Silk Road Gallery to Show Arno Fischer’s Photos
A collection of photos by German master of photography Arno Fischer (1927-2011) will go on display at Silk Road Art Gallery in Tehran.Organized in collaboration with the German Embassy in Tehran, the exhibit is curated by German photographer Andreas Rost, once Fischer’s assistant and now an acclaimed photographer known for his black and white photographs […]
Iranian Poetry Available in English
An unveiling ceremony for three bilingual books (English and Persian) of selected poems by contemporary Iranian poets Qeysar Aminpur, Tahereh Saffarzadeh and Salman Harati is scheduled for October 31 at Hozeh-Honari (Art Bureau), affiliated to Islamic Development Organization, in Tehran.“As per an agreement between London-based Academy of Iranian Studies and Hozeh-Honari, we decided to publish […]
Problems of Ex-Inmates
Directed and produced by Hossein Shahabi, ‘Conditional Release’ is showing in cinemas in Tehran and some other cities.The film seeks to portray the social problems and difficulties many prisoners have to deal with when they are released after long-term detentions, problems like finding a job.Amir Jafari, Shaghayegh Farahani, Leila Otadi, Diba Zahedi, Amir Reza Delavari, […]
Analysis on Chogha Zanbil Drainage System
The Khorramshahr wing of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Khuzestan Province holds today a meeting on the water drainage system at Chogha Zanbil, a UNESO World Heritage Center.The scientific ‘Analysis on Architecture and Drainage System at Chogha Zanbil’ is organized on the occasion of International Archaeology Day, October 21, according to memarnews.com, […]
Madagascar Adapted for UK Theaters
The DreamWorks popular animated movie ‘Madagascar’ is being adapted for the stage.The family comedy, based on a book by Kevin Del Aguila, will be opening at Wimbledon New Theater in London on July 16, 2018, before going on a full UK tour, Digital Spy reported.It is a musical adventure that will see Alex the Lion, […]
43 Countries at Tehran Short Film Festival
The 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) will host directors from 43 countries to screen 110 movies from October 17-22 at Mellat Cinema Complex in Tehran. According to the public relation office of the festival, the TISFF is scheduled to screen 110 short films in three categories, namely experimental, documentary and fiction films. Participating […]
Unintentional Harm
Directed by Asghar Abdollahi, the movie ‘One Canary, One Crew’ is currently on the screen at several cinemas across the country.The film which casts Hengameh Qaziani and Habib Rezaei in the lead roles centers on a man who accidently fires a pistol and hits his wife’s eye.The unintentional and tragic incident brings along a long […]
Asphyxia
Fereydoun Jeirani’s latest feature film ‘Asphyxia’ is on the screen from Wednesday.The story is about a man who takes his wife to an asylum to be taken care of as she is suffering from neurotic tensions.Navid Mohammadzadeh, Elnaz Shakerdoust, Mahaya Petrosyan, Pardis Ahmadieh, Gholamhossein Lotfi, Ehsan Amani, Asadollah Yekta and Poulad Kimiaei are in the […]
Golestan Palace
Each week the travel agency Arand Tour organizes a one-day tour to selected historical sites in downtown Tehran.Its next tour is slated for October 24, starting at 9 am from 15-Khordad Metro Station at the intersection of Khayyam and 15-Khordad streets.The station is situated a few meters south of the famed Golestan Palace, a UNESCO […]
Cartoonist Wins in Cyprus Olive Contest
Iranian cartoonist Saeed Sadeghi received the International Jury Members Special Prize at the 6th International Olive Cartoon Contest in Kyrenia, Cyprus, last week. “I was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci sketches of flying machines, and changed it into a peace bird”, Honaronline quoted Sadeghi as saying about his winning cartoon. Sadeghi, 43, got his bachelor’s […]