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‘UNESCO registration of tar for Azerbaijan is a distortion of history’
TEHRAN -- The spokesman of Iran’s House of Music has said that the registration of the Iranian art of craftsmanship and tar playing on a UNESCO list for the Republic of Azerbaijan is a blatant...
View ArticleFilmmakers from 71 countries line up for Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Filmmakers from 71 countries have submitted 383 works to the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. The filmmakers have applied to participate in various sections of the event, festival...
View ArticleRussian culture minister visiting Tehran
TEHRAN -- Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky arrived in Tehran to visit a number of Iranian officials and cultural centers on Friday. Medinsky’s visit to Tehran was organized following an...
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Iranian artists vying for prizes at Macedonian poster competition
TEHRAN – Three Iranian graphic designers are among the finalists of the 5th International Student Poster Competition in Skopje, Macedonia. Dariush Allahyari with one poster and Milad Aqazadeh and...
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Persian translator of German literature Jahed Jahanshahi dies at 66
TEHRAN -- The Iranian translator of German literature Jahed Jahanshahi has died of a cardiac failure at the age of 66. He died while he was walking along with his wife at the foot of Tehran’s...
View ArticleAnnual symposium of Iranian archaeologists opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 11th Annual Symposium of Iranian Archaeology opened at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday. Veteran archeologists including Ali-Akbar Sarfaraz, Mehdi Rahbar,...
View ArticleJapan, Iran war tragedies inspire Iranian director’s new film
TEHRAN -- Iranian children’s filmmaker Sirus Hassanpur plans to bridge between the tragedies of the atomic attack on Hiroshima and the chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht during the...
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Literati from Persian-speaking countries invited to Fajr Poetry Festival
TEHRAN -- Iran has invited literati from the Persian-speaking countries to the 7th Fajr International Poetry Festival. “The Persian language was the official spoken language in India for 900 years....
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Iran sees marked improvement in cultural ties with Russia
TEHRAN -- The minister of culture and Islamic guidance said that Iran and Russia have friendly cultural relations, and these ties are increasing due to the will of the two nations. Mohammad Hosseini...
View ArticleIranian short films to go on screen at French festival
TEHRAN -- Two Iranian films will go on screen during the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, which will be held from February 1 to 9, 2013 in France. “After the Class” by Fereshteh Parnianzad and...
View ArticleVladimir Medinsky welcomes Iran’s proposal to translate “Myths about Russia”
TEHRAN -- Russia’s Minster of Culture Vladimir Medinsky has welcomed his Iranian counterpart’s proposal to translate his best-selling series “Myths about Russia” into Persian. “This will give me a...
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“Last Step”, “Today” share special jury prize at Kerala festival
TEHRAN -- “The Last Step” from Iran and “Today” from Senegal shared the special jury prize at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on Friday. Directed by Ali Mosaffa, “The Last...
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“Winter Train” takes Iranian director to Poland
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Khosro Sinaii left Tehran to go to Warsaw to talk with a Polish producer about making “Winter Train”, an Iran-Poland joint movie project on Polish immigration to Iran during...
View Article“Kahrizak” wins special jury prize at Dubai filmfest
TEHRAN -- “Kahrizak: Four Views”, a four-episode documentary on a charity center, has won the special jury prize at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival. The prize was presented to the film for...
View ArticleIran’s “Broken Border” named best doc at Filofest
TEHRAN -- “Broken Border” by the Iranian director Keyvan Karimi won the best documentary award at the Filofest, the International Student Film and Video Festival in Slovenia. The documentary is...
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Jackie Chan yearns to travel to Iran
TEHRAN -- Hong Kong international movie star Jackie Chan has spoken of his yearning to travel to Iran. He made the remarks during a press conference for the premiere of his latest action blockbuster...
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Grab the chance to introduce Iranian films in Russian textbooks: producer
TEHRAN -- A producer has called on Iranian cultural officials to accept the Russian culture minster’s proposal to introduce Iranian films in Russian textbooks. “The Iranian cinema is well-known and...
View ArticleOld zarih of shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) coming to Mashhad museum
TEHRAN -- The old zarih (outer sarcophagus enclosure) of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is scheduled to be transferred to Iran to be put on display at the Astan-e Qods Razavi Library and Museum...
View ArticleStars raise funds for East Azarbaijan quake victims
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Andisheh Cultural Center hosted benefit performances for the earthquake victims in East Azarbaijan Province last week. Six groups of stage and screen stars performed play readings...
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150 plays submitted to intl. competition of Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- The 31st Fajr International Theater Festival has received 150 submissions to the international competition from Iranian and foreign theater troupes. The selection committee of the festival...
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