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Today 19:22
TISFF picks 63 films for intl. competition
TEHRAN – A lineup of 63 short films from 19 countries will be competing in the international section of the 37th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), which will open tomorrow.
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Today 19:20
Play on top IRGC commander Borunesi to go on stage at City Theater Complex
TEHRAN – A play about the life story of Abdolhossein Borunesi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, will go on stage at the Sayeh Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex on Thursday.
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Today 19:19
Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” comes into Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama has recently been published by Mehr-Andish Publications in Tehran.
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Today 19:18
Tehran virtual book fair kicks off
TEHRAN – The virtual edition of the Tehran Book Fair was inaugurated in a ceremony held at the Iran Book and Literature House on Tuesday.
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Today 19:16
Neyanban virtuoso Mohsen Sharifian introduces electronic bagpipe
TEHRAN – Neyanban virtuoso Mohsen Sharifian is introducing an electronic version of the Persian instrument.
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Today 19:11
Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
Art exclusively for dealers’ benefit at auctions
TEHRAN – “Art for art’s sake” and “art for people’s sake” are phrases that have been expressed to describe the philosophy of art throughout different periods of history.
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Yesterday 19:10
Hirmand publishes two short stories by D. H. Lawrence in one book
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of D. H. Lawrence’s short stories “A Modern Lover” and “Tickets, Please” has been published in a single book by Hirmand Publications in Tehran.
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Yesterday 19:08
93 calligraphy works to compete in Fajr Festival of Visual Arts
TEHRAN – A collection of 93 calligraphy works have been selected to compete in the 13th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts to be held in the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in February.
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Yesterday 19:05
Painting exhibit to raise funds for children with cancer
TEHRAN – A charity exhibition of paintings by 64 children will open online in Tehran to raise funds for children suffering from cancer.
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Yesterday 19:03
Yari festival to open with actor Ali Nasirian’s message
TEHRAN – The 20th edition of the Yari Iranian Film Festival in the Swedish capital of Stockholm will be inaugurated Sunday with the opening message of stage and screen actor Ali Nasirian.
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Yesterday 19:01
Owj to compete in Fajr festival with seven films
TEHRAN – Seven productions from the Owj Arts and Media Organization, a major institution that produces revolutionary works in art and cinema, will be screened at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.
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Yesterday 18:57
Iran nominates Zahra Amini for workshop at Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava
TEHRAN – Iran has nominated Zahra Amini for a workshop at the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced on Monday.
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Yesterday 10:15
Imam Reza shrine hosts mourners of Prophet’s daughter
TEHRAN - Pilgrims commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the city of Mashhad on Saturday night. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was held under strict health protocols.
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2021-01-17 19:11
“Dead Poets Don’t Write Detective Novels” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Bjorn Larsson’s book “Dead Poets Don’t Write Detective Novels” has recently been published by Nimaj Publications in Tehran.
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2021-01-17 19:01
Movies from Iran line up for Bangladesh children’s festival
TEHRAN – A lineup of 22 Iranian movies including features, shorts and animations will be competing in the 14th Bangladesh International Children’s Film Festival, which will be running from January 30 to February 5, the organizers have announced.
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2021-01-17 19:00
Tehran Intl. Short Film Festival to open on Wednesday
TEHRAN – The 37th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) will open on Wednesday.
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2021-01-17 18:58
Tehran Auction grosses about $4 million
TEHRAN – The 13th Tehran Auction has grossed about 880 billion rials (about $4 million based on Iran’s free-market exchange rate: $1 = 221,000 rials).
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2021-01-17 18:54
Iran’s “Coexist”, “Quarantine”, “The Note” honored at Meihodo visual media festival
TEHRAN – “Coexist” by documentarian Komeil Soheili, “Quarantine” by photographer Maryam Saeidpur and “The Note” by photographer Siavash Eydani, all from Iran, have won the top prizes of the Third Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival in Japan.
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2021-01-17 18:50
Spanish translation of “My Uncle Soleimani” appears in Venezuela
TEHRAN – A Spanish translation of “My Uncle Soleimani”, a book that reflects Martyr Qassem Soleimani’s affection for children, has recently been published in Venezuela.
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2021-01-17 18:17
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* A collection of paintings by Mehdi Mashayekhi named “Brick Art” is on view in an exhibition at Negar Gallery.
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2021-01-13 18:57
28 plays to compete at 39th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival
TEHRAN – 28 plays have been selected for the national competition section of the 39th Fajr International Theater Festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday.
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2021-01-13 18:56
Persian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s stories published in Bangladesh
TEHRAN – A book containing 10 stories by the renowned Iranian novelist and short story writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad has recently been published in the Bengali language in Bangladesh, the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) has announced.
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2021-01-13 18:55
Friedrich Durrenmatt’s “Execution of Justice” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The Execution of Justice” (“Justiz”) by Friedrich Durrenmatt has recently been published by Borj Publications in Tehran.
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2021-01-13 18:53
John Dos Passos’ “The 42nd Parallel” published in Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of American novelist John Dos Passos’ “The 42nd Parallel” from the U.S.A. Trilogy has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
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2021-01-13 18:50
Sculptor Hamid Kangarani deems his wax effigy of Commander Soleimani acceptable
TEHRAN – Sculptor Hamid Kangarani, whose wax effigy of Martyr Qassem Soleimani was unveiled at the Museum of Luminaries at Tehran’s Milad Tower last Saturday, said on Tuesday that his statue is a better likeness of the legendary commander than those inferior statues of him set up across the country following his assassination.
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2021-01-13 18:47
When East Meets West forum to present Iran's “Fill in the Blanks”
TEHRAN – The acclaimed Iranian documentary “Fill in the Blanks” will be presented during the 11th edition of the When East Meets West forum, an Italian co-production meeting that will be held in the northeastern city of Trieste from January 25 to 28.
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2021-01-13 18:43
“Dream about Sohrab”, “The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night” picked for Goa filmfest
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Dream about Sohrab” and “The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night” will be screening at the 51st International Film Festival of India, which will open in Goa on Saturday.
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2021-01-12 18:47
Fajr art festival to honor COVID-19 photographers
TEHRAN – The Fajr Festival of Visual Arts will be honoring the photographers who were active during the pandemic, were tested positive with CVODI-19, or died of COVID-19.
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2021-01-12 18:45
Iranian Cinema Festival of Chantilly postponed to November 2021
TEHRAN – The first edition of the Iranian Cinema Festival of Chantilly, which was scheduled in March, has been postponed to a later time in November, the organizers have announced.
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2021-01-12 18:43
Iraqi cultural figures portray Martyr Soleimani as great commander in new book
TEHRAN – Several Iraqi cultural figures have represented Martyr Qassem Soleimani as a great commander in a book recently published in Tehran.
