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Yesterday 18:51
Iran seeking to boost cultural ties with Slovakia, Austria
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs, Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini, is in Europe to hold meetings with cultural officials in Slovakia and Austria with the aim of expanding relations with the two countries.
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Yesterday 18:50
“The Dust and the Crown” to go on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – The Iranian puppetry troupe Yase Tamam led by director Zahra Sabri will stage “The Dust and the Crown” at the Qashqai Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex on Thursday.
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Yesterday 18:49
Iran honors top translators
TEHRAN – Top Iranian translators were honored during the National Celebration of Translators at the Andisheh Cultural Center in Tehran on Friday.
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Yesterday 18:46
Post-revolution pop music pioneer Khashayar Etemadi quits after 27 years
TEHRAN – Singer Khashayar Etemadi, one of the few pioneers of post-revolution pop music, has regretfully announced that he is leaving the music arena after working in the field for 27 years.
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Yesterday 18:39
Folios from Shahnameh sell for over $2.1 million at Baran Auction
TEHRAN – Five folios from a rare manuscript of the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of the Persian poet Ferdowsi, has fetched 91 billion rials (over $2.1 million) during the 4th Baran Auction, which is dedicated to the sale of calligraphic paintings and calligraphy works.
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Yesterday 18:36
Canada-Tunisia production “Brotherhood” wins grand prize at Tehran short film festival
TEHRAN – “Brotherhood”, a co-production between Canada and Tunisia by Canada-based Tunisian director Meryam Joobeur, received the grand prize in the international competition of the 36th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) in Tehran, the organizers announced on Friday.
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2019-11-15 18:40
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* Vista Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Tayyebeh Dejdoost.
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2019-11-15 18:39
Iranian, Azerbaijani cultural officials meet in Baku
TEHRAN – The director of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), Abuzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman, and the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Abulfas Garayev, met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on Thursday.
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2019-11-15 18:38
Director Kamal Tabrizi receives Japanese government’s honor
TEHRAN – Kamal Tabrizi, director of the 2003 Iran-Japan joint production “Carpet of the Wind”, was decorated with Japan’s Foreign Minister’s Commendation during a special ceremony at the Embassy of Japan in Tehran on Thursday.
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2019-11-15 18:25
Georgia hosts Iranian cultural days
TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural days event featuring a variety of art exhibitions, musical performances and film screenings was held last week at the Akaki Tsereteli State University in the Georgian city of Kutaisi.
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2019-11-15 18:23
Voice actor Reza Abdi dies at 88
TEHRAN – Voice actor Reza Abdi, who was mostly famous for playing roles in the popular radio comedy programs “Friday Morning with You” and “Iranian Friday”, died at a Tehran hospital on Thursday. He was at 88.
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2019-11-15 18:21
Iranian cultural festival opens in Bratislava
TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural festival opened in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava on Thursday.
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2019-11-13 18:13
Iranian troupe to take “Happy Days” to Armenia
TEHRAN – The Iranian theater troupe Hedayat led by director Vahid Taqizadeh will perform Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s play “Happy Days” at the Goy Theater Hall in Yerevan, Armenia tonight.
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2019-11-13 18:10
Vitre Iranian film festival unveils lineup
TEHRAN – A lineup of 12 Iranian films will go on screen in the first edition of the New Images of Iran (Nouvelles Images d’Iran), a film festival that will be running in the northwestern French town of Vitré from December 11 to 15.
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2019-11-13 18:09
Iran’s “Finding Farideh” among docs submitted for Oscars
TEHRAN – The Iranian film “Finding Farideh” is on the list of 159 documentary features submitted for the 92nd Academy Awards as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the submissions on Tuesday.
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2019-11-13 18:07
Tehran prosecutor lifts ban on “The Paternal House”
TEHRAN – Mohammad-Mehdi Tabatabainejad, the director of the Culture Ministry’s Supervision and Evaluation Office, announced on Wednesday that the Tehran prosecutor has overturned the Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court’s October decision to ban the honor killing drama “The Paternal House”.
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2019-11-13 18:03
Iranian, Russian cultural officials meet in Tehran
TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Pavel Stepanov and Cinema Organization of Iran director Hossein Entezami met at the Film Museum of Iran in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2019-11-13 18:03
Iran Book Week kicks off in Yazd
TEHRAN – The 27th Iran Book Week opened on Wednesday in Yazd, the central Iranian city that is Iran’s 2019 Book Capital.
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2019-11-12 18:51
Iran to honor books on warriors who fought against Daesh
TEHRAN – Iran plans to annually award books on the warriors who fought against the terrorist group Daesh, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2019-11-12 18:14
“Sheep” on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – A loose adaptation of ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles’ play “Ajax”, which has been renamed “Sheep”, had its first performance at Tehran’s Shano Theater Hall on Tuesday.
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2019-11-12 18:13
Adaptation of “On the Street Where You Live” to go on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – Iranian director Amin Miri will stage an adaptation of “On the Street Where You Live” from the Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, at Tehran’s Shahrzad Theater in late November.
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2019-11-12 18:12
British Reverend Napier Malcolm under spotlight in Iranian documentary
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hassan Naqqashi has recently completed his documentary “Malcolm” about the mission of the British Reverend Napier Malcolm (1870-1921) in the Iranian city of Yazd.
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2019-11-12 18:11
Tehran conference to discuss connections between art and the environment
TEHRAN – The 2nd International Conference on Iranian Visual Arts and the Environment will open at the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran tomorrow.
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2019-11-12 18:10
“Tattoo” star Behdokht Valian crowned best at Italian festival
TEHRAN – Iranian actress Behdokht Valian was named best actress for her role in director Farhad Delaram’s drama “Tattoo” at the 37th Sulmona International Film Festival in Italy, the organizers announced on Saturday.
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2019-11-12 18:09
Tallinn Black Nights festival to screen nine films from Iran
TEHRAN – A lineup of nine Iranian films will be screened in the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, which will take place in the Estonian city from November 15 to December 1.
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2019-11-11 18:32
Audio version of “Football Against the Enemy” released in Persian
TEHRAN – An audio version of the Persian translation of British author Simon Kuper’s book “Football Against the Enemy” has recently been released by Cheshmeh Publications in Tehran.
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2019-11-11 18:29
Youth Poetry Book of the Year winners announced
TEHRAN – The winners of the 3rd edition of the Youth Poetry Book of the Year were announced during a ceremony at the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday.
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2019-11-11 18:27
Kurdish writer Mastureh Ardalan subject of Iranian docudrama
TEHRAN – Stage director Qotbeddin Sadeqi announced his plan on Monday to make a TV series on Mastureh Ardalan, the Iranian Kurdish poet and historian who lived during the first half of the 19th century.
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2019-11-11 18:21
Children to join Noah on his epic journey at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – Iranian actress and director Maryam Motaref plans to mesmerize children by bringing the story of Noah’s ark and his journey to life in performances at a Tehran theater.
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2019-11-11 18:18
“Reza” named best at Asian Film Festival Barcelona
TEHRAN – Iranian director Alireza Motamedi’s film “Reza” was crowned best in the official section of the 7th Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) in the Spanish city on Sunday.
