‘Am I A Wolf?’ to Chicago Children’s Film Festival
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Am I A Wolf?’, by Amir Houshang Moein, has made it into the lineup of the 36th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in the US. The animation depicts a number of students who are performing a play called “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats”. The […]
Leipzig festival; Iranian short films won Golden dove
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Two Iranian short films won awards at the 62nd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, known as DOK Leipzig, in Germany. The short animated piece, ‘Am I a Wolf?’, by Amir-Houshang Moein, won the Golden Dove for best-animated film, while the short documentary, ‘Asho,’ directed by Ja’far Najafi, received […]
Iran International Electricity Exhibition to Open in Tehran Tomorrow
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said the capital, Tehran, will host an international exhibition on the electricity industry starting on Thursday with representatives from 36 countries in attendance.
45% of Christie’s sales gained from Iranian artworks
Iranian art works, which went under the hammer at Christie’s Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art, sold almost £1.4 million. Iran’s sell-through rate was 45 percent (29 out of 39 Iranian artworks were sold), and the sale overall brought in £3.1 million for 114 works, providing a record for the auction. Iran News reports. A […]
Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’ to go on stage in Tehran
A play adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel ‘Frankenstein’, written and directed by Iman Afsharian, will go on stage at City Theater of Tehran.
Gavkhuni wetland comes to life
Migratory birds have returned to Gavkhuni wetland once again as heavy rainfall has revived the long-dried wetland.
Strong Quake Hits Southern Iran
An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Tabriz heritage en route to be registered in UNESCO
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran and Germany are expanding archeological collaboration in line with the plans to inscribe the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, an educational complex dating back to the 14th century, in the northwestern East Azarbaijan province, on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Based on a multilateral agreement signed by East Azarbaijan Cultural Heritage, […]
Pilgrims who Missed Arbaeen in Karbala march in Tehran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – People who lost the Arbaeen pilgrimage toward Karbala marched on Saturday a long distance from Tehran’s Imam Hussein Sq. to the holy shrine of Shah Abdol Azim in Rey to commemorate the occasion. The trekking is practiced in every Iranian city where the faithful, who were not able for any reason […]
Peyman Maadi to receive Stockholm Achievement Award
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian actor Payman Maadi will receive the Stockholm Achievement Award at the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, the organizers have announced. Maadi will attend the festival, which will be held from November 7 to 18, to accept the Bronze Horse, the world’s heaviest film prize that weighs 7.3 kilos. […]