TEHRAN – Varied collections of Iranian handicrafts are on display at the 82nd International Handicrafts Trade Fair, which is currently underway at the Fortezza da Basso, Florence. 32 skilled artisans — natives of different provinces — are promoting their works at the event, ILNA reported on Sunday. Covering 120 square meters, Iran’s pavilion has been […]

TEHRAN – A collection of paintings and watercolors by Persian poet and children’s book writer Ahmadreza Ahmadi will be showcased in an exhibition for the first time at Tehran’s Cama Gallery on Friday. The 77-year-old author himself created the collection between 2014 and 2015, as he explained to the Persian service of ISNA on Tuesday. […]

TEHRAN – Oliver Stone, the American director of political films such as “Nixon”, “Comandante”, “Looking for Fidel” and “Persona Non Grata”, has claimed the CIA is trying to influence his projects. Speaking at a workshop organized by the 36th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran on Monday, he said that the CIA […]

TEHRAN – Some 50 billion rials (some $12 million) has been allocated to restore the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, a 14th-century educational complex in East Azarbaijan, northwest Iran. The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is pursuing possible inscription of the site on the UNESCO World Heritage list by 2025. “Fortunately, a sum of 50 […]

The head of Tehran council’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Committee said on Monday that a mummified body had been found at the site of a former shah’s tomb, during construction work at Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine. Hassan Khalilabadi told state-run IRNA news agency that the mummy found is probably of Reza Shah, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. Since […]

TEHRAN — The state secretary of the Slovakia Ministry of Culture, Konrád Rigó, and Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini met in Tehran at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Sunday. The expansion of cultural relations was discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by Slovak Ambassador Lubomir Golian and the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Mehdi Ruhi has won the CPNO Bronze Medal at the 1st Zhuhai International Exhibition of Photography in China. He received the honor for “Habitant of Wall 4”, a black and white photo that shows a man at foot of a tall wall, upon which a cat is walking. The CPNO Gold […]

 Iranian director Marjan Alizadeh will be joining the rest of decision makers for the 2018 Hot Docs Festival to select the best documentaries to compete in the Canadian festival. Iranian film director and writer Marjan Alizadeh has been chosen to join the decision makers for the 2018 Hot Docs Festival in Canada. Alizadeh is the […]

Iranian actress Mina Sadati was named best supporting actress for her part in ‘Searing Summer’, at the Beijing International Film Festival. Actress Mina Sadati, who starred in ‘Searing Summer’, receives the Best Supporting Actress award presented by actress Shu Qi at the awarding ceremony of Tiantan Award 2018 during the 8th Beijing International Film Festival […]

TEHRAN – Persian literature aficionados and literati from across Iran came together at the mausoleum of Persian poet Sadi in Shiraz on Friday to celebrate National Sadi Day. Speaking at the ceremony, Iranian philosopher Gholamhossein Ebrahimi-Dinani called Sadi a poet unique in the power of imagination and wisdom. The director of the Center for the […]