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2021-04-11 12:48
Sima Films to produce series on war hero General Ali Sayyad Shirazi
TEHRAN – Sima Films, a film production studio affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), announced on Sunday that it is producing a series on the war hero Ali Sayyad Shirazi.
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2021-04-10 17:32
Canadian exhibition showcases works by Iranian artist
TEHRAN –Works by Iranian artist Yousha Bashir are currently on view at a 3D virtual exhibition, which has been organized by the Vantage Art Projects, a Canada-based collaborative curatorial platform and online magazine for contemporary art.
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2021-04-10 17:30
Belgian film festival to review Iranian cinema
TEHRAN –The MOOOV Film Festival, which is scheduled to open in Bruges, Belgium, on April 20, has dedicated a special section to Iranian films.
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2021-04-10 12:00
Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” published in Persian
TEHRAN – American novelist and playwright Cormac McCarthy’s 1985 novel “Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West” has recently been published in Persian.
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2021-04-09 17:02
What’s in Tehran art galleries
An exhibition of miniatures by Hadith Fakhr is currently underway at Aran Gallery. Entitled “The Infinite World”, the exhibition will run until May 7 at the gallery located at 5 Lolagar St., Neauphle-le-Chateau St.
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2021-04-09 17:02
“Humankind: A Hopeful History” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Dutch popular historian and author Rutger Bregman’s book “Humankind: A Hopeful History” has recently been published by the Logos Publications in Tehran.
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2021-04-09 17:01
By Mohammad Araghi
‘Read and fight for what's right’, Danish-Lebanese artist tells the youth
Now at 29 years of age, the Danish-Lebanese artist is now a father of two, and as a Muslim artist, he is dealing with the reality of today’s lifestyle in the pandemic. Having experienced a journey of self-realization in his early twenties, Ali Al Hadi says Islamic artists have a big responsibility to fulfill.
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2021-04-09 11:58
Iranian filmmaker Majid Movasseghi on Visions du Reel jury
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Majid Movasseghi has been selected again as a member of a jury for the Visions du Reel International Film Festival in Switzerland, the organizers have announced.
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2021-04-07 20:00
Attar Neyshaburi Biennial Conference to be held on Friday
TEHRAN - Attar Neyshaburi Biennial Conference entitled "Shadow in the Sun" will be held virtually on Friday by the National Commission for UNESCO-Iran.
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2021-04-07 19:00
“Chernobyl 01:23:40” appears in Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster” by English writer Andrew Leatherbarrow has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
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2021-04-07 18:06
Tehran shuts down movie theaters less than a week after reopening
TEHRAN –All movie theaters across Tehran were shut down once again less than a week after reopening, following the increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus.
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2021-04-07 18:05
Iran’s Ahmad Khatiri wins FIP Gold Medal at Bangladeshi photo contest
TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Ahmad Khatiri has won the FIP Gold Medal at the 5th Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest in Bangladesh.
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2021-04-07 17:59
Hassan Ruholamin named Islamic Revolution Artist of 2020
TEHRAN – Hassan Ruholamin, an Iranian painter who is mostly known for illustrating stories from the history of Islam, was announced as the Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year during the opening ceremony of the Islamic Revolution Art Week on Wednesday.
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2021-04-07 17:19
“Definitive Talk” documentary to be broadcast
TEHRAN-Produced by Khamenei.ir which is the official website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “Definitive Talk” documentary is a first of its kind featuring uncompromising interviews with several notable political figures, namely Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the Leader’s advisor Ali Akbar Velayati.
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2021-04-07 12:07
Victoria and Albert Museum in London launches “Epic Iran” Exhibition
LONDON - One of the world’s largest art museums has launched what it has dubbed the “Epic Iran” exhibition featuring a variety of art works ranging from sculpture, ceramics, and carpets, to textiles, photography, and film dating back 5000 years according to its official website.
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2021-04-07 12:07
The bitter fate of Hazaras girls from myth to reality
TEHRAN- Emad Rasouli, director of the play "Forty- Girl Mountain", explained the formation of this play and the bitter narrative of the fate of Hazaras girls and their resistance to oppression.
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2021-04-07 12:02
Saadi Foundation announces final deadline of registration for AMFA International Exam
TEHRAN - According to the official website of the foundation, the Persian Language Proficiency Test (PLPT) known as AMFA in Farsi, is due to be held on 10th of April 2021.
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2021-04-06 18:40
Documentary on "The Zeinabi Division" to be broadcasted soon
TEHRAN - The documentary "The Zeinabi Division", the first part of the documentary series "These Stars", including the meeting of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution with the families of the martyrs, will soon be broadcast on IRIB Channel 1.
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2021-04-06 17:56
Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year announces 2021 finalists
TEHRAN – Five cultural figures have be shortlisted as the final nominees to compete for the title of the Islamic Revolution Artist of the Year in 2021.
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2021-04-05 19:06
IIDCYA mobile theater trucks roll out for rural Iran
TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) launched four mobile theater trucks in a special ceremony in Tehran on Monday to entertain people in remote Iranian villages.
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2021-04-05 19:02
Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism” appears in Persian
TEHRAN – German political philosopher Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism” has recently been published in Persian.
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2021-04-05 19:00
Iranian troupe to perform adaptation of Lorca’s “Yerma” in Tehran
TEHRAN – An Iranian troupe plans to perform a loose adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Yerma” at Tehran’s Molavi Hall on Wednesday.
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2021-04-05 18:58
Gbeck Future Film Festival picks five movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Five movies from Iranian filmmakers will be screened at the 7th Gbeck Future Film Festival as “This Side, Other Side” from Iran won the award for best short animation beforehand at the Canadian event.
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2021-04-05 18:53
Maestro Ali Rahbari, Saeidi vocalist brothers team up for “Persian Nightingales”
TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian composer Ali Rahbari and vocalist brothers Ali and Mohammad Saeidi are scheduled to work on an orchestral project named “Persian Nightingales”.
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2021-04-05 18:49
Iranian cartoonist Alireza Nosrati wins top prize at Russian contest on environment
TEHRAN – Iranian cartoonist Alireza Nosrati has won first prize at the 1.5 ° C Environmental Cartoon Competition in Russia.
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2021-04-04 19:19
Liam Callanan’s “Paris by the Book” published in Persian
TEHRAN – American writer Liam Callanan’s novel “Paris by the Book” has recently been published in Persian.
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2021-04-04 19:17
Nine movies from Iran competing in Brazil Ecocine festival
TEHRAN – Nine Iranian movies are competing in the Ecocine International Film Festival, a Brazilian event dedicated to productions on the environment and human rights.
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2021-04-04 19:13
“The Inheritance”, “That Night’s Train” win awards at New Delhi Film Festival
TEHRAN – The 4th New Delhi Film Festival has honored Iranian movies “The Inheritance” and “That Night’s Train”.
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2021-04-04 19:11
Tehran center to host exhibition by Afghan artists
TEHRAN – An exhibition of artworks by Afghan artists living in Iran will open at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Monday.
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2021-04-04 19:08
Owj docudrama chronicles life of war filmmaker Morteza Avini
TEHRAN – A docudrama produced at the Owj Arts and Media Organization recounts the life of Morteza Avini, the writer and documentarian whose films chronicled the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war known as the Sacred Defense in Iran.
