TEHRAN – The Tehran-based Boom Gallery, which showcased photo collections by Abbas Kiarostami during several exhibitions, has set up a bronze bust of the world-renowned Iranian art icon in its courtyard. The life-sized statue has been made by Alireza Asanlu, the gallery announced on Saturday. The gallery displayed Kiarostami’s photo series “Snow White”, “Roads”, “Moonlight”, […]

Public and Revolution Prosecutor Hossein Salami revealed the discovery of a 4,500-year-old antique trophy in Jiroft, Kerman province. An antique trophy, related to the Stone Age, which is in the form of a handbag was recently discovered in one of the villages in suburb of Jiroft. This antique object, dating back to 4500 years ago, […]

TEHRAN – The German electronic music band Schiller led by its composer Christopher von Deylen will give concerts in Tehran for the second time in March. Ritmeno, an Iranian music news agency that is the organizer of the performances, has arranged the second concert for three nights beginning on March 4. Earlier in December 2017, […]

TEHRAN – Mohammad Tavakkoli, son of former senior MP Ahmad Tavakkoli, passed away on Friday night after suffering for three years from liver disease. Mohammad Tavakkoli, 34, was a photographer, designer and graphic artist. He had a son and a daughter. Tavakkoli’s funeral procession is scheduled to be held on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. In […]

TEHRAN – Those films that failed to garner an award at the 36th Fajr Film Festival last week were honored on Friday night during the 7th edition of the Qoqnus Screen Awards, which is organized by the Art Bureau to honor revolutionary films. “Damascus Time”, a film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia about the soldiers who […]

The 68th edition of Berlin film festival opened on Thursday February 15, 2018, and four Iranian films are present in the event. The Iranian films which are present in the event include ‘Pig’, Hendi & Hormoz’, ‘Dressage,’ and ‘The Lost Strait.’ ‘Pig’ by Mani Haghighi will compete in the competition section and has chance of being awarded. […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Office has organized festivals of Iranian films in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi. A festival opened in the Iranian Cultural Center in Karachi on Thursday with a screening of Majid Majidi’s “The Weeping Willow”. A number of films have been selected to go on screen during the event running […]

A Persian miniature is a richly detailed miniature painting which depicts religious or mythological themes from the region of the Middle East now known as Iran. The art of miniature painting in Persia flourished from the 13th through the 16th centuries, and continues to this day, with several contemporary artists producing notable Persian miniatures. These […]

TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization, a Tehran-based institution producing revolutionary works in art and cinema, announced on Wednesday that its latest productions, “The Lost Strait” and “Damascus Time”, will be screened at the European Film Market (EFM) of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on Friday. “The Lost Strait” by Bahram Tavakkoli […]

Iranian movie ‘The Lost Strait’, directed by Bahram Tvakkoli will be featured at Berlin Film Festival. ‘The Lost Strait’ depicts Iranian combatants in an epic battle during the last days of the 1980-1988 Iraq-imposed war on Iran. It shows how Iran’s Ammar battalion fought against the Iraqi soldiers in an unequal battle to hold the […]