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Meeting on Italian contemporary poets held in Tehran
TEHRAN – Two contemporary Italian poets were discussed during a meeting at Tehran’s Mohsen Gallery on Sunday. A number Iranian and Italian scholars scrutinized the poetry of Giovanni Turra and...
View ArticleIran’s House of Cartoon organizing contest on theme of Holocaust denial
TEHRAN -- Iran’s House of Cartoon plans to hold another international contest on the theme of Holocaust denial in near future. The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest is being organized in...
View ArticleCartoon section of Fajr festival to highlight justice
TEHRAN -- The cartoon section of the 5th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts will focus on the theme of justice. Kambiz Derambakhsh, Javad Alizadeh, Masud Shojaei, Mohammad-Hossein Nirumand...
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Fajr festival to screen two Azeri films
TEHRAN -- Two films from the Republic of Azerbaijan will be screened during the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. “Buta” directed by Ilgar Najaf and “Mother” by Rashad Samadov will compete in...
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Tehran hosts Ghazni Night
TEHRAN -- The ECO Cultural Institute in Tehran held Ghazni Night on New Year’s Eve of 2013, which was the first event kicking off the year the ancient Afghan city will be the Capital of Islamic...
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Fajr festival to screen two Azeri films
TEHRAN -- Two films from the Republic of Azerbaijan will be screened during the 31st Fajr International Film Festival. “Buta” directed by Ilgar Najaf and “Mother” by Rashad Samadov will compete in...
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Tehran hosts Ghazni Night
TEHRAN -- The ECO Cultural Institute in Tehran held Ghazni Night on New Year’s Eve of 2013, which was the first event kicking off the year the ancient Afghan city will be the Capital of Islamic...
View ArticleFajr festival organizing third Hollywoodism conference
TEHRAN -- The 31st Fajr International Film Festival is currently organizing the third edition of the International Conference of Hollywoodism. Many Iranian and foreign cineastes and film experts...
View ArticleIranian writer borrows famous characters to write “Tell a Lie Pinocchio”
TEHRAN -- Iranian playwright/director Farhad Tajvidi has borrowed characters from some world-renowned stories to write his latest play “Tell a Lie Pinocchio”. Hamlet, Scheherazade, Don Quixote and...
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Iranian, Turkish virtuosos to perform duet at New York festival
TEHRAN -- Iranian kamancheh player Keyhan Kalhor and baglama player Erdal Erzincan will perform at the GlobalFest, New York’s annual world music festival, which will be held on January 13. The two...
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“Modest Reception” premieres in Tehran theaters
TEHRAN -- The acclaimed Iranian film “Modest Reception” premiered in Tehran’s theaters on Wednesday. Directed by Mani Haqiqi, the film is about a well-situated couple, Leila and Kaveh, who drive...
View ArticleCulture Ministry provides funds to hold Parvin Etesami filmfest
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has saved the 7th edition of the Parvin Etesami Film Festival from being shut down after providing the necessary funds to hold the event,...
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What’s in art galleries
Painting * An exhibition of paintings by Samira No’parast is currently underway at the Etemad Gallery. The gallery located at 4 Bukan St. off Sadeqi Qomi St., near Yasser Square in the Niavaran...
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Director impressed by high standards of Tehran theater complex
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian stage director Pari Saberi has praised the management of the Iranshahr Theater Complex for raising the standards of the cultural institution. “Management in a cultural...
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Selection of Rumi poetry published in Spain
TEHRAN -- A selection of Rumi’s quatrains has recently been published in a book in Spanish and Persian in Madrid. Entitled “Rubaiyat, Yalal ud-Din Rumi”, the book was rendered into Spanish by...
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Dubai gallery to display Persian calligraphic paintings
Dubai Etemad Gallery will be playing host to an exhibition of Persian calligraphic paintings by Canada-based Iranian artist Salar Ahmadian next week. Entitled “From Past to Present”, the exhibit will...
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ECO gallery showcases photos on mourning rituals for Imam Hussein (AS)
TEHRAN -- A collection of photos on mourning rituals for Imam Hussein (AS) is currently on display at the Diplomatic Gallery of the ECO Cultural Institute in Tehran. Entitled “Like This Wine”, the...
View ArticleFajr festival to honor veteran musicians
TEHRAN -- Three veteran musicians will be honored at the 28th Fajr International Music Festival in February. Oud virtuoso Mansur Nariman, horn virtuoso Sharif Lotfi and composer Ahmad-Ali Ragheb...
View ArticleNew director of Majlis Library introduced
TEHRAN -- An expert on philosophy was introduced as the new director of the Majlis Library, Museum and Documentation Center during a ceremony in Tehran on Monday evening. Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani...
View ArticleIran to produce movie to respond to “Argo”
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Art Bureau plans to produce a movie in response to “Argo”, the Warner Bros. drama about the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic...
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