Culture

“The Sun” up at National Will Manifestation Awards

TEHRAN – Majid Majidi’s child labor drama “The Sun” stood on top again on Monday by winning five honors at the National Will Manifestation Awards following its win last week as best film at the Fajr festival.
Spanish universities host intl. conference on Persian poet Khayyam

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian and world scholars came together at Nebrija University and the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain on Monday and Tuesday to attend a conference on Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam.
Iranian art curator Mina Etemad receives France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor

TEHRAN – Mina Etemad, Iranian art curator and the founder and director of Tehran’s Etemad Gallery, was decorated with France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur) medal on Sunday.

“The Book of Unknown Americans” appears in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – American writer Cristina Henriquez’s bestselling novel “The Book of Unknown Americans” has recently been published in Persian by Khazeh Publications in Tehran.
Director Pegah Tabasinejad shares “A Doll’s House” with theatergoers in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iranian actor and director Pegah Tabasinejad staged a loose adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play “A Doll’s House” at the Samandarian Hall of the Iranshahr Theater Complex on Sunday.
Iraj Shafei blends Iranian traditional and modern art in his paintings

TEHRAN – Arte Gallery in Tehran is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Iraj Shafei who blends Iranian traditional art with modern art.
Iranian art curator Mina Etemad receives France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor

TEHRAN – Mina Etemad, Iranian art curator and the founder and director of Tehran’s Etemad Gallery, was decorated with France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur) medal on Sunday.
Spanish universities host intl. conference on Persian poet Khayyam

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian and world scholars came together at Nebrija University and the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain on Monday and Tuesday to attend a conference on Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam.
“The Sun” up at National Will Manifestation Awards

TEHRAN – Majid Majidi’s child labor drama “The Sun” stood on top again on Monday by winning five honors at the National Will Manifestation Awards following its win last week as best film at the Fajr festival.
“Driving Lessons” to go on screen at U.S. Best of Fests

TEHRAN – Iranian director Marzieh Riahi’s acclaimed short movie “Driving Lessons” will go on screen at the 2nd edition of the Best of Fests of the North Texas Film Festivals in the U.S city of Dallas.
Iran to host Italian film program

TEHRAN – A lineup of seven Italian movies will be reviewed during a weeklong program to be held in three Iranian cities from February 20 to 26.
“The Servant” director Farnush Abedi making animation on man’s hostility to Earth

TEHRAN – Farnush Abedi, the director of the acclaimed animated movie “The Servant”, is doing her new project on man’s hostile attitude towards the Earth.
12th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts to open tomorrow

TEHRAN – The 12th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts will open tomorrow during a special ceremony at the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran.