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2021-07-09 18:37
Mahmud Maddah, Living Bearer of Intangible Heritage, dies at 79
TEHRAN – Mahmud Maddah, an Iranian artist who had been named a Living Bearer of Intangible Heritage for his pardeh-khani performances, has died of heart disease. He was 79.
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2021-07-07 19:08
“Malakout” named best animation at Ignite Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian short film “Malakout” (“Divinity”) was crowned as best animation at the Ignite Film Festival in Swindon, a town in southwestern England, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2021-07-07 19:04
Book chronicles Iran-Japan relations on cinema
TEHRAN – A book studying cinema ties between Iran and Japan has been published in Iran.
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2021-07-07 19:00
“Morning of the Ninth Day”, biography of senior IRGC commander Alireza Nuri, released
TEHRAN – “Morning of the Ninth Day”, a biography of Alireza Nuri, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been published.
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2021-07-06 19:04
Iranian movies line up for Kazan International Muslim Film Festival
TEHRAN – Four Iranian movies will be competing in the 16th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, which will be held in the Russian town of Kazan from September 5 to 10.
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2021-07-06 19:00
Asian Film Archive to hold retrospective of filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Asian Film Archive, a non-governmental center in Singapore that preserves the film heritage of Asian cinema, plans to hold a retrospective of the world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
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2021-07-06 18:57
“Bor Shekan”, “Without Father’s Name” share Golden Pen Award for adult story
TEHRAN – “Bor Shekan” by Hamid Alidoosti Shahraki and “Without Father’s Name” by Seyyed Meisam Musavian have shared the award in the Adult Story section at the 19th edition of the Golden Pen Awards.
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2021-07-05 18:45
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival picks movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Four movies are competing in the 16th Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, which opened in the South Korean city on Monday.
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2021-07-05 18:37
Artist hangs paintings with bright colors to heal wounds of pandemic
TEHRAN – Veteran artist Ali-Mohammad Sheikhi opened an exhibition in Tehran on Sunday, showcasing his latest collection of paintings done with bright colors for healing as COVID-19 is still claiming victims in the country.
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2021-07-05 18:30
Iran national library preserves 560-year-old divan of “Parrot of India”
TEHRAN – A rare manuscript of a divan of Amir Khosrow Dehlavi, the greatest Persian-writing poet of medieval India who was known as the “voice of India” or “Parrot of India”, is preserved at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI).
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2021-07-04 18:33
Movies from Iran to compete in Durban festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “The Rain Falls Where It Will” and “Daily Massacre in Tehran” will be competing in the Durban International Film Festival, which will take place in the South African city from July 22 to August 1.
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2021-07-04 18:29
Tehran Intl. Short Film Festival joins Oscar qualifying fests
TEHRAN – The Academy Awards has agreed to register the Tehran International Short Film Festival as an event whose awards can qualify a film for the Oscars, the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) that is the main organizer of the festival announced on Saturday.
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2021-07-04 18:25
Doc “Wot Bassey” delves into customs of Kazakhs in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mahsa Taheri has directed a documentary entitled “Wot Bassey” (“Patriarch”) that spotlights the customs of the people of Kazakh origin living in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan.
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2021-07-03 18:53
Tokyo exhibit showcase Japanese artists’ paintings on Iran
TEHRAN – Paintings by eight professional Japanese artists inspired by cultural attractions in Iran were showcased in an exhibition that opened in Tokyo on Friday.
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2021-07-03 18:47
“Uncle Qassem” published in French
TEHRAN – Iranian writer Mohammad-Ali Jaberi’s book “Uncle Qassem”, which reflects Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s regard for children, has been published in French.
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2021-07-03 18:28
Leader praises book on restoration of shrine of Imam Reza (AS)
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has written a commendation for the book “The Sun’s House”, which contains reports on the restoration of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad.
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2021-07-02 19:00
Iranian pianist Puyam Azadeh to hold workshops at German festival
TEHRAN – Iranian pianist Puyam Azadeh, who is a professor of the instrument at the University of Tehran, will be holding workshops at the 71st edition of the Bayreuth Festival of Young Artists in Germany.
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2021-07-02 18:57
Iran’s “This Side, Other Side” honored at Neum Animated Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Lida Fazli’s acclaimed short movie “This Side, Other Side” won the award for best movie in the category of 2D and 3D animation at the Neum Animated Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2021-07-02 18:52
“Sun Children” director Majid Majidi receives IAA’s first Plaque of Glory
TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated director Majid Majidi was honored on Thursday with the first edition of the IAA Plaque of Glory by the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA).
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2021-06-30 18:43
Book of birds’ life lessons for humans published in Persian
TEHRAN – “A Short Philosophy of Birds”, a book of studies by French experts Philippe J. Dubois and Elise Rousseau containing information that may be useful to human life has been published in Persian.
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2021-06-30 18:39
Astan-e Qods library flags more details on 530-year-old Kulliyat-i Attar
TEHRAN – The Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum and Library shared more fascinating details about a rare 530-year-old manuscript of the Kulliyat-i Attar that was showcased for the first time in Mashhad on Tuesday.
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2021-06-30 18:35
“Walnut Tree” on tragedy of Iraqi chemical attack on Sardasht hits theaters
TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s war drama “Walnut Tree” made based on the true story of the profound tragedy of Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987 hit the Iranian movie theaters on Wednesday.
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2021-06-29 18:43
Play on life story of Islamic Revolution ideologue Ayatollah Beheshti published
TEHRAN – A play recounting the life story of Ayatollah Mohammad-Hossein Beheshti, a main ideologue of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been published.
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2021-06-29 18:40
Iranian movies line up for Neum Animated Film Festival
TEHRAN – Movies by Iranian directors are competing in the various categories of the Neum Animated Film Festival currently underway in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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2021-06-29 18:37
Rare manuscript of Kulliyat-i Attar showcased at Mashhad library
TEHRAN – A rare manuscript of the Kulliyat-i Attar was put on view in an exhibition for the first time at the Astan-e Qods Razavi Museum and Library in Mashhad on Tuesday.
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2021-06-28 18:50
Classical love story Khosrow and Shirin adapted for modern novel on revolution
TEHRAN – Iranian writer Khosro Babakhani has adapted Nezami’s classical Persian love story Khosrow and Shirin for a modern novel of the same title, which is set in Iran of 1979 in the heat of the Islamic Revolution.
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2021-06-28 18:45
Isfahan galleries host exhibitions by Austrian artist Walter Kratner
TEHRAN – Three sets of installation art by Austrian artist Walter Kratner are currently on view in exhibitions at the galleries of Aknoon and Safavi in the central Iranian city of Isfahan.
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2021-06-28 18:41
Iranian cultural festival opens in Tokyo
TEHRAN – Iran is organizing a cultural festival in Tokyo, which opened at the Japan International Cooperation Agency on Monday.
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2021-06-27 18:43
Artists from Iran, Turkey, Nigeria, Mexico to join together at “Polychromatic” in London
TEHRAN – Five artists from Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and Mexico will showcase their latest works in an exhibition entitled “Polychromatic” at the Daniel Raphael Gallery in London next week.
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2021-06-27 18:39
Director Mohsen Hosseini working on performance lamenting elimination of Persian gardens
TEHRAN – Iranian actor and director Mohsen Hosseini are working on a performance that criticizes the elimination of Persian gardens from urban spaces.
