Iranian films screened in Calcutta
TEHRAN – Two Iranian films were screened at the International Forum of New Cinema, which is held annually in Calcutta, India in November. “Bear” by Khosro Masumi and “My Tribe” by Gholamreza Azadi...
View ArticleTehran university to host seminar on Iran and Kazakhstan cultural relationships
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University will be hosting a two-day seminar on Iran and Kazakhstan cultural and civilization relationships on November 24 and 25. Several topics are due to be...
View ArticleTehran center exhibiting paintings by children with Down syndrome
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Ibn Sina Cultural Center is holding a charity exhibition of paintings created by children with Down syndrome. The exhibit, which opened on Saturday, has been arranged to raise...
View ArticleMoscow library hosting Iranian and Russian children’s friendship week
TEHRAN -- The Russian State Library for Children in Moscow will be hosting the first Iranian and Russian children’s friendship week beginning today. The event has been organized by the Islamic...
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“Acrid” cast honored at Rome festival
TEHRAN – The entire cast of the Iranian film “Acrid” received the best emerging actor and actress honor at the 8th Rome International Film Festival. Directed by Kiarash Asadzadeh, the film competed...
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Archaeologists discover traces of BMAC in northeastern Iran
TEHRAN -- Traces of an international culture that is similar to the BMAC – the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex – have been discovered during an archaeological excavation in the prehistoric site...
View ArticleEnglish readers to enjoy Iran’s “Democracy or DemoCrazy”
TEHRAN – The Iranian satirical novel “Democracy or DemoCrazy” by Seyyed Mehdi Shojaei has been translated into English. The book was translated into English by the American Iranologist Caroline...
View ArticleTehran exhibit hangs Qajar era photos
TEHRAN -- The Iran Photo Museum, which is also known as Axkhaneh Shahr, is playing host to an exhibition of photos of several of Iran’s Qajar kings and shots of the everyday life of the ordinary...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Art clay silver jewelry A collection of art clay silver jewelry will be put on display in an exhibition at the Mess-Negar Gallery from November 22 to 27. The collection entitled “The Silvers of...
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IRIB production “Barekat” wins Chinese Gold Panda Award
TEHRAN -- “Barekat”, a production of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has won a Gold Panda Award for Best Short Documentary at the 2013 Sichuan TV Festival, which ran from November 16 to...
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Iranian, Iraqi artists team up for “Asinine Stories”
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish animators plans to make an animation series entitled “Asinine Stories” based on common parables from the two countries about the donkey. The Iranian...
View ArticleCinéma Vérité announces foreign lineup
TEHRAN – The 7th edition of Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, announced its international lineup on Tuesday. A total of 42 documentaries were selected from 670...
View ArticleCulture Ministry mulling publication of “The Colonel” in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is mulling over publication of the Persian version of Mahmud Dowlatabadi’s acclaimed novel “The Colonel”, Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural...
View ArticleCulture Ministry mulling publication of “The Colonel” in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is mulling over publication of the Persian version of Mahmud Dowlatabadi’s acclaimed novel “The Colonel”, Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural...
View ArticleCulture Ministry mulling publication of “The Colonel” in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is mulling over publication of the Persian version of Mahmud Dowlatabadi’s acclaimed novel “The Colonel”, Deputy Culture Minister for Cultural...
View ArticleIranian artists complete tableau inscription of Ayat al-Kursi
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian artists has recently completed a rare precious tableau bearing the inscription of Ayat al-Kursi (The Throne Verse), the 255th verse of the second surah of the Holy Quran,...
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New findings show Bronze Age people also ate kaleh pacheh
TEHRAN – The latest findings at the Bronze Age site of Chalo in northeastern Iran show that people ate kaleh pacheh, a traditional Iranian dish that is prepared with sheep’s head and trotters, in their...
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“Fish and Cat” named best film at Portuguese festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “Fish and Cat” won the Best Film Award at the 13th Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival in Portugal, organizers announced on Monday. Director Shahram Mokri received the award...
View ArticleIran, Tajikistan to celebrate 700th birthday of Persian scholar
TEHRAN -- Iran and Tajikistan will jointly celebrate the 700th birth anniversary of the Persian Sufi and scholar Mir Seyyed Ali bin Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani in 2014. The United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleShahnameh’s female characters inspire art collection
TEHRAN – Hengameh Sadri will be displaying a series of her paintings inspired by female characters in Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi, in an exhibition opening late December...
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