TEHRAN – Iranian director Elham Toroqi’s animated film “Nobody” has won the special jury award at the 11th Animanima, an international animation festival in Cacak, Serbia. The film is about a white cat that lives in a city full of black people and animals. The cat is so desperate because nobody cares about it, until […]

TEHRAN – Oscar-winning drama “The Salesman” received more honors for director Asghar Farhadi in his homeland by collecting top awards at the 19th Iran Cinema Celebration on Tuesday night. The film was honored in seven categories, including best film, best director, and best screenplay while “The Salesman” actor Babak Karimi and Farhadi’s assistant, Maryam Naraqi, […]

TEHRAN – Two Iranian films won awards at the 9th Afghan International Film Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, the organizers announced on Sunday. “Parting”, a joint production of Iran and Afghanistan by Navid Mahmudi was picked as the best film, while “Overruled” by codirected Farnaz and Mohammadreza Jurabchian from Iran won the award for best international […]

Iranians celebrate National Day of Cinema across the country, marking the 117th anniversary of introduction of the art form in the country. On September 12 each year, Iranian artists, movie fans and officials celebrate the occasion across the country. This year, the first anniversary ceremony was held in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Sunday, as the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian animation ‘A Thousand Tales’ which narrates a selection of Shahnameh stories is nominated for the best animation award in Calcutta Film Festival in India. ‘A Thousand Tales’ is an animation series which offers an open interpretation of some of Shahnameh’s tales. It will compete to receive the award for best animation in […]

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohammad-Sadeq Jafari’s “Weavers of Imagination” was picked as best documentary film at the Lifft India Awards in India, the organizers announced last week. “Weavers of Imagination” produced at Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center tells the story of several blind carpet weavers who spend happy times when they get together. Indian […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘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, […]

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 […]