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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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2022-04-05 17:42
An interview with Mohsen Kazemi
The deconstruction of "Ahmad Ahmad Memories" in writing a diary
This book focuses on the memories of Ahmad Ahmad, a warrior against the Pahlavi regime who has collaborated and worked with some militant groups and has been arrested, tortured, and imprisoned by SAVAK several times. It has been published by Soore Mehr publication.
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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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2022-04-04 17:35
By Shahed Tuhidi
Memoirs of the late Marzieh Hadidchi
The book “Living in the midst of a revolution's history” by Muhsem Kazemi contains some of the memories of Marzieh Hadidchi that have been published by Soore Mehr publication.
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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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2022-04-03 17:06
An interview with Mansur Anvari
The longest Iranian novel “Road of War”
The longest Iranian novel, "Road of War," was finally completed last year, and its author, who has received numerous books of the year awards for this interesting work, declared that the series had come to an end with the twelfth volume.
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2022-04-02 14:52
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* A collection of calligraphic paintings and sculptures by a group of 44 artists, including Hossein Ehsai, Shaqayeq Yazdani, and Sepideh Majd-Kian, is on view in an exhibition at Ragadid Complex.
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2022-04-02 14:49
Iranian movies line up for Istanbul Film Festival
TEHRAN – Four Iranian movies will be competing in the 41st Istanbul Film Festival, the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey.
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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.”