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2024-08-18 19:40
Iranian short wins award at Locarno Film Festival
TEHRAN- Iranian director Melika Pazouki’s short film “The Form” has won an award at the 77th edition of Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
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2024-08-18 19:40
Kazan film festival to open with Iran’s “In the Arms of the Tree”
TEHRAN- The 20th edition of Kazan International Film Festival- Altyn Minbar is set to kick off with the premiere of “In the Arms of the Tree,” by Iranian director Babak Khajepasha in the Russian city on September 6.
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2024-08-17 19:36
Andisheh cultural center to review “Tótem”
TEHRAN- “Tótem”, a 2023 movie directed by Mexican film director and screenwriter Lila Avilés, will go on screen at the Andisheh Cultural Center in Tehran on Monday.
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2024-08-17 19:34
Digital version of “The Survivor” soundtrack album by Majid Entezami released
TEHRAN- “The Survivor” soundtrack album composed by the celebrated Iranian musician and composer Majid Entezami has been released about 30 years after the movie was screened.
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2024-08-17 16:34
Winners of "Patterns of Friendship" exhibition honored
TEHRAN- The winners of art exhibition "Patterns of Friendship", a joint painting event between Iran and Russia, were celebrated during the opening ceremony, which was held at the Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriyaka in Moscow on Wednesday.
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2024-08-16 19:41
“Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Toolkit for Facilitators” published in Persian
TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Toolkit for Facilitators” written by Judi Morin, Raj Gill, and Lucy Leu has been released in the Iranian book market.
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2024-08-16 19:41
Egyptian film “Clash” to be shown at TMoCA cinematheque
TEHRAN-The 2016 internationally co-produced drama film “Clash” directed by Mohamed Diab will be screened at the cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday.
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2024-08-16 19:36
Arbaeen theater festival to showcase ritual drama for pilgrims
TEHRAN- The 8th edition of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage International Theater Festival is scheduled to take place from Saturday until August 25 in Iraq and the border regions of Iran.
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2024-08-14 20:25
Iranian-Armenian animation wins award at Italian festival
TEHRAN- The Iranian-Armenian short animated movie “The Song of Flying Leaves” won the best animation award at the Ariano International Film Festival in Italy last week.
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2024-08-14 20:24
“Persian Echoes” to reverberate at St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theater
TEHRAN-The musical piece “Persian Echoes” by Iranian composer Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour will be performed by Mariinsky Theater Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia, on September 26.
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2024-08-14 20:23
By Ali Hamedin
“Dune 2”: a science fiction narrative of Gaza resistance
TEHRAN- Based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel and directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film "Dune" portrays a feudal society on a fictional desert planet 1,000 years in the future, which is more similar to the current situation in the Middle East. The second part of the movie was recently released. In the "Dune" series, major powers battle over a nomadic desert planet, Arrakis, because it is the only place that spice (read oil) - a product essential to space travel - can be mined.
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2024-08-13 18:46
Audio edition of "Friendship" available for Persian audience
TEHRAN-The audio version of the science writer and journalist Lydia Denworth’s acclaimed work “Friendship" has recently become available for Persian listeners.
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2024-08-13 18:45
“Smoke” appears at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN- A Persian translation of Spanish author José Ovejero’s “Smoke” (Humo) has recently been published by Ofoq Publications in Tehran.
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2024-08-13 18:44
Exploring role of patterns in architecture and art in Patternitechture 4
TEHRAN-The 4th edition of the biennial art event Patternitechture is underway at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran.
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2024-08-12 17:10
“Maigret Is Afraid” available in bookstores
TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Maigret Is Afraid” written by Belgian author Georges Simenon has been released in the Iranian book market.
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2024-08-12 17:10
Theater audiences to serve as court jury in “Terror”
TEHRAN-Iranshahr Theater Complex in Tehran will host the play “Terror” written by Ferdinand von Schirach from August 18.
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2024-08-12 17:09
“Arbaeen Cinema” to showcase films for pilgrims during Arbaeen walk
TEHRAN- An Iranian mukab on the route from Najaf to Karbala will offer daily screenings of films eight times a day for Arbaeen pilgrims.
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2024-08-11 18:53
“Myths of Management” published in Persian
TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the book “Myths of Management: What People Get Wrong About Being the Boss” written by Cary Cooper and Stefan Stern has been released in bookstores across the country.
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2024-08-11 18:53
Iranian short animation “Piano” to compete in Turkish festival
TEHRAN-The Iranian short animation “Piano,” directed by Marjan Keshani and Shahab Shamsi has been selected for the competition section of the 6th Directed By Women Turkey, due to be held from September 13 to 15 in Istanbul.
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2024-08-11 18:52
Bita Farrahi’s statue to be unveiled at Tehran’s Cinema Museum
TEHRAN-The statue of the late Iranian actress Bita Farrahi will be unveiled at a commemoration ceremony in the Cinema Museum in Tehran on Wednesday.
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2024-08-10 21:32
Iran-Brazil cinematic collaboration spurs carpet export boom, official says
TEHRAN- The screening of joint cinematic productions from Iran and Brazil has increased the export of Iranian handwoven carpets to Brazil, the Head of the Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce has announced.
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2024-08-10 17:22
Documentary “Noqte” on Iranian calligraphy premieres on TV BRICS
TEHRAN- The documentary film "Noqte," which explores the art of Iranian calligraphy, is set to have its world premiere in Russia, presented by the TV BRICS International Media Network. This unveiling marks a significant milestone, as the film will reach audiences across the BRICS+ countries.
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2024-08-09 23:06
Ariel Dorfman’s “Death and the Maiden” to be staged at City Theater
TEHRAN-The play “Death and the Maiden” by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman will be staged at the City Theater in Tehran from August 14.
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2024-08-09 23:06
TMoCA cinematheque to screen Lotfy Nathan’s “Harka”
TEHRAN-The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will screen the 2022 movie “Harka” written and directed by Lotfy Nathan on Sunday.
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2024-08-09 19:34
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* Paintings by Mohammad Mastandehi are on view in an exhibition at CAMA – Contemporary and Modern Art Gallery. Named “Ascension”, the exhibit runs until August 15 at the gallery located at No. 44, 10th Golestan, Pasdaran St.
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2024-08-09 19:33
DEFC new animation to highlight tragedy of Palestinian artist
TEHRAN- The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) is set to produce a new animation titled "I Am Heba Zagout," which portrays the life and martyrdom of Palestinian visual artist Heba Zaqout.
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2024-08-07 21:32
Iranian short film “Abraham” competes in 20th HollyShorts Film Festival
TEHRAN-The Iranian short film “Abraham” co-directed by Elnaz Ghaderpour and Reza Gamini is present at the 20th HollyShorts Film Festival which kicks off on August 8 in California, the U.S.
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2024-08-06 19:08
Ruholamin unveils new painting on Hazrat Abbas (AS)
TEHRAN- Iranian artist Hassan Ruholamin unveiled a new artwork on the Ashura event on Monday to commemorate Hazrat Abbas (AS), the brother of Imam Hussein (AS) and the standard-bearer of the Imam’s group during the battle of Ashura in 680, during which the Imam and his companions were martyred.
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2024-08-06 19:08
7th Bazi-Bazaar to present newly-designed Iranian board games
TEHRAN- The 7th edition of Bazi Bazaar (Games Market), which is a specialized event to present Iranian board games, will be held at Mina Dome Planetarium in Tehran on Friday, August 9.
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2024-08-06 19:07
Ismail Haniyeh award to be presented at Resistance Theater Festival
TEHRAN-The 19th edition of Iran's Resistance International Theater Festival has introduced a special award named after Ismail Haniyeh, chief of the political bureau of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, for its upcoming event, the organizers have announced.