Reza Mirkarimi, the producer of director Kamal Tabrizi’s comedy film “We Are All Together”, denied on Friday online reports alleging the project has helped certain people to launder money. “The reports are being published by those who have dominated Iranian cinema by their flops and when they see their interests under threat from new successful […]

 Iranian short ‘Pedovore’ directed by Mohammad Kart will have its first international screening at the 49th Tampere Film Festival in Finland. ‘Pedovore’ directed by Mohammad Kart will vie at the international competition section of the 49th Tampere Film Festival in Finland. “Nobody takes the feeling of love in children seriously, but in the world that is like […]

 The 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival premiered “Gholamreza Takhti”, a movie about the life story of Iranian Olympic gold-medalist wrestler Gholamreza Takhti whose manly virtue and social activities during the 1960s made him a national hero. Takhti was found dead at a hotel room in Tehran in 1968 and the Persian dailies Kayhan […]

 A Persian leopard will undergo artificial insemination in Tehran Zoological Garden next week, done for the first time in the country. “We have a Persian leopard that unfortunately has lost one hand in a hunting trap in Golestan province, and the Tehran Zoological Garden has taken care of this very unrivaled leopard since then,” Chief vet […]

 A large Iranian troupe plans to perform a play entitled “Immortality” about the atrocity of Daesh during the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival. Amir-Hossein Shafiei will direct the play in the Daneshju Park near the City Theater Complex, the troupe has announced in press release. The play tells the story of a girl, who in […]

 The 69-year-old Iranian graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi, who is scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award from the 37th Fajr Film Festival, has said that he still wishes to become a filmmaker. “I almost achieved everything I have always wanted but I still have a dream to fulfil. I wish I could make a film […]

 A collection of seven prominent Iranian films are currently being screened in Barcelona to introduce the Spanish audience with summary of the past 40 years of the Iranian cinema. The cultural attaché at the Iranian embassy in Spain in cooperation with Farabi Cinema Foundation has organized a program entitled ‘A Review of 40 Years of […]

“Revolution School” Exhibition to Be Held Nationwide IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK TEHRAN – Secretary General of the Union of the Islamic Associations of the Pupils says the union is to hold “Revolution School” exhibitions nationwide to mark the victory of the Islamic Revolution anniversary. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the victory of […]

 Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie won Best Fiction Feature award at the 3rd Arthouse Asia Film Festival in India. The 3rd edition of Arthouse Asia took place from 19th to 23ed January 2019 in India’s Kolkata, showcasing features, documentaries, animations and video arts from around the world. Eight films from Germany, Spain, Romania, Japan, […]

 “Partners in Crime”, a play by Franco–Belgian playwright and novelist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is currently on stage at the Parviz Parastui Hall in Tehran. Speaking to the Persian service of MNA, Sevak Nazarian, the director of the play, said that the play narrates the life of many Iranian couples who are in a state of emotional […]