TEHRAN – Iranian short ‘Animal’ directed by Bahman and Bahram Ark won Cervantes Rome Award for the most innovative short film at the 23rd edition of MedFilm Festival. The statement issued by the jury on ‘Animal’ reads “this short film screens an ancient, mythic idea with a contemporary significance and depicts humanity’s despairing situation and […]

TEHRAN – Seven Iranian films are competing in two festivals in India. “The Villa Tenants” by Monir Qeidi, “Kupal” by Kazem Mollai and “Dogs and Fools” by Ali-Mohammad Qasemi are competing in the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, which is underway in Thiruvananthapuram, India. “A Man of Integrity” by Mohammad Rasulof and “White Bridge” […]

TEHRAN – Ofoq, a major Iranian publisher of works from overseas authors, has recently bought the rights to “Uncommon Type”, a collection of seventeen short stories by two-time Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks. The collection will be translated into Persian by Mohammad Javadi who is the translator of many books such Stephen Kelman’s “Pigeon English” and […]

TEHRAN – Any move to split or transform premises of the nostalgic Cafe Naderi, an erstwhile hangout for intellectuals and literati in downtown Tehran, has been thwarted. Late last week, unendorsed stories circled at social media networks, noting its landowner is about to divide the cafe’s garden by erecting a wall. Form early hours of […]

TEHRAN – Two Iranians have made $800,000 gift to Stanford University to launch ‘Maryam Mirzakhani’ graduate fellowship program to support graduate students of Mathematics at Stanford. Anousheh Ansari and Dr. Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard are the two Iranian scientists who have made the $800,000 endowment to Stanford University with the intention of establishing a graduate fellowship program […]

TEHRAN – UNESCO listed Kamancheh, an Iranian bowed stringed instrument, and the team sport of polo as Iranian cultural heritages in a session held in South Korea on December 7, 2017. In the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held from December 4 to December 8 in […]

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 […]