Georgian Iranologist Chkheidze dies at 84
TEHRAN -- The renowned Georgian expert of Iranian studies Teo Chkheidze died at the age of 84 last week. He was buried in a cemetery in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Wednesday, the Persian service...
View Article“Final Whistle” competing in German festival
TEHRAN – “Final Whistle”, an Iranian drama on social and private life interactions, is competing at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany. Directed by Niki Karimi, the movie...
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Austrian filmmaker Arno Krimmer to focus on Rumi
TEHRAN -- Austrian documentarian Arno Krimmer plans to make film about the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi. Krimmer announced his plan during a meeting with Iran’s Experimental and...
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Harp, tar exhibition underway at Tehran gallery
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Diplomatic Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of harps and tars created by Abdollah Abbasi. Hushang Zarif, Anushirvan Rohani, Mohammad Sarir and a number of other...
View Article“Believe It or Not” appears in Russian
TEHRAN – “Believe It or Not”, a book by the celebrated Iranian author Hushang Moradi Kermani, has been translated into Russian. Alexander Polischuk translated the book, which is an auto-biography of...
View ArticleUNESCO opens new office in Tehran
TEHRAN -- UNESCO opened the Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in West and Central Asia in Tehran on Saturday. First Vice President Mohammadreza Rahimi, and a...
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Seattle center displaying photos by Shadi Qadirian
TEHRAN -- An exhibition displaying works by Iranian photographer Shadi Qadirian and four other female Asian photographers is currently underway at Seattle’s Photo Center NW. The four artists include...
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Loris Tjeknavorian learns more about himself from “October 13, 1937”
TEHRAN -- Iranian musician Loris Tjeknavorian, who has always pleased people by his good sense of humor besides his compositions, said that he learned more about himself after he saw “October 13,...
View ArticleIranian films line up for Indian filmfest
TEHRAN -- Three Iranian films are competing in the 18th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival, which is currently underway in the capital of West Bengal state in east India. Director...
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Iranian graphic designer wins special jury prize at Slovakian triennial
TEHRAN -- The Iranian graphic designer Mehdi Mehdian won the special jury prize at the Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT) in Slovakia. The winners were announced during the opening ceremony of the...
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Cinéma Vérité honors “White Mercenary” with best film award
TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “I Am a White Mercenary” has won the best film award in the international competition of Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films....
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Seattle center displaying photos by Shadi Qadirian
TEHRAN -- An exhibition displaying works by Iranian photographer Shadi Qadirian and four other female Asian photographers is currently underway at Seattle’s Photo Center NW. The four artists include...
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Loris Tjeknavorian learns more about himself from “October 13, 1937”
TEHRAN -- Iranian musician Loris Tjeknavorian, who has always pleased people by his good sense of humor besides his compositions, said that he learned more about himself after he saw “October 13,...
View ArticleIranian films line up for Indian filmfest
TEHRAN -- Three Iranian films are competing in the 18th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival, which is currently underway in the capital of West Bengal state in east India. Director...
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Iranian graphic designer wins special jury prize at Slovakian triennial
TEHRAN -- The Iranian graphic designer Mehdi Mehdian won the special jury prize at the Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT) in Slovakia. The winners were announced during the opening ceremony of the...
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Cinéma Vérité honors “White Mercenary” with best film award
TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “I Am a White Mercenary” has won the best film award in the international competition of Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films....
View ArticleIranian court rules illegal hunters must write articles on environmentalism
TEHRAN -- Six young men have been sentenced to writing articles about the environment over illegal hunting at an Iranian national park. The decision was made at a court in the town of Zarqan in Fars...
View ArticleIIDCYA to unfold “Mystery of Fort Kalat”
TEHRAN -- The Khonya Theater Troupe plans to perform “Mystery of Fort Kalat” at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) in Tehran next week. The play is a...
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Book on Russian traditions published in Persian
TEHRAN --– A book exploring social rituals and lifestyle in Russia has been published in Persian in Tehran. Entitled “Russia: Rituals and Traditions”, the book was written by Abuzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman...
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Iranian film productions win awards at Iraqi festival
TEHRAN -- A number of Iranian film productions have won awards at the Al-Ghadir International Festival in Iraq. “Way to Heaven”, a feature directed by Mehdi Sabbaqzadeh, won the special jury award...
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