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, […]

Iranian short ‘With Me’ directed by Azadeh Ghochagh has been accepted into the competition section of 28th Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. Iranian short film ‘With Me’ directed by Azadeh Ghochagh has been selected out of over 1,750 film titles from 120 countries to compete in the competition section of the American film […]

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 12th edition of the Fajr International Poetry Festival held the opening ceremony of the event on Wednesday in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah in sympathy with people in the quake-stricken region. The opening ceremony took place in the Entezar Hall of Kermanshah, the organizers announced. The participating poets […]