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Hollywood plans for new Iranophobic films discussed in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Hollywood’s plans for the production of films which promote Iranophobia were scrutinized during a conference in Tehran on Monday. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance was the main...
View Article“Meeting Leila” to compete in Italian festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian drama “Meeting Leila” will compete in the 4th Bari International Film Festival, which will be held from March 16 to 23 in Italy. Director/actor Adel Yaraqi has helmed the film...
View Article“Taboor” wins award at Deauville Asian Film Festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “Taboor” has won the Critic’s Prize at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival in France. Directed by Vahid Vakilifar, the film was awarded the Lotus Air France (Prix de...
View ArticleVroom-Vroom, Iran’s “little Schumacher” story starts
TEHRAN – The shooting of “Laleh”, a controversial movie project about the first Iranian female race car driver, Laleh Seddiq who is known as “little Schumacher”, finally began on location in Tehran on...
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I stand by the Iranian people against Hollywood: French lawyer
TEHRAN -- Renowned French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, who plans to file a lawsuit against Hollywood companies over the production of films which promote Iranophobia, has said that she will stand by...
View ArticleI will make “Argo” producer apologize to Iran: Coutant-Peyre
TEHRAN -- French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre has said that she will make the producer of the Iranian hostage drama “Argo” to Iran. The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has recently...
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Iranian book receives nomination at Germany’s book design awards
TEHRAN -- The Iranian book “The One Involved with Love” is among the nominations for the Best Book Design awards in Germany, the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced on Wednesday....
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Imam Khomeini Museum buys painting from “Doors of Khomein” collection
TEHRAN -- A painting from a collection entitled “The Doors of Khomein” has been purchased by the Imam Khomeini Museum in Tehran, Tehran’s Shokuh Gallery reported on Wednesday. The painting portraying...
View ArticleKazzazi completes novel based on Ferdowsi’s life story
TEHRAN -- Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi has written a novel based on the life story of Ferdowsi, the composer of the Persian epic masterpiece the Shahnameh, and it is now available in bookstores. The...
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Asghar Farhadi to hold workshops in Dubai
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi will hold a series of filmmaking workshops at the Dubai Internet City from March 25 to 27. Documentary Voices, a Dubai-based organization...
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Dublin festival to spotlight Iranian cinema
TEHRAN -- The Silk Road Festival in Dublin has put the spotlight on Iranian cinema this year, organizers announced. Khashayar Mahmudabadi’s documentary “Haghighi”, Abbas Kiarostami’s “Taste of...
View ArticleIranian doc to go on screen at Swiss festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “Trucker and the Fox” will go on screen at the Visions du Réel International Film Festival, which will be held in Nyon, Switzerland from April 19 to 26. Directed by...
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Spanish gallery to hang works by Iranian artist
TEHRAN -- A number of calligraphic paintings by the Iranian artist Ahmad Mirzazadeh will go on display during an exhibition at the Amigo Gallery in Malaga, Spain. Twelve artworks by Ahmadzadeh will...
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Iranian director concerned over content of Qatari film project on Muhammad (S)
TEHRAN -- Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has said that he is concerned about the content of a series project on Prophet Muhammad (S), which Qatar plans to make with the help Hollywood...
View ArticleHot Docs festival to host “Trucker and the Fox”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “Trucker and the Fox” will compete in Hot Docs, a prestigious Canadian international documentary festival, which will be held in Toronto from April 25 to May 5. Directed...
View ArticleTehran museum mulling over loan of Picasso masterpiece to Spanish show
TEHRAN -- The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) is currently considering the possibility of loaning a masterpiece by Pablo Picasso for exhibit at an art show in Spain. The Spanish ambassador...
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Iranian distributor seeking to premiere Asghar Farhadi’s “Past”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian film distribution company Filmiran is seeking to premiere Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past” in Iran. The €11-million picture is his first project that is being shot outside of his...
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Japan contest honors Iranian photojournalist for Somali civil war collection
TEHRAN -- The Iranian photographer Hossein Fatemi has been honored for his collection on the Somali civil war at the 9th Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards in Tokyo. He was presented one...
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Iran’s “Low Economy” tops World Press Cartoon contest
TEHRAN -- “Low Economy” by Iranian artist Saeid Sedeqi has won first prize in the Gag Cartoon category at the World Press Cartoon contest in Portugal. He received the award during a special ceremony...
View ArticleTiburon festival to screen “I Am His Wife”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian family drama “I Am His Wife” by Mostafa Shayesteh will go on screen at the Tiburon International Film Festival, which will be held from April 11 to 19 in Tiburon, California,...
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