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Mobarak festival opens with message calling puppets representations of ancient myths, future dreams
TEHRAN – The 18th Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival opened on Sunday with a message from Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini calling puppets the representations of the myths of the past and a visualization of the dreams of the future.
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“The Snow Calls” crowned best at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Marjan Khosravi’s “The Snow Calls” has been selected as best feature at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula in the northwestern U.S. state of Montana.
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Rendition of “Journey in Blue” tribute to Hans Christian Andersen: Persian translator
TEHRAN – Shaqayeq Qandehari has said that her Persian translation of Stig Dalager’s “Journey in Blue: A Novel about Hans Christian Andersen” is a tribute to the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, “a hard-working man who had a wonderful life.”
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Siri Hustvedt’s “Blazing World” published in Persian
TEHRAN – American novelist Siri Hustvedt’s “The Blazing World” has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
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“The Night Visitor” comes into Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The Night Visitor: And Other Stories” by B. Traven has recently been published by Qoqnus Publications in Tehran.
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“Driving Lessons” wins awards at CineVoyage filmfest
TEHRAN – Iranian director Marzieh Riahi’s “Driving Lessons” has won awards in three categories, including best direction and best screenplay, at the CineVoyage Film Festival in Mumbai, India.
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Iranian troupe restages “True West” at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – Iranian director Omid Saeidpur is restaging American playwright Sam Shepard’s play “True West” at Molavi Theater in Tehran.
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Rendition of “Journey in Blue” tribute to Hans Christian Andersen: Persian translator
TEHRAN – Shaqayeq Qandehari has said that her Persian translation of Stig Dalager’s “Journey in Blue: A Novel about Hans Christian Andersen” is a tribute to the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, “a hard-working man who had a wonderful life.”
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“The Snow Calls” crowned best at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Marjan Khosravi’s “The Snow Calls” has been selected as best feature at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula in the northwestern U.S. state of Montana.
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Mobarak festival opens with message calling puppets representations of ancient myths, future dreams
TEHRAN – The 18th Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival opened on Sunday with a message from Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini calling puppets the representations of the myths of the past and a visualization of the dreams of the future.
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“Artists in Times of War” by Howard Zinn comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Howard Zinn’s “Artists in Times of War” has recently been published by Logos Publications in Qom.
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Image of the Year Celebration kicks off at IAF
TEHRAN – The 18th edition of the Image of the Year Celebration was inaugurated on Thursday at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) featuring photos, posters and cartoons in addition to screening a number of films.
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Adaptation of Macbeth to go on stage at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – Iranian director and writer Shadi Asadpur plans to stage an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Macbeth at Tehran’s Divare Chaharom Theater on March 7.
