TEHRAN – A memory once recounted by the world-renowned Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has inspired his fellow filmmaker Rezvan Khorsandi in the United States to direct a short movie titled “Buy Me a Poem”. The memory is about a Farhadi’s American friend who was amazed after watching a scene from an Iranian film depicting a […]

TEHRAN – Director Bahram Tavakkoli’s acclaimed movie “The Lost Strait” led the winners at the National Will Manifestation Awards on Thursday with seven accolades. The awards are presented to those films that promote issues being pursued by some public organizations and institutes. Juries from the organization select winners from the films screened at the Fajr […]

14 Iranian films will be displayed at the second edition of Wisconsin Iranian Film Festival. The Wisconsin Film Festival has been set up by UW-Madison graduate student Hamidreza Nassiri to create a cultural dialogue through works of art, and in its second edition, it will showcase the best films of Iranian cinema. The seven movies […]

The Rock by Hamid Jafari has won the Best Short Documentary at 7th annual Irvine International Film Festival. Also at the same category which Iranian short film competed, the ‘Knife Skills by Thomas Lennon won the ‘Honorable Mention.’ Jafari’s documentary has already been featured in two other festivals in the United States, namely Hot Springs Documentary […]

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. […]