Oscar-winning Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro to hold workshop at...
TEHRAN -- The three time Oscar-winning Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro will hold a workshop at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in February, organizers announced on Sunday. The...
View ArticleFajr Festival of Visual Arts announces foreign members of juries
TEHRAN -- The foreign members of the juries for various sections of the 6th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts were announced on Monday. Lisa Anderson from Denmark and Roger Mello from...
View ArticleWorks by Iranian painter Davud Qanbari on display in Paris
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Center in Paris is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by Iranian France-based artist Davud Qanbari. Qanbari, who has been living in France for the past 40 years,...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi exhibit highlights Quranic works by Iranian artists
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian artists are displaying a variety of their artworks on the central theme of the Holy Quran in an exhibition at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi that began on Sunday. The Arad...
View Article“Objects in Mirror” to compete in Italian festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian movie “Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear” will compete in the Film Middle East Now, an Italian festival dedicated to works by Asian and African filmmakers. Directed...
View ArticleTaraneh Alidusti selected for Vesoul filmfest jury
TEHRAN – The Iranian actress Taraneh Alidusti has been selected for the jury of the 16th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The other members of the jury are director Brillante...
View ArticleItalian expert finds spelling mistakes in Persepolis inscriptions
TEHRAN -- An expert of the historical philology of Iranian languages of the “L’Orientale” University of Naples has said that he has found a few spelling mistakes in the inscriptions located in the...
View ArticleWorks by Iranian painter Davud Qanbari on display in Paris
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Center in Paris is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by Iranian France-based artist Davud Qanbari. Qanbari, who has been living in France for the past 40 years,...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi exhibit highlights Quranic works by Iranian artists
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian artists are displaying a variety of their artworks on the central theme of the Holy Quran in an exhibition at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi that began on Sunday. The Arad...
View Article“Objects in Mirror” to compete in Italian festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian movie “Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear” will compete in the Film Middle East Now, an Italian festival dedicated to works by Asian and African filmmakers. Directed...
View ArticleTaraneh Alidusti selected for Vesoul filmfest jury
TEHRAN – The Iranian actress Taraneh Alidusti has been selected for the jury of the 16th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The other members of the jury are director Brillante...
View ArticleItalian expert finds spelling mistakes in Persepolis inscriptions
TEHRAN -- An expert of the historical philology of Iranian languages of the “L’Orientale” University of Naples has said that he has found a few spelling mistakes in the inscriptions located in the...
View ArticleTehran meeting agrees to add 3 countries to UNESCO Noruz file
TEHRAN -- Representatives from the seven countries that registered the Noruz celebration on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 have agreed to add Afghanistan,...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Multimedia * An exhibition of artworks by Samira Alikhanzadeh is currently underway at the Asar Gallery. A collection of eight works reflecting the image of an 18-year old woman who would be 96 if...
View ArticleIranian, German archaeologists to return to salt mummies’ home
TEHRAN -- A team of Iranian and German archaeologists will return to the Chehrabad Salt Mine near the Iranian city of Zanjan this year in late spring to excavate the site for a second time for more...
View ArticleOscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck to hold workshop at Fajr...
TEHRAN – The Oscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck will hold a workshop during at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in February, organizers announced on Tuesday. He has collaborated...
View ArticleMahmud Dowlatabadi’s book telling story of Hasanak the Vizier published
TEHRAN – Firuzi Publications has recently released the latest work by the renowned Iranian author Mahmud Dowlatabadi on the story of the chancellorship of Hasanak the Vizier based on Persian historian...
View ArticleItalian expert finds spelling mistakes in Persepolis inscriptions
TEHRAN -- An expert of the historical philology of Iranian languages of the “L’Orientale” University of Naples has said that he has found a few spelling mistakes in the inscriptions located in the...
View ArticleTehran meeting agrees to add 3 countries to UNESCO Noruz file
TEHRAN -- Representatives from the seven countries that registered the Noruz celebration on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 have agreed to add Afghanistan,...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Multimedia * An exhibition of artworks by Samira Alikhanzadeh is currently underway at the Asar Gallery. A collection of eight works reflecting the image of an 18-year old woman who would be 96 if...
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