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Thousands of filmgoers flock to theaters on free admission day in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s movie theaters across the country hosted thousands of filmgoers, who, once again after a lapse of several years, were offered free admission on Thursday, the day named Greetings to...
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Book featuring photos of Tehran, Madrid published in Spain
TEHRAN -- A collection of photos from Tehran and Madrid has been published in a book in Spain. Entitled “Tehran and Madrid: Under Two Lights”, the book is a collection of photos taken by the Iranian...
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Azeri tar virtuoso Ramiz Guliyev to perform at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Ramiz Guliyev, a tar virtuoso from the Azerbaijan Republic, will be giving a concert during the 29th Fajr International Music Festival, which will be held in Tehran from February 13 to 20....
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Dutch “New World” named best intl. film at Fajr festival
TEHRAN -- “The New World”, a drama on love and immigration by the Dutch filmmaker Jaap van Heusden, has won the best film award in the international section of the 32nd Fajr International Film...
View ArticleMore books by Alain Robbe-Grillet to be published in Iran
TEHRAN -- Persian versions of two books by the renowned French writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet will be released by Afkar Publications in Tehran in the near future. Parviz Shahdi has...
View ArticleGhassan Kanafani’s short stories to appear in Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of all the short stories written by the Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani will be published in a book entitled “Stories”. Gholamreza Emami has translated the...
View ArticleNoel Coward’s “Still Life” translated into Persian
TEHRAN – “Still Life” by the English playwright Noel Coward has been translated into Persian. Afraz Publications will release the love drama, which has been translated by Behruz Bakhtiari. David...
View ArticleIranian children to enjoy “Slog’s Dad”
TEHRAN – A Persian version of the children’s short story “Slog’s Dad” written by British author David Almond was published in Iran. Nasrin Vakili has translated the book, which was release by...
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Iranian and Spanish photographers ‘trace’ war in joint exhibit
TEHRAN – Spanish photojournalist Samuel Aranda and six Iranian photographers showcased their latest works on the theme of war in a collection entitled “Trace” in an exhibition at Tehran’s Silk Road...
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Tehran photo exhibit to highlight Finnish architecture
TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos highlighting designs by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) some other urban areas in the country will open at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on...
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“One Hundred Years of Solitude” translator Bahman Farzaneh dies at 75
TEHRAN -- Bahman Farzaneh, known for his Persian translation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s widely acclaimed novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, died on Thursday in a Tehran hospital, where he was...
View ArticleWinners of Iran’s Book of the Year Awards announced
TEHRAN -- The winners of the 31st edition of Iran’s Book of the Year Awards were announced on Saturday. The awards were presented during a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. Expediency Council...
View ArticlePainting exhibit to explore women’s problems
TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings on the theme of women’s problems: their pain and sorrow, will open in Tehran’s Shila Gallery on February 13. Entitled “Sterile Women”, a collection of 10...
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“Red Carpet” doesn’t mock Iranians: director
TEHRAN -- Reza Attaran, the director, actor and screenwriter of “Red Carpet” has said that he doesn’t intend to mock Iranians in his film. He shot the film during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in...
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Painter Siamak Azmi spotlights dolls in his latest collection
TEHRAN – Iranian painter Siamak Azmi has focused on his collection of dolls for creating his latest series, which is currently on display at Tehran’s Seyhun Gallery. “Most of my paintings in the...
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L.A. festival wants to screen Iranian war drama “Track 143”
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 20th Los Angeles Film Festival has asked to screen the Iranian war drama “Track 143” in the competition section of the event, which will be held in June 2014. “I have...
View ArticlePersian book readers to enjoy “Roughing It”
TEHRAN -- Mark Twain’s personal recollection of his wanderlust years “Roughing It” has been translated into Persian for the first time. Translated into Persian by Amir-Hossein Vaziri, the book will...
View ArticleBook on persecution of intelligentsia under Stalin translated into Persian
TEHRAN – “Hope against Hope”, the memoirs of Nadezhda Mandelstam, wife of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam, which is about the persecution of intelligentsia under Stalin’s repressive regime, has been...
View ArticleFrance’s Festival Passages keen to host Iranian theater troupes
TEHRAN – Jean Pierre Thibaudat, the art director of the Festival Passages in Nancy, France, said that the festival is keen to host theater troupes from Iran during its next edition in 2015....
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Documentary portrays daily lives of victims of Dorudzan school fire
TEHRAN – An Iranian filmmaker has produced a documentary about the daily lives of the school children, who were severely burned in a school fire in the village of Dorudzan in Fars Province in 2006....
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