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 […]

TEHRAN – Artworks by a number of Iranian artists participating in the international online group exhibitions named “Global Warming & Water Wars: Your Vision of the Future” have been selected to go on display online on Lys d’Or. Lys d’Or is an art web gallery born as spin-off of blog of art and culture, which […]

TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr Film Festival opened at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Thursday with honoring cineastes Mohammad-Ali Najafi, Manuchehr Esmaeili and Akbar Abdi, and a tribute to the late producer, Ali Moallem. Moallem’s widow, Azar Memarian, and his two sons, Iman and Omid, were called on stage to receive an award presented by Minister […]

Hadi Mohammadian, the promising young director of the animated movie, ‘The Elephant King’, has said that Pixar and many other similar companies would consider his movie to be incredible if they knew how a small group in Iran was able to do the project on a tight budget. He, who claims that his movie has over […]

Iranian short animated film ‘Bystander’ directed by Sheyda Kashi has won the Best Short Animation award in the 2018 Picture this…film festival. The 8-minute animation had previously received two awards for the best animated short films at the 3rd Cinemaway Film Festival in Ukraine and Sobytie Film Festival in Russia. The Canadian festival will be […]