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 […]

TEHRAN – Several publications were honored at the 17th edition of Iran’s annual Sacred Defense Book of the Year awards on Tuesday. Winners received their awards during a ceremony at the Sacred Defense Garden Museum in Tehran. “Research Journal for the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense” by Golamreza Kafi received the award in the Literary […]

TEHRAN – Twenty foreign experts will judge entries at the 7th edition of the Tehran Video Game Festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday. The Technical Art Director at The Coalition (Gears of War), David Coleman, and a game designer at Ubisoft studio, Max Pears, are among the experts. The jury also has Giuseppe Trapani, a […]

TEHRAN – Iranian short ‘Retouch’ directed by Kaveh Mazaheri has won four top prizes at the 9th session of Cinalfama Lisbon’s International Film Festival. ‘Retouch’ grabbed Best Short Fiction, Best Directing, Best Screenplay, and Best Acting for Sonya Sanjari at the 9th session of Cinalfama Lisbon’s International Film Festival. Co-produced by Mazaheri and the Iranian Young […]

TEHRAN – The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will honor Iranian artist Ali-Akbar Sadeqi next week by organizing a retrospective of his inspiring artworks in painting, illustration, animation and sculpture. The retrospective exhibition, which will open on January 28, has been organized to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sadeqi and the curators Feresheh Musavi and Ali […]

TEHRAN – A documentary theater focusing on the moral inferiority of homeless women caused by drug addiction and prostitution in a slum neighborhood in southern Tehran was staged at the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival last week.  Director Amin Miri with his cast and research team spent over 18 months interviewing 53 women living in […]

TEHRAN – The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will honor Iranian artist Ali-Akbar Sadeqi next week by organizing a retrospective of his inspiring artworks in painting, illustration, animation and sculpture. The retrospective exhibition, which will open on January 28, has been organized to celebrate his 80th birthday. Sadeqi and the curators Feresheh Musavi and Ali […]

TEHRAN – Iranian films garnered three awards at the 16th Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh, the organizers announced on Saturday. The Best Children Film Badal Rahman Award was presented to “White Bridge” by Ali Qavitan. The film tells the story of Bahareh, an Iranian girl who is disabled in an accident just a few […]