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Tehran Argo museum named cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2022 23 Nov 2022

Tehran Argo museum named cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2022

The Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Center in Tehran has been selected as the cultural building of the year at the 2022 Dezeen Awards.

Iranian movies praised at Milano sports film festival 15 Nov 2022

Iranian movies praised at Milano sports film festival

The Iranian movies “Punch Drunk”, “Hamid’s Symphony” and “The Winner” have won honorable mentions at the 40th Milano International FICTS Fest, an event for sports movies and TV.

Turkish filmmaker Tahsin Isbilen praises Iranian short cinema 25 Oct 2022

Turkish filmmaker Tahsin Isbilen praises Iranian short cinema

Turkish documentary filmmaker Tahsin Isbilen has praised Iranian short cinema for its poetic composition.

Persian-language drama “Winners” represents UK at Oscar intl. feature section 22 Oct 2022

Persian-language drama “Winners” represents UK at Oscar intl. feature section

–The Persian-language drama “Winners” by Iranian-British director Hassan Nazer has been selected by the British Academy as the UK’s submission to the international feature award at the 2023 Oscars.

Iranian children’s films on verge of “extinction”: Farabi Cinema Foundation 17 Oct 2022

Iranian children’s films on verge of “extinction”: Farabi Cinema Foundation

Director of Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation has warned about the lack of children’s films what he views as “the extinction of children’s and young adult cinema.”

Intl. congress to celebrate National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature 18 Sep 2022

Intl. congress to celebrate National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature

The 6th edition of the International Persian Poetry and Literature Congress will celebrate the National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Sunday.

Great Islamic Encyclopedia publishes entry on Ayatollah Khamenei in separate book 05 Sep 2022

Great Islamic Encyclopedia publishes entry on Ayatollah Khamenei in separate book

The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia has published an entry on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a separate book.

Big win for Iranian films at Moscow festival: “No Prior Appointment”, “Breeze” crowned best 03 Sep 2022

Big win for Iranian films at Moscow festival: “No Prior Appointment”, “Breeze” crowned best

Iranian drama “No Prior Appointment” won the Golden Saint George for best film and “Breeze”, another Iranian production, received the Silver Saint George for best short at the 44th Moscow International Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.

Italy archeological film festival picks movies from Iran 28 Aug 2022

Italy archeological film festival picks movies from Iran

Eight Iranian movies will be competing in different categories of the Rovereto Archeologia Memorie (RAM) Film Festival in Italy.

Tehran museum apologizes for insect problem at minimalism, conceptual art exhibit 20 Aug 2022

Tehran museum apologizes for insect problem at minimalism, conceptual art exhibit

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has apologized to the public for the insects that were found on a photo by Bernd and Hilla Becher on view at the museum.