TEHRAN – Majid Majidi, the director of the acclaimed movie “Muhammad, the Messenger of God”, has praised his fellow director Bahram Tavakkoli for the accurate depiction of a true tragedy from the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war in his latest movie, “The Lost Strait”. “I praise Tavakkoli’s honesty. He was not in the war, but has depicted […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition opened at the Iran Photographers House in Tehran on Monday displaying rarely seen photos of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A total of 65 photos by Qasem Haj-Mohammadi who worked for the Persian daily Ettela’at in 1979 has been selected for the exhibition entitled “Season of Awakening”, the organizers announced on Tuesday. […]

TEHRAN – “Nobody’s Daughter Haewon”, a 2013 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo will be screened at the Cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art this afternoon. The film will go on screen in the original language with Persian subtitles. The narrative chronicles a few days in the life of […]

TEHRAN– Iran-France joint production ‘Exit Toll’ directed by Mohammad Najjarian-Daryani received Jury Special Mention at the 2nd Bucharest Short Film Festival (BSFF) in Romania. The 19-minute ‘Exit Toll’ directed by Mohammad Najjarian-Daryani is a France-Iran production which narrates the story of a man who dreams of taking off while working at the exit toll leading […]

TEHRAN – The younger generation in Iran is advocate of handcrafted arts, said Bahman Namvar-Motlaq, the deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. “At some time we were affected by repetition in the field of handicrafts, but currently with the emergence of young talented and educated artisans we are witnessing creation of […]

TEHRAN – “Woodpecker”, a drama that centers on the isolation of a female addict, topped the ten most popular movies at the 36th Fajr Film Festival, the organizer announced in a poll conducted online. Starring Sara Bahrami, Amin Hayai and Mahnaz Afshar, “Woodpecker” has been directed by Behruz Shoeibi. In addition, Mahmud Razavi is the […]

TEHRAN – Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian, director of the sex trafficking drama “Lottery”, has said that protagonists in all film genres act unconventionally. He made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday in response to comments from journalists that claimed the revengeful act of the film’s main character might be harmful to society. “Anyway, this is […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition underway at the Ankara Chamber of Industry is hanging a collection of artworks by a group of young Iranian expatriates living in Turkey. About 90 paintings, illuminations, drawings, photos and graphic designs by 18 artists have been selected for the exhibit, the organizers have announced. The opening ceremony on Friday was […]

TEHRAN – A long-lasting rehabilitating project on Ali Qapu Palace has entered its final stage as scaffoldings are to be removed from the façade of 16th-century monument in Isfahan, central Iran. For the first time over the past decade, people can visit the historical palace with no scaffolding poles as of the beginning of the […]

TEHRAN – Hadi Hejazifar, a leading actor in the acclaimed Iranian dramas “Standing in the Dust” and “The Midday Event”, has said that he is not satisfied his performance in his latest movie, “At Damascus Time” directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. He made the remarks in an interview on Cinema 2, a TV program, on Thursday […]