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Today 18:17
“The Silent Patient” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – English-Cypriot writer Alex Michaelides’ debut novel “The Silent Patient” has recently been published in Persian by Sang Publications in Tehran.
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Today 18:16
Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival honors four veterans
TEHRAN – Four Iranian veteran theater artists including prominent tazieh performers Gholam-Ali Ayyubi and Abolfazl Kababian have been honored with lifetime achievement awards during the closing ceremony of the 19th edition of the Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival.
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Today 18:15
“23 Individuals” to come to Iranian theaters in November
TEHRAN – Mehdi Jafari’s acclaimed movie “23 Individuals”, about 23 young Iranian volunteers who were captives during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is scheduled to go on screen at Iranian theaters during November.
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Today 18:13
Power and social identity under spotlight in Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN -- A group of Iranian and foreign artists is showcasing their latest works in Tehran in an exhibition that aims to put a spotlight on power and social identity.
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Today 18:12
Bust of actor Ezzatollah Entezami set up in Tehran
TEHRAN -- The Tehran Municipality has set up a bust of veteran actor Ezzatollah Entezami near his house in the Aqdasieh neighborhood.
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Today 18:11
Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh” to represent Iran at Oscars
TEHRAN -- Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh” has been selected as Iran’s submission to the 92nd Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.
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Yesterday 18:45
“How the Zebra Got Its Stripes” published in Persian
TEHRAN – “How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Darwinian Stories Told Through Evolutionary Biology”, a book by French writer and blogger Léo Grasset, has been published in Persian in Tehran.
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Yesterday 18:44
“The Fishermen” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Prominent young Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma’s debut novel “The Fishermen” has recently been published in Persian by Chatrang Publications in Tehran.
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Yesterday 18:41
Omid Salehi named Iran’s film photographer of the year
TEHRAN – Omid Salehi has been selected as Iran’s film photographer of the year for his collection of the highly acclaimed movie “When the Moon Was Full”.
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Yesterday 18:40
Youth Film Making Olympiad of Iran opens in Isfahan
TEHRAN – The third edition of the Youth Film Making Olympiad of Iran opened at the Isfahan branch of the Art Bureau on Saturday, the organizers announced.
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Yesterday 18:38
Four cultural figures to receive Ghadir Artistic Awards
TEHRAN – Four cultural figures will be honored during the Sixth Ghadir Artistic Awards, which will be presented during a special ceremony at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran tomorrow.
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Yesterday 18:37
Love is Folly festival to screen movies from Iran
TEHRAN – “Yeva” and “Dayan” will be competing in the 27th Love is Folly International Film Festival, which will take place in Varna, Bulgaria from August 23 to September 1.
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Yesterday 18:32
Navaye Rahmat Intl. Daf Festival wraps up
TEHRAN – The 9th edition of the Navaye Rahmat International Daf Festival came to an end on Friday during a ceremony at Bahman Cineplex in Sanandaj, the capital of the western Iranian province of Kordestan.
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2019-08-16 18:28
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* An exhibition of paintings by Javid Andalib is underway at Ace Gallery.
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2019-08-16 18:26
Iranian films line up for Reading Film Festival
TEHRAN – Several films from Iranian directors will be competing in different sections of the Reading Film Festival taking place in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania from October 31 to November 3, the organizers have announced.
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2019-08-16 18:24
Isfahan festival to screen children’s favorite films of classical Iranian cinema
TEHRAN – A selection of five favorite children’s movies from Iranian cinema during the 1980s and 1990s as well as restored versions of seven other films will go on screen during the 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan, the organizers announced on Friday.
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2019-08-16 18:23
Shams and Rumi festival opens in Khoy
TEHRAN – The 2nd National Festival of Shams and Molana opened on Thursday in the northwestern Iranian city of Khoy, which is home to the tomb of Shams, the mentor of the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi.
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2019-08-16 18:22
Show of Hands Festival puts focus on solo woodwind instruments improvisation
TEHRAN – The third edition of the Show of Hands Festival has put its spotlight on solo woodwind instruments improvisation, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2019-08-16 18:18
Critics honor “The House of Bernarda Alba” director Ali Rafiei
TEHRAN – Iran’s Critic and Theatrical Writers Society of the Theater Forum picked “The House of Bernarda Alba” by director Ali Rafiei as the best play of the year.
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2019-08-14 18:18
“The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Bestselling American historical romance author Julia Quinn’s “The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband” has been published in Persian in Tehran.
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2019-08-14 18:15
Tehran theater hosts Slawomir Mrozek’s “Party”
TEHRAN – Iranian director Nima Aqakhani staged Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek’s play “The Party” at Tehran’s Mehregan Theater on Monday.
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2019-08-14 18:14
Madrid Animario picks Iran’s “Mr. Deer”
TEHRAN – Iranian director Mojtaba Musavi’s animated movie “Mr. Deer” will be competing at the 2nd edition of the Animario International Contemporary Animation Festival of Madrid in Spain, Iran’s Art Bureau announced on Wednesday.
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2019-08-14 18:09
Tehran Provincial Government says it will back street performers
TEHRAN – Governor-General of Tehran Province Anushiravan Mohseni Bandpey said on Tuesday that the Tehran Provincial Government will support street performers by granting the necessary permissions.
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2019-08-14 18:06
“Karun” wins Green Planet Award at Rhode Island festival
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani’s short documentary “Karun” about the environmental threats to Iran’s limited water resources over the long term has won the Green Planet Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) in the United States, the organizers have announced.
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2019-08-14 18:03
Navaye Rahmat Intl. Daf Festival opens in Sanandaj
TEHRAN – The 9th Navaye Rahmat International Daf Festival opened on Tuesday during an open-air ceremony in the Shano Park of the city of Sanandaj, which is considered as the birthplace of the daf instrument.
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2019-08-13 18:12
“She Is the Darkness” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – “She Is the Darkness”, the 7th novel in the “The Black Company” dark fantasy series written by American author Glen Cook, has recently been published in Persian by Tandis Publications in Tehran.
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2019-08-13 18:06
“The Sixth String” to go on screen at Korea Indie-AniFest
TEHRAN – Iranian animator Bahram Azimi’s “The Sixth String” will be competing at the 15th Indie-AniFest - Korea Independent Animation Film Festival, Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC), which is the producer of the short animation, announced on Tuesday.
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2019-08-13 18:04
“The Star-Spangled Girl” on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian director Ashkan Zare staged American playwright Neil Simon’s “The Star-Spangled Girl” at Tehran’s Simorq Theater on Tuesday.
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2019-08-13 18:03
“Finding Farideh” to compete in Flahertiana festival
TEHRAN – Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh” will be competing in the 19th Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival during September in Perm, Russia, the organizers have announced.
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2019-08-13 18:01
Amir Naderi’s classics “Waiting”, “Harmonica” to hit Iranian theaters again
TEHRAN – New York-based Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi’s 1974 movies “Waiting” and “Harmonica” will go on screen at the Art and Experience Cinema halls in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan on Wednesday.
