A painting by renowned painter Houshang Pezeshknia (1918-1972), a pioneer of modernism in Iran, has been stolen from Mahe-Mehr Art & Cultural Institute in Tehran.The 50×70 cm painting was created in the 1960’s. It is among Pezeshknia’s many works that show his preoccupation about hardworking people.Mahe-Mehr Institute has sent a picture of the painting to […]

Since the start of current fiscal year in March, over 100 travel agencies have had their licenses suspended, cancelled, or were forced to close.Ali Rafiee, deputy for tourism at the provincial office of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), said, “since the beginning of this calendar year (March 21), 700 complaints against Tehran […]

Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO world heritage center, is holding an exhibition of Qajar era fine rugs with garden designs.There are nine exquisite rugs on display belonging to the Qajar times (1785-1925). Their floral designs include motifs of trees, vases, birds and water.The exhibition will run through October 22. Visiting hours are from 9 […]

The documentary ‘Cahiers du Film’ directed by Milad Sabetkar is on screen at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF), located at Artists Park, Iranshahr St., cinematicket.org reported.It tries to unveil the secret behind the popularity and survival of the Iranian International Film Magazine after 35 years and its influence on the domestic film industry.Celebrated filmmakers Masoud […]

The 125-minute documentary ‘Drums of War’ (Bazm-e Razm), directed by Seyed Vahid Hosseini, tells the history of music in Iran during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in the form of interviews with 20 distinguished Iranian musicians and singers.Majid Derakhshani, Bijan Kamkar, Kambiz Roshanravan, Hesamedin Seraj and Ali Akbar Shekarchi are among the interviewees, aecinema.ir reported.The film won […]

National Cinema Center of Armenia (NCCA) and Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation on Monday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of cinema at the Ministry of Culture in Yerevan. The document was signed on the Armenian side by NCCA Director Shushanik Mirzakhanyan, and on the Iranian side by director of Farabi Cinema Foundation Alireza Tabesh, […]

TEHRAN – Iranian feature film, ‘Azar’, directed by Mohammad Hamzei will get screening in Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Produced by Niki Karimi and directed by Mohammad Hamzei, Azar has found his way to VIFF. Kicking off on September 28, Vancouver International Film Festival will screen the Iranian cinematic production in its main section. Azar is Iranian actress […]

TEHRAN – A list by IndieWire has put the performance of Iranian actress Leila Hatami in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning drama ‘A Separation’ in its list of “The 25 Best Female Movie Performances of the 21st Century”. “Asghar Farhadi’s Iranian tale of feuding parents in the midst of a divorce and the impact on their child […]

TEHRAN – Dariush Nassiri is slated to participate in the 15th High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia with its epic ‘Rostam and Esfandiar’s War’. Directed, written and acted by Dariush Nasiri, Rostam and Esfandiar’s Warperformance is getting ready to attend the main section of the 15th High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia, […]

TEHRAN – In 2016, 335,000 Iranian graduates finished a degree in STEM, making Iran the fifth most science-educated country in the world, according to Forbes. Forbes statistics for 2016 shows that 335,000 Iranian graduates finished a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in 2016, ranking fifth after China, India, US, and Russia as the most science-educated country in the world. China […]