compete in the three categories...
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“Memories of Destruction” depicts Aidin Aghdahslu’s search for secret of...
TEHRAN – “Memories of Destruction”, a retrospective of painter Aidin Aghdahslu, glances at the artist’s profound reflections in seeking an answer to the secret of existence. “These mental murmurs...
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Iran’s Hossein Alizadeh rejects France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor
TEHRAN – The Iranian tar virtuoso and composer Hossein Alizadeh, who has worked with many Iranian and foreign musicians, has refused to accept the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the highest...
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Dialogues between Henry Corbin, Allameh Tabatabaii published in Italian TEHRAN -- “Shia in Islam: Dialogues with Henry Corbin” (“Islam sciita: dialoghi con Henry Corbin”), Allameh Mohammad-Hossein...
View ArticleIslamic Conference of Information Ministers will be turning point in...
TEHRAN -- Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance spokesman Hossein Nushabadi has said that the 10th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) will be a turning point in enlightenment. The...
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Iran’s “Melbourne” honored at intl. events
TEHRAN – Iranian director Nima Javidi’s acclaimed family drama “Melbourne” won three prizes at the 52nd Gijón International Film Festival in Spain and one prize at the 29th Mar del Plata International...
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Maestro Ali Rahbari praises Alizadeh over rejection of French medal
TEHRAN -- Vienna-based Iranian maestro Ali Rahbari has praised tar virtuoso and composer Hossein Alizadeh over his decision to reject France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. In a statement which...
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Dialogues between Henry Corbin, Allameh Tabatabaii published in Italian TEHRAN -- “Shia in Islam: Dialogues with Henry Corbin” (“Islam sciita: dialoghi con Henry Corbin”), Allameh Mohammad-Hossein...
View ArticleIslamic Conference of Information Ministers will be turning point in...
TEHRAN -- Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance spokesman Hossein Nushabadi has said that the 10th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) will be a turning point in enlightenment. The...
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