Culture

Institutions sell Iranian films illicitly to YouTube: producer

TEHRAN – The spokesman of the Association of Iranian Independent Producers, Morteza Shayesteh, said on Tuesday that a number of Iranian institutions have illicitly sold some of their fellow filmmakers’ movies to YouTube.
Iran’s “No Date, No Signature” misses out on Oscar

TEHRAN – “No Date, No Signature”, Iran’s submission to the Oscars, has failed to make it to the shortlist in the best foreign film category.
Alex Ferguson’s last chewed gum subject of comedy play on stage at Tehran theater

TEHRAN – The stick of gum chewed by the legendary football tactician Alex Ferguson during his last coaching session with Manchester United is the subject of a comedy play on stage at Tehran’s Shahrzad Theater.

Overseas publishers acquire rights to Ebrahim Hassanbeigi’s books

TEHRAN – The Pol Literary and Translation Agency, a Tehran-based institution that translates Iranian books and presents Persian language publications around the world, has sold rights to eight books by Iranian writer Ebrahim Hassanbeigi.
Alex Ferguson’s last chewed gum subject of comedy play on stage at Tehran theater

TEHRAN – The stick of gum chewed by the legendary football tactician Alex Ferguson during his last coaching session with Manchester United is the subject of a comedy play on stage at Tehran’s Shahrzad Theater.
Iran’s “No Date, No Signature” misses out on Oscar

TEHRAN – “No Date, No Signature”, Iran’s submission to the Oscars, has failed to make it to the shortlist in the best foreign film category.
Institutions sell Iranian films illicitly to YouTube: producer

TEHRAN – The spokesman of the Association of Iranian Independent Producers, Morteza Shayesteh, said on Tuesday that a number of Iranian institutions have illicitly sold some of their fellow filmmakers’ movies to YouTube.
Sri Lanka hosts Iranian film festival

TEHRAN – A festival of Iranian films entitled “Cinema of Post Islamic Revolution Iran” was held in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo from December 12 to 16.
Iranian shorts to compete in Polish film festival

TEHRAN – Five Iranian short films will go on screen in various sections of the 22nd edition of the International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIZENIA, which will be held in Jelenia Gora, Poland from February 18 to 24.
Iranian, American films share award at Japanese festival

TEHRAN – Iranian director Kaveh Moeinfar’s movie “Life without Life” and American director April Mullen’s film “Badsville” shared the award for the best drama film at the 4th Bloodstained Indie Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan on December 7.
Jamal Shurjeh fills in for late director in TV series on Moses (AS)

TEHRAN – Jamal Shurjeh, the director of “Ahmed Bey”, has replaced late director Farajollah Salahshur to complete a TV series on Prophet Moses (AS).
“Exodus” on return of Afghan migrants from Iran named best doc at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – “Exodus”, Bahman Kiarostami’s latest documentary that studies the return of undocumented Afghan migrants from Iran following the deep recession facing the country, was selected as best feature-length documentary in the international competition of the 12th Cinéma Vérité festival, the organizers announced on Sunday.
Tokyo meeting reviews Persian, Japanese poetry

TEHRAN – The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo organized a meeting on Saturday to discuss the similarities and differences between Persian and Japanese poetry.