TEHRAN – A South Korean cultural exhibition opened at Tehran’s Melal Cultural Center on Sunday. South Korean Ambassador Kim Seung-Ho and a number of Iranian cultural officials attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition titled “Korea, Close-Up”. The exhibition is displaying some photos of Korean tourist attractions, Korean food and traditional costumes, and a number […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Seyyed Moslem Tabatabai’s short animation “Light Sight” has been honored at two international film festivals in the U.S. and Italy. The 1st Sunrise 45 Film Festival, which was held in the small town of Alpena located in northeastern Michigan in the U.S. from August 18 to 20, picked the animation as […]

TEHRAN – Hossein Shamaqdari, the director of the documentary “Alberta Legacy” about the brain drain in Iran, has recently made another film that criticizes sexual liberation in Iran. “Sexual Revolution” produced at the Arman Media Cultural Institute was released online on Sunday, the Tehran-based institute announced. The documentary starts with a narrative reading “We are […]

TEHRAN – Two exhibitions, which will be organized in Tehran and Isfahan during October and November, will premiere a collection of photos of the Polish people who took refuge in the central Iranian city of Isfahan from the atrocities of the Soviets’ labor camps during World War II. This unique collection, which has never been […]

TEHRAN – A theater troupe and a Persian music ensemble from Iran will be performing at Keller Theater in Cologne during October. The performances will be held by Cologne-based Iranian director and playwright Alireza Kushk-Jalali’s troupe and Barbat Ensemble on October 5 and 6, the theater has announced. Kushk-Jalali will direct Ashkan Khatibi and Reza […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian film “Blockage” will compete in the New Current category at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea. Nine other movies will be screened in the category dedicated to promising Asian filmmakers, the organizers have announced. Directed by Mohsen Qarai, “Blockage” traces the overwhelming chaos that happens to a […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Morteza Atashzamzam’s “Melancholy” won the Award of the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers at the 25th International Film Festival Love Is Folly in Varna, Bulgaria on Friday, the publicist of the movie announced on Saturday. The film is about a young woman, Mina, who finally becomes pregnant after suffering several medical […]

TEHRAN – “The Servant”, an acclaimed animated movie from Iran, won an honorable mention at the Fresco International Film Festival in the Armenian capital of Yerevan last Thursday, the publicist of the movie announced on Saturday. Directed by Farnush Abedi, the film is about a servant who becomes a master and a bug becomes his […]

TEHRAN – Four Iranian films will go on screen at the 61st BFI London Film Festival, which will be held from October 4 to 15. “Israfil” by Ida Panahandeh has been selected for the Love Section while Abbas Kiarostami’s “24 Frames” will go on screen in the Create Section. “Israfil” tells the story of Behruz, […]

TEHRAN – A lineup of nine Iranian movies will go on screen at the 16th Miami short Film Festival in the U.S. city from November 6 to 11. The lineup includes “Birthday Night” by Omid Shams, “Not Yet” by Arian Vazirdaftari, “Numbness” by    Milad Jarmuz, “Red Season” by Hassan Najmabadi and “Retouch” by Kaveh Mazaheri. […]