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Doc explores memories of Iranian victims of chemical warfare
TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Razaq-Karimi has recently completed a documentary series, which spotlights memories of Iranian soldiers wounded by Iraqi chemical weapons during the 1980-1988...
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Movies line up for Edinburgh Iranian Festival
TEHRAN -- Five Iranian films will be screened during the Edinburgh Iranian Festival, which is scheduled to be held in Scotland from February 1 to 10. The films are “A Cube of Sugar” directed by Reza...
View ArticleManager of Tbilisi theater festival invited to Iran’s Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Georgia has invited Tbilisi International Festival of Theater General Manager Ekaterina Mazmishvili to attend the 30th Fajr International Theater...
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Paintings by physically challenged Iranian artists on display in Kuwait
TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by two physically challenged Iranian artists is currently underway at the Museum of Modern Art in Kuwait. Zohreh Etezado-saltaneh and Arash Rezqi-Barez arrived in...
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“The Last Days of Winter” crew honored
TEHRAN -- The Art and Cultural Organization (ACO) of the Tehran Municipality has honored the crew of “The Last Days of Winter”, a docudrama series based on the life story of the 27-year-old Iranian...
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Rotterdam festival to screen two Iranian films
The Iranian films “A Modest Reception” and “Parviz” will be screened at the 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, which will be held in the Netherlands from January 23 to February 3. The...
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32 Iranian artists to raise funds for World Food Program
TEHRAN -- Thirty-two Iranian artists have donated some of their works to the United Nations World Food Program to raise funds to fight hunger. The works were unveiled during a ceremony in an exhibit...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Graphic design * The Vijeh Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of a collection of graphic designs, which had been created for the covers of some phonograph records released in Iran...
View ArticleIran, Afghanistan discuss plan to establish joint university
TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan discussed a plan to establish a joint university during a meeting last week. The meeting was held between Iranian Minister of Science, Research, and Technology Kamran...
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Kuwaiti delegation visits Iran’s Farabi Cinematic Foundation
TEHRAN – A Kuwaiti media delegation met Farabi Cinematic Foundation (FCF) Director Ahmad Mir-Alaii in Tehran on Friday. Ways to establish mutual relations were discussed during the meeting, the FCF...
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Scholars to hold seminar on Rumi in Tehran
TEHRAN -- A brief history of the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) will be discussed during a seminar at the Book City Institute on Tuesday. Adnan Karaismailoglu of...
View ArticleArtists from 45 countries apply to participate in Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Artists from 45 countries have applied to participate in the Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts this year. Cartoonists from 30 countries, photographers from nine countries and...
View ArticleIran’s House of Music officially objects to UNESCO registration of tar for...
TEHRAN -- Iran’s House of Music has officially objected to UNESCO’s decision to inscribe the art of craftsmanship and tar playing on a UNESCO list for the Republic of Azerbaijan. “The objection was...
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IIDCYA adds English translation to “The Story of Ahmad and Clock”
TEHRAN -- The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has published a new edition of the memorable book “The Story of Ahmad and Clock” with an English...
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Book on history of Iranian elites to be published in French
TEHRAN -- A 4-volume book authored by Iranian historian Mahmud Delfani on the history of the Iranian new elites will be published in French in Paris during 2013. “The West and the Iranian Elites”...
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IIDCYA adds English translation to “The Story of Ahmad and Clock”
TEHRAN -- The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has published a new edition of the memorable book “The Story of Ahmad and Clock” with an English...
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Book on history of Iranian elites to be published in French
TEHRAN -- A 4-volume book authored by Iranian historian Mahmud Delfani on the history of the Iranian new elites will be published in French in Paris during 2013. “The West and the Iranian Elites”...
View ArticleVillager to become president in “The Seventh Trip”
TEHRAN -- Davud Mirbaqeri, the director of the blockbuster TV series “Mokhtarnameh”, plans to make “The Seventh Trip”, a comedy series about a villager who becomes president. Mirbaqeri has entered...
View Article“Thousand Paper Cranes” to alight at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – An Iranian theater troupe is scheduled to perform “The Thousand Paper Cranes”, about Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima, at Tehran’s Honar Theater from January 6...
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Dariush Mehrjuii to take comedy drama to Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- The 31st Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s most important event in the motion picture industry, will be screening Dariush Mehrjuii’s comedy drama “So Good, You’ve Returned”. The film...
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