TEHRAN – “The Hedgehog” has scored a stunning success at the box office by selling over 2000 tickets in the week following its premiere at the Samandarian Hall of the Iranshahr Theater Complex in Tehran, the Persian service of ILNA reported on Wednesday. The monolog, which is directed and performed by Bahram Afshari, is about […]

TEHRAN – Former TV anchor Qasem Afshar who worked at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting for three decades died of heart failure at his home in Tehran on Wednesday. He was 67, Persian news media announced. He began his career in the early 1980s and soon turned out to be one of the major […]

TEHRAN – Several movie theaters across Tehran are planning to screen the 2018 FIFA World Cup games live for football fans, a spokesman for the Screening Council has said. “Those theaters that are willing to screen the games need to apply to the council,” Gholamreza Faraji noted. “We believe the plan will increase the number […]

TEHRAN – Actor Ali Nasirian has been selected as the president of 20th edition of the Iran Cinema Celebration, the organizers announced on Tuesday. The appointment was decided during the Monday meeting of the Board of Trustees of the celebration, which is annually organized by the Iranian House of Cinema. The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration […]

TEHRAN – A restoration project has commenced on the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) to return the museum to its former glory, Visual Arts Office director Majid Mollanoruzi said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, he elaborated on the plans ahead of the restoration project. “The museum will be closed for six months […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition displaying a selection of the works submitted to the End of Terrorism Art Competition (the End of Daesh Art Competition) opened at Tehran’s Art Bureau on Monday. Over 250 cartoons, caricature and posters from artists in 64 countries are on view at the exhibition. The displayed works are mostly from Iran, […]

TEHRAN – The winners of the Iran Press Photo Awards were honored during a ceremony at the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by Hamid Forutan, the director of the Iranian Photojournalists Association, which is the organizer of the photo awards. The award in the multimedia section was presented to Abolfazl Nesai. […]

With a psychological approach, a group of painters have created a collection of abstract works on display at Daargoun Art Gallery in Tehran. Titled ‘Self Abstraction,’ the exhibit opened on November 3 and will run until November 14, from 4 to 8 pm, ISNA reported. Participating artists are Reza Afsari, Homayoun Tak, Hossein Cheraqchi, Reza […]

Renowned German filmmaker and photographer Wim Wenders, 72, discusses the unique honesty of Polaroid’s at his new exhibition underway at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. Titled ‘Instant Stories,’ the exhibit presents over 250 of Wenders’ Polaroids encompassing portraits of cast and crew, friends and family, behind the scenes, still lives, street photography and landscapes, according […]

 UCLA Film & Television Archive is holding a special event for celebrating Iranian cinema, screening many top Iranian movies including ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger’ directed by Bahram Beyzaie. The event is being held from April 28 and will continue till May 19. ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger’ will be screened on the last day of the […]