Iranian feature film ‘Kupal’ written and directed by Kazem Mollaei has won the first award in the New Directors category at the 34th Bogotá Film Festival ‘Bogocine’ in Colombia, October 20-26.It is the story of Dr. Kupal, a taxidermist hunter, played by Iranian-Armenian actor Levon Haftvan. Just a week before the beginning of the Iranian […]

The 60-minute play ‘Aquarium’, helmed by Siamak Ahsaei is on stage in City Theater every night at 19:45 pm till December 8.Written jointly by Ahsaei and Mehrak Qazvini, it recounts the story of two desperate and lonely neighbors, a man and a woman. By talking through their opposite windows, they seek to understand and address […]

An exhibit of artworks created during 40 years of East German history could help Germans from east and west bridge the divide that still separates them 27 years after unification. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday opened an exhibition at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam near Berlin that seeks to illuminate how artists saw and […]

Neil Simon’s romantic comedy ‘Barefoot in the Park’ is currently on stage at Paytakht Theater.The 75-minute play focuses on Corie and Paul Bratter, a newlywed couple as they begin their life in a tiny apartment. Barely within four days the couple learns to live together while facing the usual ups-and-downs of daily life. Corrie wants […]

Turkish actress Nurgül Yesilcay is set to play in an Iranian feature film directed by Bayram Fazli.The film ‘Beautiful Jinn’ is currently being filmed in Isfahan Province. It is said that Yesilcay will stay in Iran for five weeks for the shooting.Based on a post published on the Instagram page of the film producer Mehradad Farid, […]

Iranian theater director Mazyar Seyyedi will soon stage ‘Venetian Gangs’ at the newly-opened theater hall of Hamoun in Rasht, capital city of Gilan Province, in northern Iran.Venetian Gang is written by Seyyedi in collaboration with playwright, theater director and actor Milad Akhgar. The script is based on ‘The Boors,’ also known as ‘The Cantankerous Men,’ […]

Fadak Cultural Center will be displaying the musical play ‘Shanbe’s Big Hunting’ for the young audience till November 21.The piece, written by Shahram Karami and directed by Mohammad Rezaei has Mohammad-Javad Alami, Hanieh Ramezani, Farshid Ashtari, Samira Badani, Mojdeh Aslani, Pedram Azmoudeh, Nahid Mohiti, Ali Keshavarz and Payam Mirmostafa in the cast.Shanbeh is a young […]

China will complete the first phase of its massive virtual reality park in December.The virtual reality sci-fi theme park is under completion in Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province in southwest China.Slaying dragons, going on UFO trips and communicating with aliens are just some of the VR activities planned for the theme park, Daily […]

Enthused by designs and symbols used in ancient carved gravestones in and around the city of Dezful, Khuzestan Province, a group of local artists and artisans have produced a collection of handicrafts that manifest times and tools gone by.Adorned with the figures and designs on the old tombstones, potteries and wicker baskets have been produced […]

Mashayekhi Theater Hall has the play ‘The Closed Case’ on stage. It is directed by Bahman Bateni and based on a true story.Penned by Armin Faramarz, the play is about the assassination case of the respected Italian judge, Giovanni Falcone.Working as a prosecuting magistrate, Falcone spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power […]