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Iranian officials praise Farhadi’s “Past”
High-ranking officials in Iran’s film industry have praised “The Past”, Iranian Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi’s latest drama that was shot in France. “I admire Farhadi,” Iran Cinema...
View ArticleTehran to host meeting of Art and Cultural Organization of Persian Speaking...
TEHRAN -- The first meeting of the Art and Cultural Organization of Persian Speaking Countries will be held in Tehran today. Representatives from member countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan...
View ArticleTehran, Shanghai libraries to scale up relations
TEHRAN -- Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) and Shanghai Library will be expanding their cultural relations based on an agreement signed between the libraries’ officials in Tehran on Sunday....
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Iran’s “Trucker and the Fox” heading to Polish filmfest TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “Trucker and the Fox” will compete in the Krakow Film Festival, which will be held in Poland from May 26 to...
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“The Past” wins Prize of Ecumenical Jury at Cannes
TEHRAN -- Oscar winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest family drama “The Past” won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced on Saturday. The...
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Book readers to enjoy plays translated by Qotbeddin Sadeqi
TEHRAN – The Iranian actor/director and theater scholar, Qotbeddin Sadeqi, plans to publish Persian translations of four plays by world celebrated playwrights in the near future. “Ajax” by Sophocles...
View ArticleSouth Korean scholar keen to translate “The Blind Owl”
TEHRAN – A South Korean translator has recently asked the Institute for the Preservation of Sadeq Hedayat’s Works to acquire the right to translate Hedayat’s “The Blind Owl” into the Korean language....
View ArticleIranian musicians to give concerts at Polish festival
TERHAN -- Renowned Iranian musicians will be giving performances at the Ethno Port Festival, which will be held in Poznan, Poland from June 7 to 9. The Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and the...
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Iranian film to compete in German festival TEHRAN -- The Iranian short film “Emergency Exit” will be competing in the 9th International Short Film Festival Detmold in Germany. Directed by Mehdi...
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“The Past” star crowned best actress at Cannes
TEHRAN -- French star Berenice Bejo won the best actress award in Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s drama “The Past” (“Le Passe”), organizers announced on Sunday. After receiving the Palme d’Or for...
View ArticleTehran center to display lithographs by Mexican artist
TEHRAN – A collection of lithographic works by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada is scheduled to be put on show in an exhibit, which will open at Tehran’s Resaneh Cultural Center on tomorrow....
View ArticleIranshahr Theater Complex holds “Dinner with Friends”
TEHRAN – A troupe led by Iranian actress/director Aida Keykhaii has begun performing American playwright Donald Margulies’ “Dinner with Friends” at Hall No. 1 of the Iranshahr Theater Complex....
View ArticleIsfahan museum next stop for “Injuries and Connections”
TEHRAN – The Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art is currently playing host to “Injuries and Connections”, an exhibition that was held by German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker in Tehran last...
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“So Good You’ve Returned” to hit Iranian theaters today
TEHRAN -- Dariush Mehrjuii’s comedy drama “So Good You’ve Returned” will begin its premiere across the country today, Iran’s Screening Council announced on Tuesday. The film is about Farzad, a dental...
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Academy established in honor of theater personality Hamid Samandarian
TEHRAN -- A theater academy named after the prominent Iranian stage director, playwright, and recognized teacher of Iranian modern theater Hamid Samandarian has recently been established....
View ArticleTehran exhibit to highlight connections between Persian calligraphy and fine art
TEHRAN – An exhibition spotlighting the connections between Persian calligraphy, sculpture and painting will open tomorrow at the Gallery of the Mellat Cinema Complex in Tehran. Works by 29...
View ArticlePersian translation of “Yes Is More” unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of the book “Yes Is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution” by Bjarke Ingels was unveiled during a ceremony here at Tehran’s Art Bureau on Tuesday. “Yes Is...
View ArticleTehran exhibit to promote Quranic lifestyle
TEHRAN -- The Quranic way of life has become the main focus of the 21st edition of the International Holy Quran Exhibition, which will be at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla beginning July 5, a few days...
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Proposal to name day after poet Saib of Tabriz approved
TEHRAN -- Iran’s High Council of Public Culture (HCPC) agreed to the Culture Ministry’s proposal to register a day on the Iranian calendar to be named after the poet Saib of Tabriz (1601-1677), the...
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“Hate the Sin” named best at Game Connection Asia
TEHRAN -- “Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner”, an Iranian 2D puzzle-platform game, has won the Best Project Award at the Game Connection Asia 2013, which was held in Shanghai, China on May 28 and 29. The...
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