Over 200 Asian films to compete in Tehran short filmfest
TEHRAN – Organizers of the 30th Tehran International Short Film Festival have selected 218 submissions from 15 Asian countries. The short films are due to be screened in the Asian cinema competition...
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Iranian translator to attend Goethe Medals ceremony
TEHRAN -- The Iranian author and translator Mahmud Hosseinizad plans to travel to Germany in August to receive a Goethe Medal he won in May for his contributions to German literature in Iran. He is...
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Photo contest focuses on inscriptions in traditional Iranian architecture
TEHRAN -- The Center for Iranian Photographers has organized a competition on the theme of inscriptions installed on frontispieces and over the entrances of buildings in traditional Iranian...
View ArticlePresident Ahmadinejad offers condolences over death of playwright Ostad-Mohammad
TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered his condolences over the death of veteran playwright, director and actor Mahmud Ostad-Mohammad. “I was saddened to hear the news of the death of the...
View ArticleAzeri musician Alim Qasimov to join Iranian band in Tunisian concert
TEHRAN -- Azeri maqami musician Alim Qasimov will be joining an Iranian band to perform a concert at the 49th International Festival of Carthage in Tunis. Vocalist Mohammad Motamedi will lead the...
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Iran establishes museum for Islamic luminaries
TEHRAN -- A museum has been inaugurated for the Islamic luminaries in the headquarters of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) in the Arg-e Azadi Art and Cultural...
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“Mokhtarnameh” director returns with “The King Eared”
TEHRAN -- Davud Mirbaqeri, the director of the religious historical TV series “Mokhtarnameh” has returned with “The King Eared”, a comedy serial which will be distributed on the home video market in...
View ArticleTranslator creates new Persian renditions of Maugham’s books
TEHRAN – Elaheh Marashi has recently made new Persian translations of American writer Somerset Maugham‘s “The Moon and Sixpence” and “The Painted Veil”. The books are scheduled to be published by...
View ArticleIranian scholar writing book on Russian literary schools
TEHRAN -- The renowned Iranian translator and scholar Abtin Golkar is writing a book about the schools of thought on Russian literature. Entitled “Russian Literary Schools”, the book will be...
View Article“Aa-Seid Kazem” to go on stage in September
TEHRAN – Iranian director Mahmudreza Rahimi plans to stage the outstanding play “Aa-Seid Kazem” by the late playwright Mahmud Ostad-Mohammad in a Tehran theater in September. “The plan was...
View ArticleOver 200 Asian films to compete in Tehran short filmfest
TEHRAN – Organizers of the 30th Tehran International Short Film Festival have selected 218 submissions from 15 Asian countries. The short films are due to be screened in the Asian cinema competition...
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Iranian translator to attend Goethe Medals ceremony
TEHRAN -- The Iranian author and translator Mahmud Hosseinizad plans to travel to Germany in August to receive a Goethe Medal he won in May for his contributions to German literature in Iran. He is...
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Photo contest focuses on inscriptions in traditional Iranian architecture
TEHRAN -- The Center for Iranian Photographers has organized a competition on the theme of inscriptions installed on frontispieces and over the entrances of buildings in traditional Iranian...
View ArticleIranian ensemble to perform concert in Konya today
TEHRAN -- Hannaneh, an Iranian traditional music ensemble, is scheduled to perform a concert today in the Turkish city of Konya, where the tomb of Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi...
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Actor Jamshid Mashayekhi awarded Order of Art and Culture
TEHRAN -- Celebrated Iranian actor Jamshid Mashayekhi has been honored by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the First Grade Order of Art and Culture. “In appreciation of your merit and the efforts...
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Actress Pantea Bahram invited to Yari Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian actress of the stage and screen Pantea Bahram has been invited to be the guest of honor at the Yari Film Festival in Uppsala, Sweden in September. The annual film festival is...
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Durban filmfest honors Asghar Farhadi
TEHRAN -- The 34th edition of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) has honored director/writer Asghar Farhadi with a best screenplay award for “The Past”, organizers have announced. The...
View ArticleJivar to perform at Iraqi festival
TEHRAN – Jivar, an Iranian Kurdish music ensemble, will be giving performances at a culture festival in Ranya, a town near Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan in August 20 and 21. Each year, several...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Multimedia * A collection of artworks created in various media by a large group of artists is currently on display at the Aaran Gallery. The exhibit runs until August 8 at the gallery located on...
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Iranian children’s encyclopedia of careers published
TEHRAN – A children’s encyclopedia of careers compiled by author Marjan Kesharvzi-Azad has recently been published in Tehran. The Nashr-e Shahr Institution has released the book entitled “My Mother,...
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