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2020-11-21 18:40
Iranian cinema big winner of Herat Intl. Women’s Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian cinema was the big winner at the 6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival (HIWFF) as movies from the country garnered awards in six categories of the Afghan event on Thursday.
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2020-11-21 18:38
Persian novel explores relatives’ supportive role in life of Prophet Muhammad (S)
TEHRAN – Iranian writer Maryam Rahi has underlined the supportive role a number of the relatives played in the life of the Prophet Muhammad (S) in her latest novel.
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2020-11-21 18:35
Resistance festival opens with tribute to Commander Qassem Soleimani
TEHRAN – The 16th edition of the Resistance International Film Festival was inaugurated on Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Kerman with a tribute to martyr Qassem Soleimani.
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2020-11-20 18:37
Iran ceramic art biennial hosts Cypriot envoy Petros Nacouzis
TEHRAN – Cypriot Ambassador Petros T. Nacouzis on Thursday paid a visit to the 11th National Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Ceramic Art currently underway at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center.
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2020-11-20 18:34
Mahak celebrates World Children’s Day with online painting exhibition
TEHRAN – An online exhibition of paintings created at the Mahak Charity Society, a Tehran-based major medical center for children with cancer, opened on Friday to celebrate World Children’s Day.
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2020-11-20 18:33
IRIB to launch radio network to remember Commander Qassem Soleimani’s martyrdom anniversary
TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting plans to launch a radio network to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Commander Qassem Soleimani.
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2020-11-18 18:27
Book City to launch Iranian model of Goodreads named “Behkhan”
TEHRAN – The managing director of the Book City Institute announced on Tuesday the center’s plan to launch a website named “Behkhan”, which will work like Goodreads, an American social cataloging website that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews.
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2020-11-18 18:27
Iranian actress Golab Adineh to stage musical adaptation of “My Fair Lady”
TEHRAN – Golab Adineh, the star of acclaimed movies such as “The Blue-Veiled”, “Under the Skin of the City” and “Canary Yellow”, will stage a musical adaptation of “My Fair Lady” by American director George Cukor in spring.
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2020-11-18 18:25
Resistance festival releases lineups for animations, shorts, telefilms, music videos
TEHRAN -- The 16th Resistance International Film Festival announced on Wednesday the lineup for animations, short stories, telefilms, and music videos of the official competition section.
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2020-11-17 18:45
Resistance festival announces documentary lineup
TEHRAN – The 16th Resistance International Film Festival announced on Tuesday the lineup for the documentary competition.
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2020-11-17 18:37
Iranian photog’s “Rest” wins FIAP Gold Medal at Tajik exhibit
TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Ahmad Mohammad-Taghi Shirazi’s work named “Rest” has won the FIAP Gold Medal at the Aqua International Salon of Photography as the organizers have announced the winners in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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2020-11-16 18:38
Iranian children’s publisher releases bestsellers in braille
TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults has published four books from its bestseller list.
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2020-11-16 18:32
Cinéma Vérité to screen Gregory Monro’s “Kubrick by Kubrick”
TEHRAN – “Kubrick by Kubrick”, a documentary by the French filmmaker Gregory Monro will be screened at the 14th edition of Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international festival for documentary films.
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2020-11-16 18:29
Doc reveals Quds Force role in breaking ISIS siege of Amerli
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Documentary House in Tehran has recently produced a film that underlines the key role Iran’s Quds Force played in breaking the 89-day siege of the northern Iraqi town of Amerli by the ISIS terrorists.
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2020-11-15 18:40
Cinéma Vérité to spotlight Chilean documentary cinema
TEHRAN – The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) as the main organizers of Cinéma Vérité announced on Sunday that the 14th edition of the major Iranian documentary festival will review the Chilean documentary cinema during a special program.
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2020-11-15 18:37
IIDCYA publishes encyclopedia of stories on Yalda Night
TEHRAN – An encyclopedia containing studies on traditional Persian stories about Yalda Night, the longest night of the year, has recently been published by the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) in Tehran.
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2020-11-15 18:34
Ebrahim Hatamikia fills in for director in TV series on Moses (AS)
TEHRAN – Ebrahim Hatamikia, director of the acclaimed movies “From Karkheh to Rhein” and “The Glass Agency”, has replaced Jamal Shurjeh to complete a TV series project on the Prophet Moses (AS), which has remained unimplemented twice over its directors’ illness.
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2020-11-14 18:38
Movies from Iran line up for Herat women’s festival
TEHRAN – A lineup of 14 movies from Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the 6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival (HIWFF), which will take place in the Afghan city from November 16 to 19.
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2020-11-14 18:34
Mourning at Home Short Film Festival honors winners
TEHRAN – Winners of the Mourning at Home Short Film Festival were honored during a ceremony held at the Rahe Iman Charity Organization on Saturday.
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2020-11-14 18:29
Iranian culture minister says no event will be canceled as coronavirus cases grow
TEHRAN – Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi has said that all art and cultural events will be held as planned, even as the coronavirus cases grow across the country.
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2020-11-13 18:50
Iranian movies honored at Milano Intl. FICTS Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Beyond the Fence”, “Tsunami” and “My Dear Bahman” were honored at the 38th Milano International FICTS Festival, which is dedicated to sports movies.
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2020-11-13 18:41
Book on characteristics of Commander Soleimani published
TEHRAN – A book giving a brief analysis of the personal characteristics of Commander Qassem Soleimani through his discourses and memories has recently been published.
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2020-11-13 18:39
Cultural center to run panel discussions for Iran Book Week online
TEHRAN – The Iran Book and Literature House announced on Thursday that its panel discussions for the 28th edition of the Iran Book Week will go online.
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2020-11-11 18:38
Qajar-era paintings by Aqa Lotfali Suratgar added to National Cultural Heritage list
TEHRAN – A collection of works by Aqa Lotfali Suratgar, a leading painter of the Qajar period who lived during the nineteenth century in Shiraz, has been inscribed on the National Cultural Heritage list.
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2020-11-11 18:34
Works by Iranian poet Garus Abdolmalekian published in Kuwait
TEHRAN – A selection of works by Iranian poet Garus Abdolmalekian has been published in Arabic in Kuwait.
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2020-11-11 18:29
Resistance festival unveils official competition lineup
TEHRAN – The 16th Resistance International Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled the official competition featuring a lineup of 12 films.
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2020-11-10 18:55
Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards receives about 1900 submissions
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 13th edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards, Iran’s most lucrative literary prize, announced on Tuesday that so far it has received 1879 titles of books.
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2020-11-10 18:46
Short doc “Green Zone” studies Commander Soleimani’s conduct toward children
TEHRAN – Young filmmaker Behnam Bahadori has made a short documentary named “Green Zone” that studies the good conduct of Commander Qassem Soleimani toward children.
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2020-11-10 18:43
Sculptor Parviz Tanavoli donates collection of Persian rugs, carpets to CHTHM
TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli has donated a collection of his Persian flatweave rugs, kilims and carpets to the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry (CHTHM).
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2020-11-09 18:29
Leader writes commendation for Ala’s poetry on Commander Qassem Soleimani
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has written a commendation for the latest poetry of Iranian poet Afshin Ala on Commander Qassem Soleimani.
