TEHRAN – Four short films have been selected to compete in the 36th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday. “Marlon” by Farnaz Hajiha, “Animal” co-directed by filmmakers Bahram and Bahman Ark, “Lunch Time” by Alireza Qasemi and “Disclosure” by Ehsan Mokhtari are the shorts, which will be screened at the festival. The 36th […]

TEHRAN – The Film Museum of Iran has been honored at the Annual Iranian Cinematic Research Awards at the first edition of the annual event. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday at the museum, where several other researchers also were honored, the organizers announced. The awards have been established by the Cinema Organization of […]

TEHRAN – Turkish oud virtuoso Yurdal Tokcan and his fellow baglama player Erdem Simsek have joined the renowned Iranian vocalist Hesameddin Seraj to perform a concert titled “The Songs of the Earth”. Kamancheh virtuoso Ardeshir Kamkar and percussionist Homayun Nasiri will accompany them in the performance, which will be held at the Grand Hall of […]

TEHRAN – The seventh archaeological season on the Great Wall of Gorgan has recently kicked off to shed new light on the gigantic monument stretched in northern Iran. A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts led by Prof.  Mohammad Mortezaei has commenced new surveys to examine sections of the wall which are located in […]

TEHRAN– Germany in support of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has contributed €1 million for food assistance to 30,000 most vulnerable Afghan and Iraqi refugees living in Iran. This follows Germany’s contribution of €1 million earlier this year within the country’s continued support for WFP’s efforts. The new contribution will enable WFP to meet […]

TEHRAN – Czech writer Vaclav Havel’s 1968 play “Guardian Angel” will be staged by the Iranian student troupe Mana in Tehran. The troupe is currently rehearsing along with its director Sadeq Vafai who previously staged Havel’s “Audience” and “Leaving” in Tehran. They are scheduled to begin performing at the Zolfaqari Hall of the Arasbaran Cultural […]

TEHRAN – The Book City Institute in Tehran and two Italian universities plan to organize a conference on Persian poet Sadi (C. 1213-1291) and Italian scholar and poet Petrarch (1304-1374) in 2018. A number of Iranian and Italian experts are expected to attend the conference in Tehran on April 18 and 19 to discuss affinities […]

TEHRAN – Ahmad Aqvam-Shokuhi, a veteran naqareh player who performed during religious rituals at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) for 72 years, died of natural causes in Mashhad on Wednesday. Naqareh is a long wind instrument that is played from minarets or cities’ towers. The 90-year old Aqvam-Shokuhi was honored for his lifetime […]

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Davud Ameri has won the CEF Silver Medal at the Trofeo Gipuzkoa Internacional, an international photography salon in San Sebastian, Spain. He received the honor for his single photo “The Place I Lost My Leg”, the organizers announced on Friday. Ameri fellow photographers Mohammadreza Masumi and Saman Purkhoshamuz received honorable mentions […]

TEHRAN – Winners of the 11th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial were honored with awards in three sections of thematic, caricature, and free cartoon during a ceremony on Friday. A total of 730 works from among 4,000 cartoons were submitted to the secretariat of the 11th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial which wrapped up on December 15. […]