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Persian book containing Nelson Mandela’s speeches introduced at Tehran center
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “In His Words”, a collection of most historic and inspirational addresses by the man of peace and freedom Nelson Mandela, was unveiled during a ceremony at Tehran’s...
View ArticleChicago festival to screen Iranian movies
TEHRAN -- Two Iranian films will compete in the 49th Chicago International Film Festival, which will be held from October 10 to 24. The Iranian movie “Trapped” by Parviz Shahbazi and the documentary...
View Article38 docs line up for Tehran Short Film Festival
TEHRAN – Organizers of the 30th Tehran International Short Film Festival have announced a lineup of 38 Iranian and foreign films to be competing in the international documentary section of the...
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Book compiling comments of Iranians about Japan published in Tehran
TEHRAN – A book containing comments, descriptions, analysis and notes on Japan by Iranian individuals, has recently been published by Jahan-e Ketab Publications in Tehran. Entitled “A Selection of...
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Iran to review 12 films for Oscar submission
TEHRAN -- A committee composed of Iranian cineastes will review 12 films to select Iran’s submission for the 2014 Oscar race in the Best Foreign Language Film category. World-renowned Iranian...
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Iran’s “White Crow” to entertain Chinese children
TEHRAN – A Chinese version of the Iranian children’s writer Ebrahim Hassanbeigi’s “White Crow” will be published in Hong Kong in the near future. The book will be released by the Cotton Tree...
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Archaeologists discover ruins of Elymais temple in southwestern Iran
TEHRAN -- A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists has unearthed ruins of an ancient temple in an Elymais site in the Kaleh Chendar region in southwestern Iran, the Iranian director of the team...
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Photos of Shia holy shrines in Iraq on display at Tehran center
TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos displaying views of the holy shrines of the Shia Imams in Iraq opened during a ceremony at Tehran’s Bahman Cultural Center on Sunday. Photographer Mohammad Khoshru,...
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“Bright Day” to compete in Argentinean festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “Bright Day” will be competing in the 28th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which will be held in Argentina from November 16 to 24. Directed by Hossein Shahabi,...
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Iran’s Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo joins movie project
Iran’s two-time Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo Hadi Saei has joined a movie project to play the role of a commander of a naval commando unit in a battle, which is set in during the early days of...
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The valorous intercessor
Last night in a dream, I was left out on a limb, Empty of power and gold, In a grave, murk and cold! There was no light, It was a dark night, I was thirsty, It was nasty, Stone was my pillow,...
View Article“Hush! Girls Don’t Scream” named best film at London festival
TEHRAN – Director Puran Derakhshandeh’s movie “Hush! Girls Don’t Scream” has been crowned best film at the 4th London Iranian Film Festival. The film is about a young girl named Shirin who is...
View Article“The Past” wins two awards at German French-language filmfest
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed movie “The Past” has received two awards at the Tubingen-Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival, which ran from October 30 to...
View ArticleBahram Beizaii’s “Fateful Day” is a matchless play on Ashura: writer
TEHRAN -- Iranian writer Hossein Fattahi has said that “The Fateful Day”, Bahram Beizaii’s play on the tragedy of Ashura, is matchless compared to other works written in this genre about this event....
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Iran’s “Colonel” wins Swiss literary prize
TEHRAN – The celebrated Iranian novelist Mahmud Dowlatabadi won Switzerland’s 2013 Jan Michalski Prize for his poignant novel “The Colonel” on Wednesday. The book, which was published by Haus in...
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Teahouse painting on oppression of Imam Hussein (AS) unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN – A teahouse painting depicting the tragedy of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala on Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, was unveiled at Tehran’s Shafaq Cultural Center last week....
View ArticleCarlos Fuentes’ “The Orange Tree” to appear in Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The Orange Tree” by Carlos Fuentes is ready for publication. Ali-Akbar Fallahi has translated the book, which will be released by Qoqnus Publications in the near...
View ArticleIranian animation “Bald Pigeon Fancier” nominated for Chinese “Gold Panda” Award
TEHRAN – Iran’s “Bald Pigeon Fancier” has been nominated for the International Golden Panda Award for Animation at the Sichuan TV Festival, which will be running from November 16 to 18 in Chengdu,...
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Tehran gallery hosting international Stuckists
TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by a group of international Stuckists opened at Tehran’s Dey Gallery on Friday. The artists are from Iran, the United States, Britain, Turkey, Spain, South Africa...
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“Bending the Rules” wins special jury award at German filmfest
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Behnam Behzadi’s acclaimed movie “Bending the Rules” has been honored with one of the two special jury awards at the 62nd International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg...
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