“Parting” crowned best at Sydney Persian filmfest
TEHRAN – “Parting”, a joint production of Iran and Afghanistan by Navid Mahmudi, won the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature Film at the 6th Persian International Film Festival in the Australian city of Sydney, the organizers announced on Sunday. The film is about teenage lovers Nabi and Fereshteh who are separated by her family’s […]
“The Hair” to compete in Heart of Gold festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Babak Habibifar’s movie “The Hair” will go on screen at the 10th Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival, which will be held in Gympie, Australia from October 5 to 8. The film is about a young woman, who is trying to earn some money in a short time. Habibifar’s other […]
Dramatic Monologue
‘Stronger’ a play written by Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg and directed by Iranian theater director Farhad Khousheh is on stage at Baran Theater Hall. Written in 1889, the play consists of only one scene. The characters are two women sitting at a cafe: a “Mrs. X”, who speaks about her emotional feelings and relationship, […]
Master Musicians Unveil Percussion Instruments
New generations of two percussion instruments were unveiled Saturday evening at Milad Tower in Tehran.The instruments are designed by two renowned musicians: vocalist and player of daf, tonbak, tar and rubab Bijan Kamkar, 67, member of Kamkars ensemble; and percussionist and composer Homayoun Nassiri, 36, leader of Darkoub band, according to musiceiranian.ir, a local music […]
Recalling Old Times
The play ‘Fragments’ written by the American playwright Edward Albee is being staged at the City Theater Several people sit together in a café narrating stories from the past and talking about their concerns and what has kept their minds busy. Sara Karimian Eqbal is the director and also has a…
Bridge View
‘A View From the Bridge’, a play written by American playwright Arthur Miller and directed by Kasra Mohammadi is performed at Naser Khosrow Hall. The play is set in the 1950s in a neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It represents the lives of some people who are constantly changing. In his work, […]
New Nazeri Album
Acclaimed traditional musician and vocalist Shahram Nazeri will bring out his new album by September 22.‘Asheq Kist?’ (who is the lover?) is the title of Master Nazeri’s latest album to be released and distributed by Iran Gaam, a well-known record label based in Tehran.“I believe, the album will be among the best and most different […]
Iran’s ‘No Date, No Signature’ wins 2 awards at Venice filmfest
TEHRAN – Iranian drama ‘No Date, No Signature’ has won Best Director Award for Vahid Jalilvand and Best Actor Award for Navid Mohammadzadeh at the Venice Horizons sections of the 74th Venice Film Festival. ‘No Date, No Signature’ which won Best Director and Best Supporting Actor awards at the 35th Fajr Film Festival, managed to […]
Endless Three
‘Endless Three’ is a group exhibition of paintings and drawings by three visual artists underway at Mehrva Art Gallery. “What is on display is the outcome of social conditions in contemporary times, an era representing information chaos and entropic aesthetics; … while at the same time representing absolute freedom (in art),” according to the statement […]
Green Film Fest Names Jury
The International Green Film Festival has announced the jury members of its cinema section — four Iranians and three international judges.Iranian members of the jury include actress Hedieh Tehrani, filmmaker Mani Mirsadeqi, TV and radio producer Esmaeil Mirfakhraei and film producer Akbar Alemi. Foreign judges are Italian festival director Gaetano Capizzi and two cineastes from […]