Award-winning Iranian cinematographer Ali Farahani, who photographed Chris Overton’s short film ‘The Silent Child’, talked with MNA about this Oscar-nominated live-action. ‘The Silent Child’ is a British short film written by and starring Rachel Shenton and directed by Chris Overton. It tells the story of Libby, a deaf four-year-old girl, who lives a silent life until a social worker, played […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos by Iranian photographers celebrating World Wetlands Day (WWD) will open in the northern Iranian city of Ramsar on February 2. A collection of 29 photos on the theme of wetlands will go on view at the Ramsar Grand Hotel on the sidelines of a conference on World Wetlands Day, […]

TEHRAN – A director has made a documentary about the Iranian tambur virtuoso, Seyyed Qadamyar Hosseini, who is considered Iran’s oldest musician ever to have performed onstage. Hosseini gave a performance during the 7th Regional Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in May 2011 when he was at 117. He also received a lifetime achievement […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian ensemble Raz-o-Niaz accompanied by vocalist Salar Aqili gave a performance on Monday at the First Bait Al Zubair Festival for Sufi Music in Muscat, Oman. The performance took place at the Shangri-La Hotel, the organizers have announced. The ensemble features Aqili’s wife, Harir Shariatzadeh on piano, his son Mahur on tombak, […]

Winners for the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF36) were announced and awarded during a closing ceremony on Mon. evening in Tehran. Winners were selected from the list of nominees announced earlier today in various national and international categories. The winners for the international competition section are: Best Play Award: Jointly won by ‘The History Boys’ by […]

TEHRAN – Three Iranian films won several awards at the International Peace & Film Festival held in Orlando, in the U.S. state of Florida from January 18 to 22, the organizers announced. “Release from Heaven”, an acclaimed animated movie by Ali Nuri Oskui, won the awards for best narrative and best cinematography, and also the […]

For the first time, an Iranian writer has been invited to participate in the Munich Museum’s White Raven festival. For the first time, the Munich Library’s International Youth Library has officially invited Iranian writer Jamshid Khanian to participate in the 2018 White Raven festival along with 12 other writers from 10 countries. The festival is […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian troupe will go on stage at Tehran’s Paliz Theater tonight to perform “Polanski”, a play that is about the ups and downs the French-Polish director Roman Polanski has had in his life. The play will be directed by Mohammad Mir-Aliakbari who is also the writer of the drama. A cast of […]

TEHRAN — “Subdued” by Hamid Nematollah from Iran has been named best narrative at the First Jounieh International Film Festival in Lebanon, the organizers have announced. The film had competed with five other movies at the event running in the Lebanese coastal city from January 17 to 22. “Dry Hot Summers” by Sherif El Bendary […]

TEHRAN – Mohammad Purkand offers glimmers of hope with his mural paintings on the conex boxes situated in the quake-stricken town of Sarepole Zahab. Sarepole Zahab in the western Iranian region of Kermanshah experienced a devastating earthquake in November, which claimed hundreds lives and injured thousands. The citizens have since been sheltered in conex boxes, […]