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Yesterday 18:30
IRIB reviews “Zero Days” U.S., Israel cyber-attack on Iranian nuclear facility
TEHRAN – Channel 4 of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reviews American filmmaker Alex Gibney’s documentary “Zero Days” on a black ops cyber-attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on an Iranian nuclear facility by means of the Stuxnet virus.
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Yesterday 18:24
7 research books shortlisted in documentation category of Jalal awards
TEHRAN – Seven research books will be competing during the 13th edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards as the organizers announced the nominees in the documentation category on Sunday.
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Yesterday 18:18
National Commission for UNESCO to organize Afghan art festival in December
TEHRAN – The Iranian National Commission for UNESCO plans to organize an Afghan art festival during December.
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2020-11-28 18:53
Cinéma Vérité announces lineup of COVID-19 docs
TEHRAN – Twenty-five films on COVID-19 will be competing in Cinéma Vérité as the organizers of the major Iranian documentary festival announced the lineup for the special category set up this year to attract attention to this disastrous disease.
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2020-11-28 18:41
Spotlight on Italian Cinema unveils lineup
TEHRAN – Spotlight on Italian Cinema will screen five movies by Italian filmmakers in Iran as the organizers of the five-day festival unveiled the lineup on Saturday.
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2020-11-28 18:37
By Manijeh Rezapoor
“When the Moon Was Full” named best at Resistance International Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Narges Abyar’s acclaimed drama “When the Moon Was Full” received the award for best feature at the closing ceremony of the 16th edition of the Resistance International Film Festival on Friday.
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2020-11-27 18:08
“Organizational Behavior in Sport” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of “Organizational Behavior in Sport” by James Skinner and Bob Stewart, has recently been published in Persian by SAMT, an Iranian publisher that provides books for university students.
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2020-11-27 18:08
Actor Parviz Purhosseini dies of COVID-19
TEHRAN -- Veteran stage and screen actor Parviz Purhosseini died of COVID-19 at the age of 79 at Tehran’s Firuzgar Hospital on Friday morning, his son Purang has confirmed.
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2020-11-27 18:07
“Tintin and Sinbad” published in Lebanon
TEHRAN – An Arabic translation of “Tintin and Sinbad”, Iranian writer Mohammad Mirkiani’s book on the cultural invasion of the West, has recently been published in Lebanon.
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2020-11-27 18:06
Iranian movies honored at IDFA
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Radiograph of a Family” and “Shadegan” won three awards at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on Thursday.
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2020-11-25 18:29
“The Night” wins awards at Molins Horror Film Festival
TEHRAN – “The Night” by Iranian director Kurosh Ahari has won three awards at the Molins Horror Film Festival in Spain.
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2020-11-25 18:25
“Hadith of Life” featuring quotes of Prophet Muhammad (S), Imams published
TEHRAN – “Hadith of Life”, a book featuring quotes of the Prophet Muhammad (S) and Imams of the Shia about the discipline of life has recently been published in English and Arabic versions.
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2020-11-25 18:20
By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
Iranian doc warns of poachers smuggling bird species into Arab countries
TEHRAN – An Iranian documentary warns about the illegitimate hunting of a specific species of birds, which are then smuggled into the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
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2020-11-24 18:39
Cinéma Vérité to screen Frederick Wiseman’s 2020 doc “City Hall”
TEHRAN – “City Hall”, Frederick Wiseman’s documentary that shows why government is necessary for people to successfully live together, will be screened at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.
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2020-11-24 18:37
3rd Sculpture Symposium of Iranian Luminaries kicks off
TEHRAN – The 3rd edition of the Sculpture Symposium of Iranian Luminaries opened during a ceremony streamed live online on Monday evening.
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2020-11-24 18:14
Indonesian festival to screen seven films from Iran
TEHRAN – The 15th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival has picked seven movies by Iranian filmmakers to be screened in the various categories of the event, which will open today in Jogja on the Indonesian island of Java.
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2020-11-24 18:02
Director Kambuzia Partovi passes away of COVID-19
TEHRAN – Iranian screenwriter and filmmaker Kambuzia Partovi died of COVID-19 at Tehran’s Day Hospital on Tuesday. He was 65.
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2020-11-23 18:42
Memoirs of Koniko Yamamura rendered into five languages
TEHRAN – “Immigrant from the Land of the Sun”, the latest book by Iranian writer Hamid Hesam containing memoirs of the mother of martyr Mohammad Babai Koniko Yamamura, has been published in several languages.
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2020-11-23 18:29
Istanbul exhibit hangs works by Iranian artists
TEHRAN – Works by Iranian artists in various media, including painting and photography, are on view in an exhibition underway at the Luna Art Gallery in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
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2020-11-23 18:26
Rafsanjan to host street performances of Divine Commander Theater Festival
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 2nd Divine Commander Theater Festival have announced that the street theater performances will take place in various places in the southern Iranian city Rafsanjan near Kerman, Commander Qassem Soleimani’s hometown, from December 21 to 26.
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2020-11-22 18:28
Iranian voice actor Changiz Jalilvand dies of COVID-19
TEHRAN – Changiz Jalilvand, the Iranian voice actor who lent his voice to Marlon Brando and Paul Newman in many acclaimed movies dubbed for Persian audiences, died of COVID-19 in a Tehran hospital on Sunday.
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2020-11-22 18:25
“Asak”, “The American Bull” honored at Chilean festival
TEHRAN – Iranian cinema took center stage at the Arica Nativa Rural Film Festival in Chile last week as “Asak” and “The American Bull” received the two main awards of the event.
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2020-11-22 18:24
Webinar to discuss Arab writers’ views on Jalal Al-e Ahmad
TEHRAN – Arab writers’ views about the renowned Iranian novelist and short story writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad will be discussed during a webinar on December 1.
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2020-11-22 18:15
Graphics highlight self-sacrifice of health workers during coronavirus era
TEHRAN – The Health Ministry in collaboration with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has produced a series of motion graphics that highlights health workers’ self-sacrifice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-11-21 18:40
Iranian cinema big winner of Herat Intl. Women’s Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian cinema was the big winner at the 6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival (HIWFF) as movies from the country garnered awards in six categories of the Afghan event on Thursday.
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2020-11-21 18:38
Persian novel explores relatives’ supportive role in life of Prophet Muhammad (S)
TEHRAN – Iranian writer Maryam Rahi has underlined the supportive role a number of the relatives played in the life of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in her latest novel.
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2020-11-21 18:35
Resistance festival opens with tribute to Commander Qassem Soleimani
TEHRAN – The 16th edition of the Resistance International Film Festival was inaugurated on Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Kerman with a tribute to martyr Qassem Soleimani.
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2020-11-20 18:37
Iran ceramic art biennial hosts Cypriot envoy Petros Nacouzis
TEHRAN – Cypriot Ambassador Petros T. Nacouzis on Thursday paid a visit to the 11th National Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Ceramic Art currently underway at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center.
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2020-11-20 18:34
Mahak celebrates World Children’s Day with online painting exhibition
TEHRAN – An online exhibition of paintings created at the Mahak Charity Society, a Tehran-based major medical center for children with cancer, opened on Friday to celebrate World Children’s Day.
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2020-11-20 18:33
IRIB to launch radio network to remember Commander Qassem Soleimani’s martyrdom anniversary
TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting plans to launch a radio network to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Commander Qassem Soleimani.
