Epic poet Ferdowsi to be commemorated in Tehran
TEHRAN – A series of programs have been arranged to mark Iran’s National Ferdowsi Day, which will be on May 15 this year. Arranged by the Ferdowsi Foundation in collaboration with several other...
View ArticleAlireza Qazveh’s poems translated into English
TEHRAN -- A collection of poems by Iranian poet Alireza Qazveh has recently been published in English. Islami Kitab Ghar, a newly established Islamic publishing house in New Delhi, has released the...
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Milani plans to make three more sequels to “Ceasefire”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian director Tahmineh Milani has said that she plans to make three other sequels to her box office hit “Ceasefire”. She has recently completed the second follow-up to the...
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Filmmaker Masud Kimiaii honored
TEHRAN -- The Persian literary monthly Bokhara paid tribute to Masud Kimiaii, the director of nostalgic movies “Qeisar”, “The Deer” and “Dash Akol”, during a ceremony at the Mahmud Afshar Foundation on...
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“Count to One” to go on stage at German festival
TEHRAN – Yas-e Tamam, an Iranian theater group led by writer/director Zahra Sabri, will perform “Count to One” at the International Puppet Theater Festival (FIDENA), which will be held in Bochum,...
View ArticleNational library to host seminar on Iran travelogues of French explorers
TEHRAN -- The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) will be hosting a seminar this afternoon on the travelogues some French explorers wrote about their visits to Iran over the past few...
View ArticleAli Mo’allem appointed to CIFEJ board of directors
TEHRAN – Iranian film producer Ali Mo’allem has been appointed to the board of directors of the Centre International du Film pours l’Enfance et la Jeuneusse (CIFEJ). He was elected during the CIFEJ...
View Article“Dad’s Fragile Doll” to compete in Brazil festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian short animated film “Dad’s Fragile Doll” will compete in the Anima Mundi 2014, the international animation festival of Brazil, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 25...
View ArticleWe feel at home with TIBF: Afghan publisher
TEHRAN – An Afghan publisher says that he feels at home with the Tehran International Book Fair after three years of participation in the cultural event. “We attended the TIBF for the first time in...
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Mahmud Zenderudi donates tableaus inspired by Nezami’s Haft Paykar to Tehran...
TEHRAN – The French-based Iranian artist Mahmud Zenderudi has donated eight mixed-media tableaus inspired by the Haft Paykar to the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA). The Haft Paykar (The...
View Article“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” wins awards at Los Angeles festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” has won two awards and an honorable mention at the 3rd Women’s Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles. The...
View ArticleTehran cinematheque to screen South Korea’s “Host”
TEHRAN -- The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) is scheduled to screen “The Host” (2006), a monster film by South Korean director Joon-ho Bong, this afternoon. A number of...
View ArticleTehran gallery to hang print works by Turkish artists
TEHRAN – An exhibition of print works by a group of Turkish artists will open at Tehran’s Hoom Gallery on Friday. The gallery has organized the exhibition in collaboration with the Izmir State...
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Polish scholars holding workshops at Tehran theater festival
TEHRAN -- The 17th International Festival of University Theater, which opened in Tehran on Saturday, is currently hosting a number of Polish theater scholars from the Studio Rosa, who are scheduled to...
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French ambassador says cultural interaction with Iran has improved
TEHRAN -- Cultural relations between Iran and France have improved over the past few months, French Ambassador Bruno Foucher said on Monday. Speaking during a seminar on the Iran travelogues some...
View ArticleIran’s “Woman, Man” honored at South Korean festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian drama “Woman, Man” has won the best play award at the 16th Chuncheon International Theater Festival (CITF) in South Korea, the Persian service of ISNA announced on Wednesday....
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Another Persian translation of “Gambler” rolls into Iranian bookstores TEHRAN -- Another Persian translation of Russian celebrated author Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Gambler” has recently been...
View ArticleTehran museum to showcase three decades of Iranian poster design
TEHRAN – A selection of posters created by Iranian masters of graphic designs during the three decades spanning 1960 to 1980 will go on display in an exhibition at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts...
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Congress on Ferdowsi, Khayyam underway in Khorasan Razavi
TEHRAN – The Khorasan Razavi Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance has organized a five-day congress to commemorate the poets Ferdowsi (940-1020) and Omar Khayyam (1048-1131). A number of...
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Art exhibit to review two centuries of Iranian culture of marriage
TEHRAN -- An art exhibition, which will open at Tehran’s Naqsh-e Jahan Gallery on Friday, will review the Iranian culture of marriage from the Qajar period (1783-1924) to the modern era. Eleven...
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