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Today 18:12
Outsider Pictures signs rights to U.S., Canadian sales for Iranian drama “Pinto”
TEHRAN – Outsider Pictures, a sales and distribution company releasing films in the U.S. and Canada, has acquired rights to Iranian drama “Pinto” directed by Narges Abyar, Persian news media announced on Tuesday.
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Today 18:10
Belgian Iranologist Pierre Lecoq decorated with Mahmud Afshar Award
TEHRAN – Belgian Iranologist Pierre Lecoq has received Iran’s Mahmud Afshar Historical Literary Award.
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Today 18:07
Sadeq Ahangaran, “Khomeini’s nightingale”, releases his memoirs
TEHRAN – Eulogist Sadeq Ahangaran, who was dubbed by the Iraqi state radio “Khomeini’s nightingale” during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, has recently released his memoirs.
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Yesterday 18:42
Iranian puppeteers to build “The House of Bernarda Alba” at Charleville-Mézières festival
TEHRAN – Yase Tamam, an Iranian puppetry group, will perform Garcia Lorca’s 1936 tragedy “The House of Bernarda Alba” at the 26th edition of the World Puppet Theatre Festival in the French city of Charleville-Mézières.
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Yesterday 18:40
“Sun Children” crowned best at Zlin Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Sun Children” directed by Majid Majidi has won the Golden Slipper for best feature film in the junior category of the 61st edition of the Zlin Film Festival in Czech.
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Yesterday 18:37
Art Bureau launches poetry congress to laud General Soleimani’s valor in war
TEHRAN – The Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has launched a poetry congress to salute Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani for his valor during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
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2021-09-20 19:07
Religion Today Film Festival picks nine movies from Iran
TEHRAN – A lineup of nine movies by Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the 24th edition of the Religion Today Film Festival.
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2021-09-20 19:06
Iran’s “White Clad” joins 2022 Oscars long list for shorts
TEHRAN – “White Clad” by Iranian director Reza Fahimi has been added to the long list of movies competing to receive a nomination for the best short film Oscar in 2022.
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2021-09-20 19:04
“Lost Whispers in the Distance” explores refugee misery in Europe
TEHRAN – In his latest documentary “Lost Whispers in the Distance” Budapest-based Iranian filmmaker Mansur Foruzesh has turned the spotlight on the hard lives of refugees in Europe, particularly those who are Iranians.
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2021-09-19 18:17
Producer Elaheh Nobakht selected for jury of Religion Today Film Festival
TEHRAN – Elaheh Nobakht, the producer of the acclaimed Iranian documentary “Beloved”, has been selected as a member of the jury of the 24th edition of the Religion Today Film Festival.
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2021-09-19 18:15
Bookstores call Persian readers for “The Unthinkable Revolution”
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The Unthinkable Revolution in Iran” by Charles Kurzman, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has appeared in the Iranian bookstores.
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2021-09-19 18:10
Sapporo festival to screen shorts from Iran
TEHRAN – Seven movies by Iranian filmmakers will be screened at the 16th Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market.
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2021-09-18 18:35
“Spring in Autumn” named best Ahora Es Corto festival
TEHRAN – Iranian short drama “Spring in Autumn” by Ghasideh Golmakani has been selected as best film at the Ahora Es Corto (Now It’s Short) International Film Festival in Spain.
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2021-09-18 18:33
Iranian artists honored at Croatian cartoon contest
TEHRAN – Iranian cartoonists Majid Amini and Fakhreddin Doost-Mohammad have won the special prizes at the 16th Solin International Festival of Cartoon in Croatia.
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2021-09-18 18:30
National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature celebrated in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Groups of Iranian literati and cultural figures came together during a meeting at Maqbarat ush-Shoara (Cemetery Of Poets) in Tabriz on Friday evening to celebrate the National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature.
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2021-09-17 19:01
“The Cats of Copenhagen” housed at bookstores in Iran
TEHRAN – Irish novelist James Joyce’s “The Cats of Copenhagen” has been published in Persian.
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2021-09-17 18:59
Alireza Qorbani, Alim Qasimov team up for Konya mystic music festival
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani and Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov will give a joint concert during the 18th edition of the Konya International Mystic Music Festival.
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2021-09-17 18:57
Iranian movies line up for Busan film festival
TEHRAN – Five movies by Iranian filmmakers, including Saghar Farhadi’s acclaimed drama “A Hero”, will be screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) as the organizers announced the official lineup last week.
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2021-09-15 18:44
“Fourth Wall”, “Up to the Sea” picked for Bucharest Animest
TEHRAN – Iranian short animations “The Fourth Wall” and “Up to the Sea, She Weaves a Dream” will compete in the 16th Animest International Animation Film Festival, which will take place in Bucharest, Romania from October 8 to 17.
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2021-09-15 18:40
SATRA calls for explanation after Google Play removes Iranian apps
TEHRAN – The Iranian Audiovisual Media Regulatory Authority (SATRA) has called for an explanation following Google Play’s decision to remove several Iranian applications from its store.
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2021-09-15 18:37
“Uprising Season” seeks buyers in global game market
TEHRAN – Director of “Uprising Season” Emad Rahmani has said that the producers of the game are seeking buyers in the global game market.
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2021-09-14 18:35
Zurich Film Festival to screen three movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Three movies by Iranian filmmakers have been selected to be screened at the 17th edition of the Zurich Film Festival.
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2021-09-14 18:33
Lviv Golden Lion festival next stop to perform “Holodomor”, “Women’s Auschwitz”
TEHRAN – Iranian troupe Segane will perform their popular plays “Holodomor” and “Women’s Auschwitz” during the Golden Lion International Theatre Festival in Ukraine following their performances last week in a festival in the country.
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2021-09-14 18:31
El Faro to publish book on Arbaeen gathering in Colombian
TEHRAN – The El Faro International Publishing House in the Colombian capital of Bogota has announced its plan to publish a book on the Arbaeen gathering.
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2021-09-13 18:17
“Echo”, “Haboob” to compete in Portugal CineEco festival
TEHRAN – Acclaimed Iranian animations “Echo” and “Haboob” will be competing in the 27th edition of the CineEco – Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival in Portugal.
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2021-09-13 18:15
“Sami”, “Parizad” honored at Kazan International Muslim Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Sami” and “Parizad” have won two awards at the 16th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival in Russia.
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2021-09-13 18:13
IBBY picks three Iranian books for Honor List 2020
TEHRAN – The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has selected three Iranian books for its Honor List 2020.
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2021-09-12 18:27
“Bone Marrow”, “Hit the Road”, “Maya” to compete in Vancouver festival
TEHRAN – The 40th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival will screen the Iranian movies “Bone Marrow”, “Hit the Road” and “Maya”.
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2021-09-12 18:25
Book on ethics, propaganda in U.S. comics, films published in Persian
TEHRAN – “War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film” by Marc DiPaolo, an assistant professor of English and film at Oklahoma City University, has been published in Persian.
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2021-09-12 18:21
“Kill Mehdi Araqi”, book on Iranian political dissident introduced
TEHRAN – A book entitled “Kill Mehdi Araqi” on political dissident Seyyed Mehdi Araqi during the reign of the Shah was introduced on Saturday during a meeting in Tehran.
