TEHRAN — The 7th edition of the Kolkata International Children’s Film Festival will be screening several films from Iran, the organizers have announced. “Where is the Friend’s House”  by Abbas Kiarostami, “The End of Dreams” by Mohammad-Ali Talebi, “White Bridge ” by Ali Qavitan and “The White Balloon” by Jafar Panahi are some of the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie will be screened in the main competition section of 20th San Francisco Independent Film Festival in US. ‘Kupal’ narrates the story of a hunter and taxidermist who goes through an unfortunate incident by trapping himself in his basement with little food and no water, having to survive […]

TEHRAN — People commemorated the brave firefighters who lost their lives trying to save people from the Plasco building, a shopping center which caught on fire and collapsed on January 19, 2017.  The towering 17-stroey shopping center in downtown Tehran turned into piles of rubble within seconds after fighting the blaze for more than three […]

TEHRAN – Actress Baran Kowsari has been appointed the ambassador of the Yari Foundation, an Uppsala-based charity organization founded by Iranian expatriates living in Sweden, the organization has announced. Yari supports street children in Iran, enabling them to attend school, and also raises funds for construction of schools and libraries for children in the country. […]

TEHRAN — The Ministry of Health is planning schemes to encourage consumption of traditional foods and is seriously reconsidering issuance of license for fast food restaurants, Mehr reported on Thursday. Zahra Abdollahi, director general for the ministry’s nutrition improvement department, said the ministry is implementing schemes to promote consumption of traditional foods as they are […]

TEHRAN – ‘Ava’, the first feature film by Sadaf Foroughi, received eight nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television which gives the Canadian Screen Awards to the best films in Canadian cinema, has nominated ‘Ava’ in eight categories. It is the first time an Iranian film has […]

TEHRAN – The third edition of Cefalù Film Festival in Italy’s Palermo will screen six Iranian short films in its main competition section. The six Iranian short films to compete with other titles from across the world at the Italian festival include: ‘Sara’s Voice’ directed by Reza Jamali, ‘Sanctus’ directed by Hesam Rahmani, ‘Moon’ by […]

The Tehran Symphony Orchestra gives a performance under the baton of Shahrdad Rohani (R) during the 33rd Fajr Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on January 18, 2018. The orchestra also reprised the performance last night. The festival comes to end tonight by announcing the winners during a special ceremony, which will be organized at […]

Farhad Hassanzadeh has been shortlisted for 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award along with four other writers from around the globe. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) published the shortlists for the best authors and illustrators of children’s books on Wednesday (January 17, 2018). The Iranian writer Farhad Hassanzadeh has been included in the shortlist […]

Villagers in Tameh village, near Natanz city in central Iran, performed a firework ritual called Jel-Jalani on January 7, 8 and 9. In these dates, all the villagers gathered on a rise, which dominates the houses and gardens at the village and fire bushes and thorns they have collected, cultural heritage expert Davud Arab Ameri […]