TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos on Iranian and Georgian rituals several photographers from both countries is underway at the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia in Tbilisi. Over 120 photos have been put on view in the exhibit titled “Rituals through the Lens of a Camera”, Iranian Cultural Attaché Mojtaba Kamranfard announced in a press […]

Iranian short ‘Animal’ directed by the Ark brothers will compete in the 17th edition of Whistler Film Festival (WFF) in Canada. ‘Animal’, a short film directed by Bahman and Bahram Ark which has recently won the best short film award at 18th Izmir Short film festival in Turkey, will be screened in the completion section of […]

TEHRAN – The director of the Zinebi-International Festival of Documentary and Short Films of Bilbao, Ernesto del Rio, has been invited to attend the 11th edition of Cinema Verite, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, the organizers announced on Wednesday. Vanesa Fernandez, a member of the selection committee of the Zinebi festival, will accompany […]

TEHRAN – The French critic Matthieu Darras has been selected for the jury of the international section of the 11th edition of Cinema Verite, the organizers have announced. Italian documentarian Gianfranco Rosi is also the other jury member for the international section. Darras is the artistic director of TorinoFilmLab, an international laboratory that supports emerging […]

TEHRAN – Istanbul University commemorated Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi, the prominent contemporary Iranian poet who is known by his pseudonym Shahriar, during a symposium at the Faculty of Letters on Monday. The symposium opened with a speech by the dean of the faculty, Professor Hayati Develi who expressed his thanks to the University of Tabriz in […]

TEHRAN – Ida Panahandeh’s “Israfil” was picked as the best film at the 3rd CineIran Festival in Toronto, Canada on Sunday. The film tells the story of Behruz, who has returned to Iran after 20 years to sell his properties and meet his fiancée Sara for the first time. But attending the funeral of his […]

TEHRAN – Artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, famous for her mirror mosaics and geometric drawings, has donated a collection of 50 artworks to the University of Tehran. The collection will be placed in a special section at the Negarestan Garden Museum of the University of Tehran and will be open for viewing beginning in mid-December, UT Deputy […]

Iranian short animated piece ‘Bystander’, directed by Sheyda Kashi, will be screened at the 2017 edition of Madurai Film Festival in India. The 19th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2017 has put the Iranian short film of the list of selected films. Hosting a total of 50 films, the international event will kick […]

Born in 1805 in the western city of Sanandaj, Kordestan province, Mah Sharaf Khanoum Mastoureh Ardalan was a noble woman of her time and the first Iranian female historian. She was a Kurdish poet, historian and writer at the time when many women were illiterate and were never permitted to go to maktabkhaneh (old schools […]

TEHRAN – Iranian animated short movie ‘Unveiling Ceremony’ directed by Mehdi Boustani has been accepted to vie at VideoBabel Festival in Peru. This festival ranks thirteenth in the world and second in South America. This is the thirteenth international screening of the film and its second show in South America. The 8th edition of the […]