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Mohammad-Ali Najafi appointed CHTHO director
TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rohani appointed Mohammad-Ali Najafi the director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) on Saturday. Najafi failed to receive a vote of...
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“Roads of Kiarostami” to open cinematheque in Tehran
TEHRAN – “Roads of Kiarostami”, a documentary by Abbas Kiarostami, is scheduled to be screened at the inauguration ceremony of a cinematheque at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran today....
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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Mohammad-Ali Najafi appointed CHTHO director
TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rohani appointed Mohammad-Ali Najafi the director of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) on Saturday. Najafi failed to receive a vote of...
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“Roads of Kiarostami” to open cinematheque in Tehran
TEHRAN – “Roads of Kiarostami”, a documentary by Abbas Kiarostami, is scheduled to be screened at the inauguration ceremony of a cinematheque at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran today....
View ArticleSahar to broadcast program on Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Manavi in Bosnian
TEHRAN -- The Bosnian TV section of Iran’s Sahar Universal Network plans to broadcast “The Story of Secrets”, a program on the Masnavi-ye Manavi, the magnum opus of the Persian mystic and poet Molana...
View ArticleIranian cast actors voicing Farhadi’s “The Past”
TEHRAN -- A group of celebrated Iranian actors has been hired to dub “The Past”, the French-language film that Asghar Farhadi shot outside of his homeland. He is supervising the process of dubbing,...
View Article“Endorphin” receives special mention at Locarno filmfest
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Reza Gamini’s “Endorphin” received a special mention at the 66th Locarno International Film Festival, which was held in Switzerland from August 7 to 17. “Endorphin” was...
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Tbilisi next stop for Gizella Sinaii’s “Travel Diary”
TEHRAN -- Iran-based Hungarian artist Gizella Varga Sinaii will display her collection “Travel Dairy” in Tbilisi, Georgia in autumn. The collection “Travel Diary” contains 10 large-size paintings,...
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What’s in art galleries
Calligraphic painting * A collection of calligraphic paintings by Peyman Sha’afi will be put on display in an exhibition at the Mojdeh Gallery from August 23 to September 2. The collection has been...
View Article“The Foster Child” to compete in Seoul Intl. Youth Film Festival
TEHRAN -- “The Foster Child”, a family drama by Iranian director/writer Vahid Nik-khah Azad, will be competing in the 15th Seoul International Youth Film Festival, which will open in the South Korean...
View ArticleIAF cinematheque will screen rarely-seen movies: manager
TEHRAN -- The manager of the newly-established cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) has announced that he will try to screen rarely–seen movies in the theater hall. “We have plans to turn...
View ArticleAlbum comprising works of Iranian musicians of Ottoman courts released
TEHRAN – An album containing a selection of works attributed to Iranian musicians of the Ottoman courts in Istanbul, has been released in Tehran. The album entitled “Ajamlar” has been recorded by...
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Czech filmfest to screen “Pomegranate Is the Fruit of Paradise”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian short film “Pomegranate Is the Fruit of Paradise” will be going on screen at the 13th Písek International Student Film Festival in Czech. The film is about a girl named Shadi...
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IRIB to air doc on French Orientalist Charles-Henri de Fouchecour
TEHRAN -- An Iranian documentary about French Orientalist and Hafez expert Charles-Henri de Fouchecour entitled “Majnun” will be aired on Channel 1 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)...
View Article“A Prophet” discussed in Tehran
TEHRAN -- “A Prophet”, a joint French-Italian production directed by Jacques Audiard, was reviewed by a number of Iranian critics during a session in Tehran on Wednesday. Mohammadreza Moqaddasian,...
View ArticleNiyush to celebrate Hafez Day in Germany
TEHRAN – Niyush, an Iranian ensemble which is led by singer Sorush Qahremanlu, will be giving a performance in Cologne, Germany on on October 12, which is Iran’s National Hafez Day. The ensemble has...
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“The Past” star doesn’t enjoy acting
TEHRAN -- Ali Mosaffa, the Iranian star of Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past”, said that he does not enjoy acting. “I do not take pleasure in acting, it somehow annoys me,” Mosaffa told the Persian service...
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