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2024-01-07 18:35
Persian Caravanserai: three-day event to honor centuries of hospitality
TEHRAN – A three-day event titled “54 UNESCO-registered Iranian caravanserais” is aimed to underscore those places that provided shelter, food, and water for caravans, pilgrims, and other trekkers for millennia.
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2024-01-01 17:34
Persepolis still harbors numerous mysteries, documentarist says
TEHRAN - Iranian filmmaker Pejman Mazaheripur, whose new documentary on Persepolis was screened at the Cinema Museum of Iran on Sunday evening, says the majestic UNESCO-registered site still harbors numerous unrevealed mysteries.
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2023-12-27 18:50
Chinese media crew initiates documentary project at Iran’s carpet museum
TEHRAN - A group of Chinese documentarians has commenced preparations for filming a documentary at the Carpet Museum of Iran, marking the initial stages of their project during their visit.
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2023-11-10 16:44
Iran, Greece to hold workshop on photogrammetry and 3D modeling
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian cultural heritage experts and their Greek fellows will be holding a series of online workshops on digital tools and techniques such as photogrammetry and 3D modeling.
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2023-06-13 18:26
Excavation of bottle inspires “Titanic” plan for doc on Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran
TEHRAN – Excavation of a bottle containing some notes has inspired Iranian director Hadi Afrideh to use a plan similar to James Cameron’s epic romance “Titanic” to make his latest documentary about Austrian architect Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran.
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2023-06-07 17:45
Iranian Artists Forum to review doc on 1989 Romanian Revolution
TEHRAN – “Videograms of a Revolution”, an acclaimed documentary about the December 1989 Romanian Revolution, will be reviewed at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Sunday.
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2023-02-11 18:45
Iranian Artists Forum to screen doc on math genius Maryam Mirzakhani
TEHRAN – Hungarian-American filmmaker George Paul Csicsery’s 2020 documentary on the life of the Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani will be reviewed on Sunday at the Iranian Artists Forum.
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2023-01-01 19:07
Doc tracing Gen. Soleimani’s childhood years to hit Iranian theaters
TEHRAN – A documentary recalling episodes from General Qassem Soleimani’s childhood years will hit the silver screens across Iran tomorrow.
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2022-10-21 18:27
Short doc chronicles Iraqi missile attack on Iranian schools
TEHRAN – A documentary tracing a tragedy that occurred in 1987 after an Iraqi missile attack on two adjacent schools in Iran has recently been made by an Iranian filmmaker.
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2022-10-17 18:55
Doc portrays village woman who prevented calamities in hometown
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Amir Nasiri has made a documentary that shows how a young woman helped villagers in her hometown prevent two calamities that were threatening their peaceful lives.
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2022-07-26 21:00
Objects from primitive tribes to be added to Omidvar Brothers’ Museum
TEHRAN – Retired Iranian globetrotter Issa Omidvar, whose brother Abdollah passed away earlier this month, has said more objects they collected from primitive tribes in the 1950s will be added to their museum located in northern Tehran.
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2022-07-15 19:06
Celebrated Iranian globetrotter Abdollah Omidvar dies at 89
TEHRAN – Celebrated Iranian globetrotter Abdollah Omidvar, who along with his brother created one of the world's first travel documentaries, died Thursday at the age of 89.
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2022-07-13 18:49
Documentary chronicles history of Iran crime scene photography
TEHRAN – Naji Honar, Iran’s Police institution that produces and supports films and series, has recently completed a documentary that sheds light on the history of crime scene photography in the country.
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2022-06-14 18:35
Doc links male child preference to gender imbalance in Iran’s population
TEHRAN – Iranian director Hayedeh Moradi has made a documentary that shows Iranians’ quest for male children has upset the gender balance of the total population in the country.
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2022-05-29 18:41
Iranian director seeks to show “Behind the Walls of This House” abroad
TEHRAN – Iranian director Leila Jafari said on Sunday that she is seeking an overseas audience for her latest documentary “Behind the Walls of This House” about stage director Ali Rafiei, a pioneer of modern theater in Iran.
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2022-05-21 18:55
Doc depicts Austrian architect Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary, Experimental and Animation Film Center (DEAFC) has produced a documentary that chronicles the trips Austrian architect Hans Hollein made to Iran in the 1970s.
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2022-04-18 18:28
Doc spotlights Islamic philosopher Mohammadreza Hakimi’s life story
TEHRAN – Filmmaker Mahmud Asadi has put top Islamic philosopher Mohammadreza Hakimi under the microscope in a documentary, the Documentary, Experimental and Animation Film Center (DEAFC) said on Monday.
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2022-04-13 18:30
Bahman Kiarostami makes doc on Iran’s modern art pioneer Monir Farmanfarmaian
TEHRAN – Bahman Kiarostami has completed his latest documentary on Iran’s modern art pioneer Monir Farmanfarmaian who was famous for her mirror mosaics and geometric drawings.
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2022-01-16 18:15
40th Fajr festival announces lineups of shorts, docs
TEHRAN – The 40th edition of the Fajr Film Festival announced on Sunday the lineups for the documentary and short film competitions.
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2022-01-14 18:27
Doc featuring Ali Rafiei’s expertise in building “The House of Bernarda Alba” premieres
TEHRAN – A documentary featuring director Ali Rafiei’s skills in staging Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” premiered on Wednesday evening at the Iranian Artists Forum.
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2021-12-31 18:13
110 Iranian theaters to offer free admission to documentary on General Soleimani
TEHRAN – 110 Iranian theaters will offer free tickets for all on Monday to watch a documentary about Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani.
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2021-11-30 18:31
Doc on how Gen. Soleimani broke ISIS’ Amerli siege produced
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hamed Hadian has made a documentary portraying how General Qassem Soleimani, the martyred Quds Force chief, led the massive operation to break the 89-day siege of the northern Iraqi town of Amerli by the ISIS terrorists.
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2021-11-19 17:16
Documentary to shed light on Rey caravanserais
TEHRAN – The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Directorate of the city of Rey, southern Tehran, plans to produce a documentary on the city’s caravanserais, Rey’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-08-31 18:44
“Kabul House” built to bridge cultural gap between Iranians, Afghans
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Masud Kargar who directed the documentary “Kabul House” about an Afghan restaurant in Tehran has said that his film aims to bridge the cultural gap between Iranian and Afghan people.
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2021-07-27 18:23
Doc sheds light on devices Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani invented 500 years ago
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Farhad Bordbar has recently completed a documentary that studies the life of the prolific Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani and the devices he invented during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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2021-07-04 18:25
Doc “Wot Bassey” delves into customs of Kazakhs in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mahsa Taheri has directed a documentary entitled “Wot Bassey” (“Patriarch”) that spotlights the customs of the people of Kazakh origin living in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan.
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2021-06-18 18:35
Doc “Qasr-e Qand” features operation that led to death of Ansar al-Furqan’s leader
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Eslamzadeh has directed a documentary named “Qasr-e Qand” that features how Jalil Qanbarzehi, the leader of the terrorist militia group Ansar al-Furqan, was killed by Iranian forces in an intelligence-military operation.
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2021-06-14 18:56
Doc to portray Constitutional Revolution figure Ali Monsieur
TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) is producing e a documentary, which will chronicle the political life of Ali Monsieur, a key figure in the Constitutional Revolution.
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2021-05-18 18:56
Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.
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2021-05-17 18:34
Doc portraying volunteer doctors in Iran’s deprived area produced
TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed.