TEHRAN -- Two giant events are currently underway at the Iranian Artists Forum, the “Image of an Artist” documentary film festival, and the “Image of the Year” exhibit.

The “Image of an Artist” documentary film festival, which opened on Wednesday and which will run until November 23, is scheduled to show a host of quality docs.
Seven docs including “No Rain on Such a Day” by Nima Abbaspur, “Our Daily Bread” (an entry at Iran’s First Cinema Verite Festival, Tehran) by Nikolas Geryhalter, “Closer than Breath” by Parivash Nazarieh, and “The Joy of Madness” by Hana Makhmalbaf were screened on the first day of the event.
A selection of the best documentaries made by students who participated in Abbas Kiarostami’s workshops held in Tehran over the past few years will also feature in the event. These films focus on the themes “carpets”, “trees” and “taxis”.
“Father” by Hadi Afarideh, “Blade and Moon” by Ali Tabrizi, “To Where I Belong” by Mahvash Sheikholeslami, “The Street Is My Home” by Reza Farahmand, “President Mir Qanbar” by Mohammad Shirvani, and “At Eight in the Morning” by Mostafa Emami are also slated to be screened during the event.
The “Image of the Year” exhibit which opened on Sunday November 4, is displaying a very large number of works by great Iranian masters of art in the fields of photography, cartoon, and graphic design.
Photos by 349 artists including Jamshid Bairami, Mansur Zabetian, Bahman Jalali, Abbas Kiarostami, Seifollah Samadian and Arman Estepanian are on display.
In the field of cartoons, the works of Farshid Mesqali, Kambiz Derambakhsh, Tuka Neyestani, Qobad Shiva, and Ebrahim Haqiqi have been showcased.
The exhibit is also featuring works by photo journalists including Sara Sassani, Ahmad Motallaei, and Mohsen Sajjadi.
The “Image of the Year” exhibit will continue until November 23 at the forum which is located on Musavi St., Taleqani Ave