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2024-04-21 17:50

Sahra Asadollahi wins best actress award from Beirut International Women Film Festival

TEHRAN-Iranian actress Sahra Asadollahi won an award at the 7th Beirut International Women Film Festival (BWFF), which was held from April 14 to 19 in Beirut, Lebanon.

2024-04-21 17:07

Quranic calligraphy collection unveiled at Niavaran Cultural Center

TEHRAN- The "Dowlat of Quran" collection, featuring unseen calligraphy works by Iranian master calligrapher Yadollah Kaboli, was recently unveiled at the Niavaran Cultural Center in northern Tehran.

2024-04-20 17:53

Review of Mehrjui’s works at Moscow International Film Festival

TEHRAN-The 46th Moscow International Film Festival, which is underway in the Russian capital, has dedicated a section to review the works of the late Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui.

2024-04-20 17:52

Ronda Armitage’s children’s puppet show on stage at Kanoon

TEHRAN-A children’s puppet show titled “No, No, No Cookies” is on stage at the Boustan Hall of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (known as Kanoon) in Tehran.

2024-04-20 17:42

By Ali Hamedin

"Godzilla Minus One" and "Oppenheimer": narrating the atomic bombing from two lenses

TEHRAN-In 1945, at the end of World War II, the United States sent two ambassadors of peace to Japan: “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”. These not-so-harsh names belong to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bombings killed about 220,000 people, mostly civilians.

2024-04-19 17:49

10th Islamic Revolution Art Week announces artist, event of year

TEHRAN-The closing ceremony of the tenth edition of the Islamic Revolution Art Week and the introduction of the Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year 1402 (March 2023-2024) took place Wednesday evening at Art Bureau in Tehran with the presence of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, director of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Ghomi, Art Bureau director Mohammad-Mehdi Dadman, and CEO of Mehr News Agency Mohammad-Mehdi Rahmati and other dignitaries.

2024-04-19 17:48

Colombia’s FICCI pays tribute to Asghar Farhadi

TEHRAN- The 63rd Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI), in Cartagena, Colombia, paid tribute to the world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi on April 18.

2024-04-19 17:48

National Sadi Day: celebrating the poet of wisdom and compassion

TEHRAN- Sadi, the renowned Persian poet, is considered one of the greatest literary figures in Iranian history. Born in Shiraz, Iran in the 13th century, Sadi's works have stood the test of time and continue to inspire readers around the world.

2024-04-17 22:36

Historical record of COVID-19 in Wuhan available in Persian

TEHRAN-The book “Deadly Quiet City: True Stories from Wuhan” written by Murong Xuecun has been released in the Iranian book market.

2024-04-17 22:36

IAF to celebrate Sadi Day in Tehran

TEHRAN- The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will be hosting a session on Friday to celebrate Sadi, one of the giants of classic Persian poetry and literature.

2024-04-17 22:35

35th TIBF to provide opportunity for getting acquainted with Indian literature

TEHRAN-The 35th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) will create a suitable opportunity for the Iranian society to get familiar with Indian literature, Yasser Ahmadvand, the fair director has said.

2024-04-16 22:24

Italian university to pay tribute to late Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui

TEHRAN- The Palazzo Corigliano Universita Orientale in the Italian city of Naples will host a screening of the film “La Minor,” the final work of the late Dariush Mehrjui, in tribute of the renowned Iranian filmmaker.

2024-04-16 22:21

Movie on Iran’s missile power’s founding father being produced

TEHRAN- The filming of "Endless," a movie portraying the life of Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, the founding father of Iran's missile power, has commenced in Tehran.

2024-04-15 22:33

Iranian House of Cinema to commemorate late director Kiumars Pourahmad

TEHRAN- A commemoration ceremony for the late Iranian director Kioumars Pourahmad is scheduled to take place at the Seifollah Dad Hall of the House of Cinema in Tehran on Wednesday evening.

2024-04-15 22:33

Art Bureau exhibition showcases photos of Syrian people after war

TEHRAN- A photo exhibition titled “Return; photos of life after the war in Syria” opened on Sunday at the Iran Photographers Gallery No. 2, based in Art Bureau in Tehran.

2024-04-15 22:31

New Persian translation of “Doctor Zhivago” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN-A new Persian translation of Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak’s 1957 novel “Doctor Zhivago” has come to Iranian bookstores.

2024-04-14 21:05

By Ali Hamedin

Science Fiction: a fanciful way to tell stories of colonialism : Part 2

TEHRAN- Throughout history, humans have harbored a fascination with envisioning the world of tomorrow and its potential appearance, a concept that has been imaginatively translated into literature through the genre of science fiction.

2024-04-13 19:43

City Theater to host Jean-Claude Carrière’s “An Ordinary Circuit”

TEHRAN-The play “An Ordinary Circuit” written by Jean-Claude Carrière will be staged at Tehran’s City Theater Complex from April 18.

2024-04-13 19:42

Memorial installation honors Gaza's martyred children at Tehran museum

TEHRAN- A memorial installation honoring the children martyred in Gaza, titled "Ten Thousand Worlds," is currently on display at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA).

2024-04-13 19:39

By Ali Hamedin

Science Fiction: a fanciful way to tell stories of colonialism : Part 1

TEHRAN- Throughout history, humans have harbored a fascination with envisioning the world of tomorrow and its potential appearance, a concept that has been imaginatively translated into literature through the genre of science fiction. Unlike utopian visions, sci-fi narratives frequently paint a future that is far from peaceful and perfect, often portraying scenarios involving alien invasions, malevolent empires, authoritarian dystopias, and the exploration and colonization of new territories – which can sometimes more closely resemble the past than the future.