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2021-05-21 18:28
Georgian translation of Masnavi-ye Manavi introduced in Tbilisi
TEHRAN – A Georgian translation of Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Manavi was introduced at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi last week.
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2021-05-19 18:44
Iranian Film Festival Zurich unveils official lineup
TEHRAN – Fifteen filmmakers will be competing in the Iranian Film Festival Zurich, as the organizers have announced the official lineup.
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2021-05-19 18:41
Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael to share experience at Tehran workshop
TEHRAN – Belgian director and writer Jaco Van Dormael, who is most famous for his special focus in respectfully and sympathetically portraying people with mental and physical disabilities, is scheduled to hold a workshop during the 38th Fajr International Film Festival.
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2021-05-19 18:36
Iranian actors sympathize with Palestinians in Gaza war
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian actors have expressed their sympathy with Palestinians in the recent war on Gaza, denouncing Israeli oppression against the women and children in the region.
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2021-05-18 18:56
Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.
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2021-05-18 18:53
Iran’s “Holy Bread” wins awards at Trento Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian documentary “Holy Bread” won the Club Alpino Italiano Golden Award and the Peace and Human Rights Award at the 69th Trento Film Festival in Italy, the organizers announced on Sunday.
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2021-05-18 18:46
Director Majid Majidi named Cinema Department’s president at Iranian Academy of Arts
TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has been selected as the director of the Cinema Department at the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA).
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2021-05-17 18:48
Iranian photographer Armin Karami honored at Istanbul Photo Awards
TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Armin Karami won first prize in the Portrait Story category of the Istanbul Photo Awards, the organizers announced last week.
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2021-05-17 18:40
Berlin Sinema Transtopia to review Iranian New Wave masterpieces
TEHRAN – Nine masterpieces of the Iranian New Wave cinema will be reviewed in a massive program at Sinema Transtopia, a center in Berlin that explores cinema as a space for social discourse and a place for exchange and solidarity.
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2021-05-17 18:34
Doc portraying volunteer doctors in Iran’s deprived area produced
TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed.
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2021-05-16 19:12
French New Wave movie “The 400 Blows” picked for Fajr Classics Preserved
TEHRAN – “The 400 Blows”, François Truffaut’s directorial debut and a movie from the French New Wave cinema in 1959, has been selected to be screened in Classics Preserved, a non-competitive category at the 38th Fajr International Film Festival.
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2021-05-16 19:09
Iranian pianist releases single in sympathy with Afghanistan school attack victims
TEHRAN – Iranian pianist Bardia Sadrenoori has released a single titled “Afghan Child” in memory of the children killed in the terrorist attack on the Sayed Al-Shuhada School in Afghanistan.
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2021-05-16 19:06
NCPA Orchestra concerts to celebrate Iran-China 50 years of diplomatic relations
TEHRAN – The China NCPA Orchestra plans to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Iran and China by performing two concerts on July 25 and 26.
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2021-05-15 19:06
Moscow anthropology festival hosts “Wedding of Zinat’s Son”
TEHRAN – The Moscow International Visual Anthropology Festival – Mediating Camera screened the Iranian documentary “Wedding of Zinat’s Son” on Friday.
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2021-05-15 18:59
Iran to organize webinar on Persian poet Ferdowsi in Lahore
TEHRAN – The Iranian Culture Center in Lahore, Pakistan, plans to hold the webinar “Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and the Secret of Persian Language Eternality” on Sunday.
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2021-05-15 18:55
Painter Hassan Ruholamin unveils new artwork on Hadith of Golden Chain
TEHRAN – Hassan Ruholamin, an Iranian painter who is most famous for illustrating stories from the history of Islam, has recently unveiled his latest artwork on the Hadith of Silsilah al-Dhahab (The Hadith of the Golden Chain).
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2021-05-14 18:37
“Helene” coming to Fajr Intl. Film Festival
TEHRAN – Finnish filmmaker Antti J. Jokinen’s 2020 romance historical drama “Helene” will be competing in the 38th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran.
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2021-05-14 18:34
Saeidi vocalist brothers dedicate music video “Your Pure Way” to health workers
TEHRAN – Vocalist brothers Ali and Mohammad Saeidi have dedicated their new music video entitled “Your Pure Way” to health workers in appreciation of their essential service during the pandemic.
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2021-05-14 18:25
“That Day” chronicles Gen. Soleimani’s meeting with “The 23” crew
TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization has recently produced a documentary named “That Day” that gives images of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s meeting with the crew of the 2018 war drama “The 23”.
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2021-05-11 19:23
ECO, Sadi Foundation to organize intl. webinar on Persian literature
TEHRAN – The ECO Cultural Institute and Sadi Foundation in Tehran plan to organize an international webinar on the promotion of Persian literature on May 15.
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2021-05-11 19:20
Moscow State Museum of Oriental Art spotlights Qajar art
TEHRAN – An exhibition opening on May 15 at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow will showcase a collection of artworks created during the Qajar dynasty that ruled in Iran from 1789 to 1925.
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2021-05-11 19:17
Director Majid Majidi criticizes global silence over Afghanistan school attack
TEHRAN - Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has criticized the world for not speaking out against the Saturday bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital of Kabul that claimed the lives of over 60 people including schoolgirls.
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2021-05-10 18:59
Brooklyn Film Festival to screen “The Tank” from Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian short “The Tank” will have its U.S. premiere during the 24th Brooklyn Film Festival, which will take place from June 4 to 13.
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2021-05-10 18:55
Turkish translation of “Inquests about Palestine” ready to be published
TEHRAN – Esmaeil Bandidarya has recently completed translating Iranian writer Zahra Mostafavi’s book “Inquests about Palestine” into Turkish and it is ready to be published in the near future.
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2021-05-10 18:44
Book on Gen. Soleimani’s role in regional developments published
TEHRAN – A book recently published by an Iranian center for strategic studies gives an analytical insight into the key role Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani played in regional developments in West Asia during the 2000s and 2010s.
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2021-05-10 18:38
Iranian vocalist Abdolvahab Shahidi dies at 99
TEHRAN – Iranian singer and composer Abodolvahab Shahidi, who was also an oud and santur virtuoso, died of heart failure at Tehran’s Resalat Hospital on Monday. He was 99.
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2021-05-09 18:55
Ali Rahbari to add new tracks to album “My Mother Persia”
TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian composer Ali Rahbari has announced his plan to add two new tracks to his upcoming album “My Mother Persia”.
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2021-05-09 18:52
“The Doll” from Iran named best short at Hot Docs
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Elaheh Esmaeili’s “The Doll” has been selected as best short documentary at the Canadian documentary festival Hot Docs in Toronto.
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2021-05-09 18:48
Turkish translation of Claire Jobert collection of Quran stories reviewed
TEHRAN – A Turkish translation of a collection of stories that the Tehran-based French writer and illustrator Claire Jobert (Joubert) has created based on Quranic concepts was reviewed during an online session on Sunday.
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2021-05-08 18:50
Vocalists Qorbani, Jayashri team up for single “Jete Nahi Dibo”
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani and the Oscar-nominated Indian singer Bombay Jayashri collaborated on a single named “Jete Nahi Dibo” (“I Won’t Let You Go”), which was released last week.
