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2022-04-11 18:16
Iran’s Selen Arami wins Planet Earth Grand Prix at Kao children’s painting contest
TEHRAN – Seven-year-old Iranian girl Selen Arami has won the Planet Earth Grand Prix at the 12th edition of the Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children in Japan.
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2022-04-10 18:34
Iranian movies to compete in Santa Cruz Intl. Film Festival
TEHRAN – Three Iranian movies will be competing in the 8th FECSC - Santa Cruz International Film Festival in Argentina.
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2022-04-10 18:31
Milan Unfair showcases works by Iranian artists
TEHRAN – Works by six Iranian artists were showcased at Unfair, an international art exhibition which was organized at Superstudio Maxi in Milan, Italy, from April 7 to 10.
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2022-04-10 18:28
Iran’s Kabootar Khaneh wins ADEX Platinum Award
TEHRAN – Iranian architecture project Kabootar Khaneh has received an ADEX Platinum Award at the Award for Design Excellence – ADEX Awards in the United States.
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2022-04-09 18:22
Audiobook of Peter Ackroyd’s “Poe: A Life Cut Short” available for Persian listeners
TEHRAN – An audiobook of the Persian edition of Peter Ackroyd’s “Poe: A Life Cut Short” has been released by Avaye Chirok, a major Iranian institute that produces audiobooks.
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2022-04-09 18:19
Charity painting exhibition raises funds for children with cancer
TEHRAN – The 15th edition of a children’s painting exhibition, which is organized annually by the Mahak Charity Society, opened online on Friday.
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2022-04-09 18:16
Islamic Revolution Art Week kicks off nationwide
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Art Week opened on Saturday in the capitals of 30 provinces across the country.
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2022-04-08 18:26
New Persian translation of “Ties” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of “Ties”, winner of the Bridge Prize for Best Novel in 2015 by Italian Domenico Starnone, has come to Iranian bookstores.
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2022-04-08 18:23
“Gando” producer Mojtaba Amini named president of Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – Mojtaba Amini, producer of the controversial TV series “Gando”, has been appointed as president of the Fajr Film Festival.
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2022-04-08 18:21
8th Intl. Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi set for Sept. 29, 30
TEHRAN – The 8th International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi will be held on September 29 and 30, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2022-04-06 18:15
“Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature” published in Persian
TEHRAN – “Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature” by Erich Auerbach, a German philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature, has been published in Persian.
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2022-04-06 18:13
Poet Parvin Etesami to come back to life at Tehran theater
TEHRAN – The life story of Parvin Etesami (1907-1940), one of the most prominent Persian poets of the 20th century, will be staged at the main hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex in the near future.
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2022-04-06 18:09
Cinema Organization of Iran launches council to protect female filmmakers against sexual abuse
TEHRAN – Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) announced on Tuesday the inauguration of a council, which has been assigned to protect female filmmakers against misconduct, sexual harassment and abuse.
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2022-04-05 18:32
“The Religion of the Manichees” spreads to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – English theologian Francis Crawford Burkitt’s book “The Religion of the Manichees” has been published in Persian by Saless in Tehran.
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2022-04-05 18:29
Filmfest Dresden picks “The Fourth Wall”, “Orthodontics”, “Form”
TEHRAN – Filmfest Dresden, an international short film festival based in Dresden, Germany, has chosen the Iranian movies “The Fourth Wall”, “Orthodontics” and “Form” for screening during its 34th edition opening on April 5.
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2022-04-05 18:24
Presidential aide calls on Iranian cineastes’ Me Too movement to consult on protective measures
TEHRAN – Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali has invited the Me Too movement of female Iranian cineastes to a meeting to search for safeguards to protect them against their male colleagues’ misconduct and sexual harassment and abuse.
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2022-04-04 18:07
“Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party” published in Persian
TEHRAN – Chinese-American author Ying Chang Compestine’s novel “Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party” has been published in Persian.
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2022-04-04 18:05
“Radiograph of a Family”, “Barter” honored at Beirut Intl. Women’s Film Festival
TEHRAN – “Radiograph of a Family” has won the best feature documentary award and “Barter” received a special jury mention at the Beirut International Women’s Film Festival in Lebanon.
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2022-04-04 18:01
“The Fourth Wall” named best at Monstra-Lisbon Animation Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movie “The Fourth Wall” scored one more honor by winning the best experimental short film award at the Monstra-Lisbon Animation Festival in Portugal, the organizers announced last week.
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2022-04-03 18:04
“The Family of Pascual Duarte” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – “The Family of Pascual Duarte”, a 1942 novel written by Spanish Nobel laureate Camilo José Cela, has been published in Persian.
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2022-04-03 18:01
“Water, Wind, Dust, Bread” competes in ZagrebDox
TEHRAN – Acclaimed Iranian movie “Water, Wind, Dust, Bread” is competing in the 18th edition of ZagrebDox, an international documentary film festival underway in the Croatian capital.
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2022-04-03 17:59
“Tawaf” by Mirali Parandak wins gold medal at Romanian photography exhibition
TEHRAN – “Tawaf” by Iranian photographer Mirali Parandak has won a Campina Gold Medal at the 6th Onyx International Exhibition of Photography in Romania.
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2022-04-02 14:46
AFI Silver hosts Festival of Films from Iran
TEHRAN – The AFI (American Film Institute) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Washington D.C. is hosting the Festival of Films from Iran.
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2022-04-02 14:42
“White and Colorful” by Mohammadreza Masumi wins Greenstorm Global Photography Award
TEHRAN – “White and Colorful” by Iranian photographer Mohammadreza Masumi has won the 13th edition of the Greenstorm Global Photography Award, the organizers announced last week.
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2022-04-02 14:39
Leader lauds acclaimed war drama “The Situation of Mehdi”
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the acclaimed Iranian war drama “The Situation of Mehdi” for its “accurate details and true narrative.”
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2022-03-16 17:41
East Los Angeles College festival to hold Iranian Animation Day
TEHRAN – The East Los Angeles College plans to hold the Iranian Animation Day in its 7th Annual Animation Film Festival on March 26.
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2022-03-16 17:38
Monstra animation festival picks five movies from Iran
TEHRAN – The Monstra-Lisbon Animation Festival that opened on Wednesday in the Portuguese capital has selected five movies by Iranian filmmakers to screen in its different categories.
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2022-03-16 17:36
Iranian photographers win gold, silver medals at Montenegro exhibition
TEHRAN – Iranian photographers have won gold and silver medals at the 1st FKNS SLM Circuit, a circular exhibition of photography in Montenegro.
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2022-03-15 18:58
“US Arms Policies Towards the Shah’s Iran” published in Persian
TEHRAN – “US Arms Policies Towards the Shah’s Iran” by Stephen McGlinchey has been published in Persian.
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2022-03-15 18:56
CEO of Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art sacked after “Oil Pool” gaffe
TEHRAN – Director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) Ehsan Aqai was dismissed on Monday just two days after a thespian slightly damaged “Oil Pool”, an artwork at the museum, by mistake during his performance.