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Art exhibit reflects cultural connections between Iran, Germany
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Shokuh Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of paintings by a German surrealist artist, who believes that his works explore the cultural connections between Iran and...
View ArticleProgram held in Tokyo to familiarize Japanese people with Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo held a program on Saturday to increase public knowledge about Iran. Over 80 members of the International Friendship Center and a number of Tokyo citizens...
View ArticlePolish cinema to be highlighted at Tehran film festival
TEHRAN -- Polish cinema will be reviewed at the 31st Fajr International Film Festival, organizers announced on Monday. Seven feature films and 21 short films by Polish directors will go on screen in...
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Fajr festival to screen doc on history of Susa excavations
TEHRAN -- A documentary, which explores the history of excavation at Susa, will be screened at the 31st Fajr International Festival. Farshad Eketsabi directed “Susa”, which was produced at IRIB’s...
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Fajr filmfest’s international lineup announced
TEHRAN – Organizers announced the international competition lineup for the 31st Fajr International Film Festival on Monday. Sixteen films from China, South Korea, Ukraine, Japan, Australia, Britain,...
View ArticleIranian organization to publish pictorial history of Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN – An art organization plans to publish a pictorial book on the history of Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Entitled “Thirty Years”, the book will be released by the Oj Artistic...
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Abbas Kiarostami to hold workshops in Spain
TEHRAN -- World-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is scheduled to hold workshops in Murcia, south-eastern Spain, in February and March. The workshops, which will be held from February 28...
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Iranian sculptor to compete in French festival
TEHRAN – Iranian sculptor Jamshid Moradian will be competing in the Camille Claudel International Festival of Sculpture, which will be held in the town of La Bresse, France in May. Moradian, who has...
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German puppetry therapist surprised by thirst for knowledge in Iran
TEHRAN -- An experienced German puppetry therapist was surprised by the thirst for knowledge among the Iranian people. The founder of the German Association for Therapeutic Puppetry, Barbara Scheel,...
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German puppetry therapist surprised by thirst for knowledge in Iran
TEHRAN -- An experienced German puppetry therapist was surprised by the thirst for knowledge among the Iranian people. The founder of the German Association for Therapeutic Puppetry, Barbara Scheel,...
View Article“Seven Days” is a universal play
Do you see any opposition between the New-York based Iranian surrealist author and his guest, an old man who is a messenger of a fatherly kiss from the author’s fatherland? The encounter of these...
View Article119 Iranian, foreign cartoons to compete in Fajr festival
TEHRAN – A total of 119 cartoons by artists from Iran and 75 other countries will be competing in the 5th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts, which will be held in Tehran from February 2 to...
View ArticleBooks on Persian, Tajik literary commonalities introduced in Dushanbe
TEHRAN – Three books on Persian and Tajik commonalities in literature have been introduced during a meeting in the Tajik capital Dushanbe. A group of Iranian and Tajik scholars and officials...
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Movie theaters to offer half-price tickets during Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Organizers of the Fajr International Film Festival plan to sell tickets at half price to bring about reconciliation between the Iranian people and cinema during the event, which will open...
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Iran honors Russian lexicographer Herand Voskanian
TEHRAN -- Russian lexicographer Herand Voskanian was honored with an honorable diploma by the Iranian cultural attaché’s office during a ceremony in Moscow on Tuesday evening. Voskanian received the...
View ArticleIran’s “Hatred” to go on screen at Indian film festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian film “Hatred” directed by Amir Dormishian will compete in the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), which will be held from January 30 to February 3 in India. The film,...
View ArticlePresident Ahmadinejad to attend closing ceremony of Fajr theater festival
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in an unprecedented step, plans to attend the closing ceremony of the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival, Persian news agencies reported on Thursday....
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Fajr filmfest announces foreign lineup for special screenings
TEHRAN – A lineup of foreign films will be screened in the Special Section of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival, organizers announced on Thursday. Films from 12 countries including Taiwan,...
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Rumi belongs to Iran and the entire world: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) belongs to Iran and the entire world. Speaking at a conference entitled Shams’s...
View ArticleIranian TV execs mulling over screening of “Argo”
TEHRAN -- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is currently considering the possibility of screening “Argo”, the Hollywood thriller about the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to bring...
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