TEHRAN – ‘Release from Heaven’ was awarded the best long animation award at the 1st Palm Springs International Animation Festival (PSIAF) in California, USA. The best long animation award of Palm Springs International Animation Festival (PSIAF) went to Release from heaven directed by Ali Noori Oskouei. Set in a war torn city, ‘Release from Heaven’ […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian film festival opening on Tuesday is underway at Luna Cinema in the Polish capital of Warsaw. Ten movies have been selected by Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation for the festival, which will run until December 10, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Thursday. “Tragedy” by Azita Moguie, “Crazy Castle” by Abolhassan […]

TEHRAN – Two panels with a total of six jurors from Italy, France, South Africa, Thailand and Iran will be judging the documentaries in the international completion at the 11th Cinema Verite, the major Iranian international festival documentary cinema that opens tomorrow, the organizers announced on Friday. Matthieu Darras from France, Pimpaka Towira from Thailand […]

TEHRAN – “The Diary of an Ugly Duckling” written and directed by Tonio De Nitto from Italy has scooped top awards in all main sections of the 24th International Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults in Hamedan. The play was picked as best play at the festival, and Tonio De Nitto received the awards […]

TEHRAN – The sixth edition of the exhibition 10 Days with Iranian Photographers, which displays photos on various subjects, opened at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Wednesday. All the IAF galleries have been dedicated to photos taken by members of photographers’ associations on a variety of subjects such theater, cinema and cultural […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s “Chogan, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling”, won the UNESCO world heritage status on Thursday, while “the art of crafting and playing with Kamancheh” gained the tag jointly with Azerbaijan. A total of thirty three worldwide elements were inscribed on the world body’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]

TEHRAN – Khalu Mohammad-Qanbar Hormozi, a musician with Liva, a regional music band from the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, died of a heart attack in Tehran on Tuesday. The 88-year-old veteran passed out while performing on stage at Tehran’s Baran Theater on Monday night and was immediately taken to Firuzgar Hospital where he died […]

 TEHRAN – Iranian director Reza Dormishian and stage and screen star Parsa Piruzfar are scheduled to hold workshops at Ho Chi Minh City University of Theater and Cinema in Vietnam. Directing and acting in the cinema and theater will be reviewed during the workshops, which will be held on December 11 and 12. The Vietnam […]

TEHRAN – Italian maestro Damiano Giuranna who is the conductor of the World Youth Orchestra said that he was impressed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent remarks on the need for unity among Muslims in the world. Giuranna made the comment in a meeting with the musicians of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra in Tehran, Iran’s […]

TEHRAN – Eight Iranian photographers won awards in different sections of the Through the Viewfinder, an international photo contest that was held in Kragujevac, Serbia, the organizers announced last week. Ahmad Khatiri won the FIAP Gold Medal for his single photo “Prayer and Mourning for the Martyrdom of Their Fathers in War Zones” in the […]