A three-volume work titled ‘Borj-e-Sokout’ (literally, tower of silence), the first professional work by Hamidreza Manaei, has been published by Neyestan publishing house.
The novels in…
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The documentary ‘A 157,’ directed by Iranian filmmaker Behrouz Nouranipour, 35, has reached the lineup for the 2017 Movies That Matter Film festival, to be held from March 24-April 1 in The Hague…
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A painting exhibition by Iranian artist Sara Ashrafi will open at Galerie Duo in the Swiss city of Sion from March 24.
Titled ‘Orchids Take My Clothes from the Washing Line’, it is her…
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Ali Moallem, film producer, publisher and managing director and editor-in-chief of Donya-ye-Tasvir (Picture World) magazine passed away on Monday. He died of cardiac arrest in his office in Tehran…
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The melodic voice of late Iranian actor Khosrow Shakibai recites the poems of Sohrab Sepehri in a new music album released on March 12.
Composed and arranged by composer Mohammad Reza…
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Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar was selected as the best director at the 12th Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWIFF).
At the closing ceremony on March 12, Abyar was…
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The International Seminar on the Potential of Independent Sector in Theater was held last week (March 5-7) at City Theater Complex in central Tehran.
The event brought together senior…
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The feature film ‘Blind Spot’ directed by Mehdi Golestaneh won the best director award at Las Cruces International Film Festival (LCIFF), Mexico (March 8-12).
The drama which competed with…
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Eminent Iranian writer Houshang Moradi Kermani’s autobiography ‘You’re No Stranger Here,’ is now available in French.
In the book whose French title is ‘Vous N’etes pas Sans Savoir,’ Moradi…
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Twelve films from 12 Asian and Islamic countries have reached the lineup for the Eastern Vista section at the upcoming Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF).
The 35th FIFF will be held…
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The 2nd Biennial International Conference on Reading will be held at the University of Kurdistan, the largest university in Kurdistan Province, located in Sanandaj city.
The conference is…
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Young pop singer Hamed Homayoun will set off for his first European concert tour next month.
Starting from the UK, he will perform in London on April 15 followed by Manchester on April 16,…
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The first national handicrafts showroom will soon open on Tehran’s Nejatollahi Avenue, according to Iran Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
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Iranian film ‘Mazar-i-Sharif’ has won the award for the best feature with a budget under $250,000 at the Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne (PFFM), Australia, 2017.
Directed by Abdolhassan…
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The latest album of Soor music ensemble is to be unveiled today at Alef Book City in Tehran.
Titled ‘Dar Eshq Zendeh Bayad’ (literally, love needs living) the album features ‘tondar…
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A collection of short stories ‘Don’t Change Your Name Anymore,’ (in Persian: ‘Digar Esmat ra Avaz Nakon’) by writer Majid Qeysari, 50, known for his war stories, has been translated into French…
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A book on scholar, botanist, musician, translator and photographer Hossein Gol-e-Golab (1895-1984), who wrote the patriotic anthem ‘Ey Iran’ in 1944, will be unveiled today (March 12) at Café A…
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Works of Iranian visual artist Hadi Hazavei will be presented at Art Dubai, March 15-18.
According to the telegram channel of Shirin Gallery, it will showcase several paintings by Hazavei,…
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The 9th National Parvin Etesami Film Festival will be held in May in Tehran.
Aiming to honor women working in cinema, the festival is named after one of the great contemporary female poets…
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The Iranian feature film ‘Road to Perdition’ directed by Yaser Talebi will take part in the Craft Film Festival Barcelona in Spain in April.
The festival is the first of its kind in…
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The 35th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) to be held in April in Tehran will pay tribute to the late auteur Abbas Kiarostami, who died July at the age of 76 in Paris.
The celebrated…
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Theater is now among the joint areas of cooperation between Iran and its northwestern neighbor the Republic of Azerbaijan.
After efforts to establish a joint chamber of commerce, a…
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Iranian translator and poet Mojtaba Veysi, 55, says he saw “no significant change” in Iran’s literary market that could make it distinct from the previous years.
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A short film ‘Retouch’ written and directed by film critic and director Kaveh Mazaheri, 36, has reached the lineup for 2017 Tribeca Film Festival to be held April 16-30 in New York.
The…
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On the occasion of the approaching Norouz New Year festivities, starting March 21, Artman Group is holding an exhibition-cum-sale of paintings and handicrafts in Tehran.
The exhibit opened…
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