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Novel on Supreme Leader’s visit to Fars Province wins Iran’s most lucrative...
TEHRAN -- “Hafez Seven”, a novel on the journey of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to Fars Province in 2009, has won the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award for fiction, the Persian service of...
View ArticleTehran gallery to hold discussion on Kufic script
TEHRAN -- Kufic script will be discussed during a meeting at Tehran’s Eyvan Gallery on November 30. Several scholars and academics will deliver speeches at the meeting entitled “The World of Kufic...
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“The Queen” to raise funds for Azarbaijan quake victims
TEHRAN -- All box office receipts for “The Queen”, a drama about the early days of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, will be donated to the quake victims in East Azarbaijan Province, the producer announced...
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Nader Mashayekhi to return to the stage with Shahnameh musical
TEHRAN -- Composer and conductor Nader Mashayekhi will return to the stage with a Shahnameh musical five years after he was dismissed from of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. He will compose music for...
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Works by Iranian photographers on display at “Light from the Middle East”
TEHRAN -- Photos by three female Iranian photographers are on display in the exhibition “Light from the Middle East: New Photography”, which is currently underway at the Victoria & Albert Museum in...
View ArticleIranian troupe to perform “Hey Macbeth” at Russian festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian play “Hey Macbeth, Only the First Dog Knows Why It Is Barking” will go on stage at Moscow Nights, Russia’s 4th edition of the international theater festival, which will open...
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Iran to bring Gaza drama to Rotterdam festival
TEHRAN -- “Rescue Path”, a Gaza drama produced by Iran’s Sahar Universal Network, will be screened at the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Directed by Rama Qavidel, the film is about...
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Iranian director adapts Khayyam poetry for anti-war play
TEHRAN -- The Iranian director Zahra Sabri has adapted Omar Khayyam’s poetry and thoughts for an anti-war play. The play entitled “Count to One” was staged at Tehran’s Play Workshop on November 18....
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“The Fateful Day” is Iran’s most influential religious movie: actor
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami has said that “The Fateful Day”, a drama directed by Shahram Asadi in 1995 about the tragedy of Ashura, is the most influential religious movie ever...
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Part of novel on Iran’s last monarch published in Russian journal
TEHRAN -- A Russian translation of a part of a Persian novel based on the life story of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s last monarch, was published in the October edition of the Russian journal “Foreign...
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APSA honors Iranian cameraman Turaj Aslani
TEHRAN -- Iranian cameraman Turaj Aslani has won the award for Achievement in Cinematography at the Sixth Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). He received the award for “Rhino Season”, a co-production...
View ArticleIranian actress on Dubai filmfest panel
TEHRAN -- Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya has been selected for a jury of the 9th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which will be held from December 9 to 16. She will be on the panel...
View ArticleStage and screen stars to raise money for East Azarbaijan quake victims
TEHRAN -- A number of celebrated stage and screen stars will perform play readings to raise funds for earthquake victims in East Azarbaijan Province. The readings, which have been organized by the...
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“Here without Me” crowned best film at London festival
TEHRAN -- “Here without Me” directed by Bahram Tavakkoli has been named the Best Feature Film at the 3rd London Iranian Film Festival. The winners were announced at the closing ceremony of the...
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Iranian cartoonist gets Silver Feather in her cap at German contest
TEHRAN -- Iranian cartoonist Parya Puladvand won a Silver Feather at Grafikatur 2012, an international cartoon competition held in Lübben, Germany. Her winning work, which depicts a classroom scene,...
View ArticleIranian studies center opens at Shanghai university
TEHRAN -- A center for the Iranian studies has opened at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). SISU President Cao Deming and a number of Iranian diplomats attended the opening ceremony...
View ArticleIranian cineastes miss Cairo filmfest
TEHRAN – Egypt’s refusal to issue visas to a number of Iranian cineastes has prevented them from attending the 35th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Festival President Ezzat Abou-Ouf has...
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Iranian, Polish puppet shows share Warsaw festival prize
TEHRAN -- The puppet shows “The Earth and the Universe” from Iran and “Louder!” from Poland have shared a top prize of at A Puppet Is a Human Too, an international festival of puppet theaters and...
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Artists share Luca Marovino workshop awards in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Fourteen Iranian artists have shared the cash prizes of the workshops held by Italian sculptor Luca Marovino in Tehran from October 31 to November 12. The cash prizes were scheduled to be...
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Part of novel on Iran’s last monarch published in Russian journal
TEHRAN -- A Russian translation of a part of a Persian novel based on the life story of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s last monarch, was published in the October edition of the Russian journal “Foreign...
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