Annecy festival to screen Iranian animations
TEHRAN -- Two Iranian animations will go on screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which will be held in France from June 10 to 15. “The Kitten” directed by Shiva Sadeq-Assadi...
View ArticleIranian filmmaker to shoot refugee drama in Sweden, Afghanistan
TEHRAN -- An Iranian filmmaker Abbas Rafei plans to produce a movie about an Afghan refugee in Sweden and Afghanistan. The film entitled “Unending” will be made under the auspices of the United...
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What’s in Art Galleries
Painting * “Pandora’s Box”, a series by painter Golnar Tabibzadeh, will be put on display in an exhibition at the Asar Gallery from April 21 until May 8. The collection, which has been created over...
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“Hafez” invited to Italy
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Aran Theater Troupe has been invited to Italy to perform the “Hafez” opera puppet show in Milan. “Piccolo Teatro in Milan, which is one of Italy’s most prestigious theaters, has...
View ArticleIranian films to compete in Cannes
TEHRAN -- The 66th Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to screen two Iranian films. “More Than Two Hours” directed by Ali Asghari and “Duet” by Navid Danesh will compete in various sections of the...
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French Designers Alliance president to hold workshops in Tehran
TEHRAN -- The president of the French Designers Alliance (AFD) François Caspar will hold workshops in Tehran next week. He was invited to Iran by the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS), IGDS...
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Iranian films line up for Lucknow festival in India
TEHRAN -- A large number of Iranian films in various categories will be competing in the 5th International Children’s Film Festival, which will be held in Lucknow, India from April 19 to 25. “The...
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Veteran musician Dariush Safvat dies at 85
TEHRAN -- Veteran musician and teacher of Iranian traditional music Dariush Safvat died of natural causes at the age of 85 at his home in Karaj on Monday night. Several outstanding Iranian musicians...
View ArticleIranian docs competing at Al Jazeera festival
TEHRAN -- Three Iranian documentaries are competing at the 9th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival, which is currently underway in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Iranian...
View ArticleIranian artworks to go under hammer at Dubai gallery
TEHRAN -- Works by 27 Iranian artists will be offered at Dubai’s Ayyam Gallery’s sale entitled the Young Collectors Auction on April 30. The Young Collectors Auction will feature over eighty works...
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Master of siah-bazi Sadi Afshar dies at 79
TEHRAN -- Sadi Afshar, the master of siah-bazi, a type of Iranian folk dramatic performing art, died at his home in Tehran on Friday at the age of 79. He was suffering from a lung infection and...
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Tehran university to screen doc on brain drain in Iran
Tehran -- Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology plans to screen “Alberta Legacy 2”, a documentary which spotlights the brain drain in Iran, on April 30. Iranian filmmaker Hossein Shamaqdari has...
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Farhadi’s “Past” contending for Palme d’Or at Cannes
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s latest film “The Past” and 18 other movies will be contending for Palme d’Or at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers a announce on...
View ArticleIranian short films to compete in Tokyo festival
TEHRAN -- Three Iranian films will compete in the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which will be held in Tokyo in mid May. “Emergency Exit” directed Mehdi Jafari, “Glimmer” by Omid Abdollahi,...
View ArticleAnother Persian translation of “Désirée” hits bookstores
TEHRAN -- Another Persian translation of the popular novel “Désirée” has recently been published by Ofogh in Tehran. Translated by Keyvan Abidi Ashtiani, the two-volume book is a part of the classic...
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Literati to celebrate National Sadi Day
TEHRAN -- Poet Sadi, the author of the classical Persian masterpieces Gulistan and Bustan, will be commemorated in Iran today, which is National Sadi Day. The Iranian people and literati attend a...
View ArticleTehran museum to display Polish posters
TEHRAN -- A collection of posters created by the Polish graphic designers will go on display during a exhibition, which will open at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum on April 26. Sixty...
View ArticleIranian, Russian film institutes sign MOU
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Visual Media Institute (VMI) and the Union of Russian Filmmakers (URF) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow on Saturday. The MOU was signed by VMI Director...
View Article“Orange Suit” director declares candidacy in city council elections
TEHRAN -- Dariush Mehrjuii, the director of the environment-themed movie “The Orange Suit”, is preparing to campaign in the upcoming city council elections expected this year in June. He plans to...
View ArticleIran, Armenia to boost cultural relations
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan discussed the expansion of cultural relations during a...
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