A stage version of ‘Ten Little Indians’, a novel by the prolific British writer Agatha Christie, is underway at the main theater hall of Sharif Industrial University. The script is jointly written by Ehsan Erfani and Faraneh Valadkhani and tells the story of ten people who are lured into an old mansion, the only building on […]

A number of Iranian movies are presented at the two-day Iranian Film Festival in Singapore, slated for October 20-21.Held at the National University of Singapore, the festival is organized by the Iranian Embassy in Singapore in collaboration with the Institute of Middle East Studies at Singapore National University, IRNA reported.‘Bodyguard’ directed by acclaimed director Ebrahim […]

Donald Trump has always maintained that the Pierre-Auguste Renoir ‘Two Sisters’ painting in his New York apartment is the original but on Thursday, Art Institute of Chicago disagreed and insisted that the real ‘Two Sisters on the Terrace’ by Renoir is hanging on its walls and not Trump’s.Amanda Hicks, a spokeswoman for the institute told […]

Baran Theater Hall is to launch the play ‘Philadelphia’, written and directed by Babak Niushadan, October 22.The show, performed by Ali Azimipour and Atieh Alavi narrates the story of some young people obsessed with the so-called American dream, Tiwall.com wrote.It provides an image of young adults left wondering and puzzled in today’s world. Also it […]

‘Rock’ a 2015 documentary by film director Hamid Jafari received the award for the best short documentary at the 28th New Orleans Film Festival, October 11-19 in the US. Jafari’s film was awarded the Best Short Film at the Cinéma Vérité Festival in Tehran. It is a 26-minute film set in the south of Iran, […]

‘An Administration of the Second Gender’ is the title of a play currently being staged at Iranshahr Theater.Written and directed by Asghar Khalili, the play is an account of the role of women in politics during the reign of Nassereddin Shah Qajar, king of Iran from 1848 to 1896, Tiwall.com reported.The diverse cast comprises Saba […]

Historical sites, monuments and landscapes of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, are the subject of a photo contest being organized by municipality of the city.Titled ‘Historical Sites of Tabriz in Frame,’ the contest focuses on traditional and vernacular architecture in the historical texture of Tabriz. Its purpose is to raise awareness about […]

Helmed by renowned Iranian actor and theater director Atila Pesyani, the play ‘Amusement Park’ is currently on stage at Paliz Theater Hall and will run through November 7.The piece, written by Bamdad Afshar, is about voices and sounds we hear in everyday life  but pass by them in a rather casual manner.Pegah Tabasinejad and Asghar […]

Prominent Iranian filmmakers Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mojtaba Mir-Tahmasb have finished shooting the documentary ‘Lady Touran’ and it is now in the post-production stage.The movie pictures part of the life of Touran Mirhadi, the veteran expert in children’s literature, who died last November, aged 89. The film seeks to feature Mirhadi’s characteristics as a devoted teacher […]

Georgia Night Film will be held October 22 at Tehran’s Cinema Museum in collaboration between the Art and Experience Cinematic Group and the Georgian Embassy.Art and Experience Cinematic Group, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, has created a platform (in a limited number of cinemas across the country) to show selected non-commercial […]