Rahmanian returns with “Here Is Tehran”
TEHRAN -- Celebrated Iranian director and playwright Mohammad Rahmanian, who has lived in self-imposed exile since 2009, has recently returned to Iran and plans to stage “Here Is Tehran” in the...
View Article“The Stray Dog” appears in Kazakh newspaper
TEHRAN -- Iranian writer Sadeq Hedayat’s “The Stray Dog” has recently been published in several parts in a Kazakh newspaper in Almaty. Ainash Kasymkyzy translated the story, which was published in...
View Article“Trucker and the Fox” to be reviewed in French festival
TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Arash Lahuti’s “Trucker and the Fox” will be reviewed in the Lussas Doc Film Festival, which will be running in the French town from August 18 to 24. “Trucker and the...
View ArticleIranian Artists Forum cancels Sinaii’s commemoration
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) has canceled a plan to honor Khosro Sinaii. The IAF and the Asr-e Roshan cultural institute jointly planned to pay tribute to the filmmaker and poet during...
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I am strongly influenced by Charlie Chaplin: Iranian cartoonist
TEHRAN -- Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh has said that he is “strongly influenced” by English comic actor and filmmaker Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin. “He is my idol,” Derambakhsh...
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Poet Moshfeq Kashani commemorated
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance paid tribute to poet Abbas Kaymanesh, known as Moshfeq Kashani, during a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday. Culture Minister Mohammad...
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Tehran exhibit hangs photos of last Qajar crown prince
TEHRAN -- The Iran Photo Museum, which also known as Axkhaneh Shahr, has showcased a collection of photos of the last Qajar crown prince, Mohammad-Hassan Mirza (1899–1943), at an exhibition. The...
View ArticleTehran to host Indonesian cultural festival in September
TEHRAN – An Indonesian cultural festival is scheduled to be held in Tehran in mid-September, Indonesian ambassador Dian Wirengjurit announced on Thursday. The decision to hold the festival was made...
View ArticleHong Kong festival to hold seminar on Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN -- The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to hold a seminar on Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami this afternoon. The artistic director of the festival Li Cheuk-To and the Malaysian...
View Article“Inferno” hits Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN -- The Persian version of “Inferno”, American author Dan Brown’s 2013 mystery thriller novel, has recently been published in Iran. Mehrdad Vosuqi translated the book, which was published by...
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Kurdish poet Sherko Bekas commemorated in Tehran
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian literati came together for a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Thursday to commemorate Sherko Bekas, the Iraqi Kurdish poet who died in Sweden on August 4. Bekas left...
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It’s hard to be culture minister during these eventful days: Jannati
TEHRAN -- The new Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance said that serving as a culture minister during “these eventful days” is no easy task. Ali Jannati made the remarks during an open...
View ArticleOrganizers plan to liven up Fajr intl. art festival
TEHRAN -- The organizers of the 6th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts plan to invite a number of foreign artists in order to liven up the upcoming edition of the event, which will take place...
View Article“Nasser Taqvaii Narrates” to be republished after 20 years
TEHRAN – The new edition of the book “Nasser Taqvaii Narrates”, which focuses on developments and changes in Iran’s contemporary cinema, will be published by Zavosh Publications some 20 years after...
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Book chronicling Ahmad Qavam’s memoirs published
TEHRAN – Memoirs of Ahmad Qavam (1876-1955), an Iranian politician who held important administrative posts during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, have recently been published in a book. Entitled...
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“Fourth Child” provides positive experience for photographer Ali Nikraftar
TEHRAN – Ali Nikraftar, photographer of the movie “The Fourth Child”, Vahid Musaian’s movie on the famine and war in Somalia, has called his project a positive experience despite all its difficulties....
View ArticleIntl. friendship societies to organize Tehran Art Walk
TEHRAN – The Iran-France and Iran-Netherlands friendship associations plan to organize a new festival named Tehran Art Walk, in which young and talented Iranian artists will present their works. The...
View ArticleIranian photographer honored at Canon ProfiFoto Awards
TEHRAN -- The Iranian photographer Farhad Babaii was one of the five winners at the second session of the Canon ProfiFoto Awards in 2013 in Germany, organizers announced on August 14. Anna-Kristina...
View ArticleRahmanian to perform “Old Songs” at ECI
TEHRAN -- Celebrated Iranian director and playwright Mohammad Rahmanian will stage “Old Songs” at the Shams Hall of the ECO Cultural Institute (ECI) from September 2 to 13. Ali Omrani, Mahtab...
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Iranian director on Malta filmfest panel
TEHRAN -- The Iranian director Mansur Foruzesh has been selected to join the jury of the 5th Malta International TV Short Film Festival, which is currently underway in St. Julian’s, Malta. The...
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