Mexican magazine Central spotlights health workers with cartoon by Alireza Pakdel 

TEHRAN – Central, a magazine on art, entertainment and health based in Mexico City, has spotlighted the medical workers on the front line of the campaign against COVID-19 by publishing a cartoon by Iranian artist Alireza Pakdel on the front cover of its June-July edition.

Iran’s cultural centers in Kazakhstan, Serbia organize photo exhibitions on Imam Khomeini 

TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural centers in Kazakhstan and Serbia will commemorate the 31st death anniversary of Imam Khomeini by organizing exhibitions of photos of the founder of the Islamic Republic.

Hassan Tofiq, cartoonist of popular satirical magazine Tofiq, dies at 95 

TEHRAN – Cartoonist Hassan Tofiq, who worked for and presided over Tofiq, Iran’s most popular satirical magazine before the Islamic revolution, died of heart failure at a Tehran hospital on Sunday. He was 95.

IIDCYA to screen naqqali performances on Instagram

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) plans to publish several naqqali performances on its Instagram in the near future.

Persian sci-fi “Monster Hunt” on capture of U.S. RQ-170 spy drone by Iran published 

TEHRAN – A Persian science fiction recounting the story of a U.S. RQ-170 spy drone captured by Iran in 2011 has been published.

Photographer Mohammad Rezai snaps pics of volunteers helping fight coronavirus

TEHRAN – Photographer Mohammad Rezai has made his best efforts to record the COVID-19 pandemic at the very beginning by covering the volunteer groups that stepped in to bury the dead bodies and help medical workers on the front line of the campaign against the novel virus.

Book fairs commemorate death anniversary of Imam Khomeini

TEHRAN – The Art and Cultural Organization of the Tehran Municipality has organized 25 book fairs across the capital to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.

“Hafez and Goethe”, “Vars” honored at Archaeology Channel Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN – The Iranian documentaries “Hafez and Goethe” and “Vars” were honored at the Archaeology Channel International Film Festival in the United States, the organizers have announced.

Children’s writer Ekrami narrates “Adventures of Mashti Mamdali’s Car” on Tehran social culture  

TEHRAN – Children’s writer Jamaleddian Ekrami, who is best known for his poem collections “The Wooden Horse” and “Hey! Hey! It’s Spring”, has recently completed his latest book “Adventures of Mashti Mamdali’s Car”.

Tehran Municipality launches sculpture contest to promote reading

TEHRAN – The Beautification Organization of the Tehran Municipality has launched a sculpture contest to promote the culture of book reading in the country.

IIDCYA announces winners of art competition on Martyr Soleimani  

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has announced winners of a painting and calligraphy contest named “Like Father, Kind” on martyr Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Film Museum of Iran reopens after 3-month coronavirus closure

TEHRAN – The Film Museum of Iran reopened on Thursday after over a three-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iran grants loans to 21 film projects hit by COVID-19 lockdown losses

TEHRAN – The Cinema Organization of Iran announced on Thursday that it has allocated a loan of 3 billion rials (over $71,000) to each of 21 film projects hit by the coronavirus shutdown.

Birthday of Iranian-Turkmen poet Makhtum-Qoli Faraghi celebrated

TEHRAN – The 287th birth anniversary of the Iranian-Turkmen poet Makhtum-Qoli Faraghi (Magtymguly Pyragy, 1733-1790) was celebrated in a seminar aired on the IRIB channel of Golestan Province on Wednesday. 

Ebrahim Haqiqi reproduces world-famous artworks in new collection “Coronaism”

TEHRAN – The 70-year-old Iranian graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi has reproduced some world-famous artworks in his new collection “Coronaism”, which is on view in an online exhibit at Golestan Gallery in Tehran.

Iranian doc spotlights veterans deported after fighting in U.S. wars

TEHRAN – An Iranian documentary directed by Mohammad Tayyebi scrutinizes the multiple cases of non-U.S. veterans who fought for the U.S. Army in Iraq, hoping that they will receive U.S. citizenship without further requirements, but the U.S. declined to grant them citizenship, and others who were deported on different charges.  

Adel Bozdudeh plans to restage “An Accident in the City of Puppets” after pandemic 

TEHRAN – Puppeteer Adel Bozdudeh plans to restage his puppet show “An Accident in the City of Puppets” nearly fifty years after its premiere in Tehran.

Persian novel reveals Mossad’s top-secret meeting 

TEHRAN – A Persian novel that has recently been published in Tehran discloses a large meeting of Mossad, an Israeli intelligence community, and high-ranking Jewish officials from across the world after the creation of the Zionist regime in 1948.

Goethe Museum Düsseldorf next stop for Gunther Uecker’s “Tribute to Hafez”

TEHRAN – Iran’s Visual Arts Office director Hadi Mozaffari has said that the Goethe Museum Düsseldorf will be the next place to host German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker’s exhibition “Tribute to Hafez”.

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Face mask paintings depict Shahnameh character fighting corona monster

TEHRAN – Ferdowsi’s masterpiece Shahnameh and its seven adventures have been the source of inspiration for Iranian graphic designer Yazdan Saadi’s new collection of paintings on face masks, which depict the mythical Iranian hero Rustam fighting coronavirus monsters.

Actress Sediqeh Kianfar passes away at 88

TEHRAN – Iranian actress Sediqeh Kianfar, who played roles in Dariush Mehrjui’s cult film “Hamun” and Marzieh Borumand’s popular series “All My Children”, died from heart failure at her home in Tehran on Friday. She was 88.

Iran’s “Eyes and Arms” honored at Hot Docs 2020 

TEHRAN – “Eyes and Arms” by Iranian filmmaker Panahbarkhoda Rezai has won an honorable mention at Hot Docs, a major Canadian international documentary festival, which is currently being run online in Toronto.

Iran reopens movies theaters in “white areas” after virus shutdown

TEHRAN – The Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) has announced on Monday that the movie theaters in the so-called “white areas” or regions with no coronavirus hospitalizations in the past two weeks are allowed to reopen.

Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi’s travelog of Iran published in Persian  

TEHRAN – A diary of Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi’s travel to Iran during the 17th century has been published in Persian, the Iranian publisher Elmi Farhangi has announced.

Bangladeshi publisher Saeed Bari releases book on Commander Qassem Soleimani 

TEHRAN – The Bangladeshi publisher Saeed Bari has recently published a book on IRGC Quds chief Qassem Soleimani.

Theater owners call on Rouhani to lift coronavirus restrictions 

TEHRAN – The Association of Iranian Theater Owners has asked President Hassan Rouhani to lift the coronavirus restriction on cinemas, calling for reopening of the theaters across the country based on the health protocols during the pandemic.

Iranian artists to produce works on Palestine’s resistance on Quds Day 

TEHRAN – Over 30 Iranian artists will be creating artworks on the resistance of Palestinians in a gathering to be held in the courtyard of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam, in Mashhad on International Quds Day on Friday.

Kenneth Oppel’s “Half Brother” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Canadian children’s writer Kenneth Oppel’s story “Half Brother” has come to Iranian bookstores.

Tehran Symphony Orchestra releases video of “Ode to Joy”

TEHRAN – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra has released a video featuring a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy” produced along with over 170 world musicians and vocalists to give encouragement to people around the world in the battle with COVID-19.

Alireza Qorbani, world musicians release Sadi-inspired music video in pandemic 

TEHRAN – A music video inspired by Persian poet Sadi’s famous poem “The Sons of Adam Are Limbs of Each Other” has been released with the voice of Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani in collaboration with several Italian singers and overseas musicians during the pandemic.