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“The Paternal House” built to censure blind fanaticism
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Kianush Ayyari has said that he made “The Paternal House” to criticize blind fanaticism in Iranian society. A dressing the Iranian cultural officials during a press...
View ArticleFrench pianist performs pieces by Iranian composer
TEHRAN – The celebrated French pianist Nicolas Horvath performed pieces composed by the Iranian musician Morteza Shirkuhi in his recent recital in Kiev, Ukraine. Entitled “The Night of Minimal...
View ArticleIntl. Radio Festival of Iran to be held in May
TEHRAN – The 13th International Radio Festival of Iran will be held in Tehran from May 10 to 12. The 5th International Radio Forum will be held concurrently with the festival, which is organized by...
View ArticlePhotos of Iranian masterpieces at Polish museums published in book
TEHRAN – The Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA) has recently published photos of Iranian masterpieces kept in museums or by private collectors across Poland in a two-volume collection. The two-volume...
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‘The French have dreamlike image of Persian poetry’
TEHRAN – Leili Anvar, a Professor of Persian language and literature at the Institut National des Langues et Civilizations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris, says that the French have a dreamlike image of...
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Cleric outraged over depiction of Shia saints in “Hussein, Who Said No”
TEHRAN -- The Muslim cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi was angered by the depiction of members of Shia imam’s households in “Hussein, Who Said No”, a blockbuster about the uprising of Imam...
View ArticleDamonfar Painting Biennial to hold sideshow at Tehran gallery
TEHRAN -- Paintings by the winners of the four previous editions of the Damonfar Painting Biennial will be showcased in an exhibition, which will open at Tehran’s Shirin Gallery on Friday. The works...
View ArticleSilicon statue of Imam Khomeini to go on display at Milad Tower
TEHRAN – A life-sized silicon statue of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, will go on display in the Museum of Luminaries at Tehran’s Milad Tower in the near future....
View ArticleWinners of Balkh Book Awards announced
TEHRAN – The winners of the first edition of the Balkh Book Awards were announced during a ceremony at Tehran’s Research Center for Art, Culture and Architecture, the organizers announced on Monday....
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Rome’s House of Cinema to spotlight Iranian movies
TEHRAN -- Six Iranian films will be reviewed during a weeklong program at the House of Cinema (Casa del Cinema) in Rome next week. “Facing Mirrors” directed by Negar Azarbaijani, “Gold and Copper” by...
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“Painting Pool” producer receives UNESCO Award in Tehran
TEHRAN – “The Painting Pool” producer Manucher Mohammadi received the UNESCO Award, which his film won at the 7th Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia in December 2013, during a...
View ArticleIranian audience impressed by performance of Anouar Brahem’s band
TEHRAN – An Iranian audience warmly received a duet performed by the Tunisian oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem’s band at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tuesday evening. The ensemble performed a fusion of Western...
View Article“Cat and Fish” competing in Istanbul filmfest
TEHRAN – The Iranian acclaimed psychodrama “Cat and Fish” is competing at the 13th !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival. This film along with eight movies from other countries will be...
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Iranian, Guatemalan children share top prize at Spanish painting contest
TEHRAN – The six-year-old Iranian girl Nazanin Eftekhari and the Guatemalan girl Maria David Sandoval Santos have shared the first prize in the art category of Spain’s 2013 Peace and Cooperation School...
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Persian version of “Daddy-Long-Legs” comes out in audio book
TEHRAN -- A Persian audio book of American writer Jean Webster’s 1912 epistolary novel “Daddy-Long-Legs” has been published in Tehran. The audio book was unveiled during a ceremony at Tehran’s Book...
View Article“Dying” to appear in Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “Dying” by the Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler will be published in Tehran in the near future. Ali-Asghar Haddad translated the book into Persian...
View ArticleKeyvan Saket to raise funds for child workers in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian musician and tar virtuoso Keyvan Saket will give a benefit concert for child workers at the Faculty of Art & Architecture of Tehran’s Islamic Azad University from February 22 to...
View ArticleIranian translator of Italian literature Reza Qeisarieh commemorated
TEHRAN -- The Persian literary monthly Bokhara commemorated Iranian author and translator of Italian literature Reza Qeisarieh during a ceremony in Tehran on Thursday. The Italian ambassador to...
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Fajr Intl. Music Festival announces winners
TEHRAN -- Winners of the 29th Fajr International Music Festival were announced during a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Thursday evening. First prize in the Western classical music category was...
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Culture Ministry agrees to modify controversial film after clerics’ protests
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has agreed to modify “Hussein, Who Said No” after protests by two clerics on the depiction of the depiction of members of Shia imams’...
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