* A seminar titled "Cinema and Dialogue Among Civilizations" will open in Tehran on February 4. The seminar has been organized by Farabi Cinematic Foundation, 19th Fajr International Film Festival, Office for Cultural Research, UNESCO, and the International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations.

* Some weekly gatherings are held here at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts about wisdom and philosophy. The gathering this week focused on the issue of philosophy of art and the theories of aesthetics in the new period of idealism in Germany. Dr. Mojtahedi, Dr. Shahaboddin, Dr. Tajvidi and Master Bani-Ardalan delivered speeches to the audience on Monday.

* The 2nd International Animation Festival will be held in Tehran from January 19 to 22. The festival has been organized by the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (CIDCYA).

* During the 2nd International Green Film Festival, different music concerts will be given and several plays will be staged on the streets of the capital Tehran.

The 2nd International Green Film Festival will open in Tehran next month.

* Ten new feature films have joined the country's video network. Four are foreign films and the six Iranian films are titled ****Afflicted Generation****, ****Witch****, ****Snake****, ****Report on a Murder****, ****Tanour**** and ****Story of that Lucky Man****.

* The First International Festival on Kurdish Music will be held in London on February 2. Two prominent Iranian musicians Houshang Kamkar and Ardeshir Kamkar will take part in the festival.

* Some eight all-female music groups will take part in 16th Fajr International Music Festival. Six groups are from Tehran, one group is from Shiraz and another group is from Isfahan. The music groups will give concerts at Vahdat Hall.