Iranian documentary ‘One Kilo of Fly Wings’ directed by Reza Sobhani is scheduled to be screened at Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh. Produced by Documentary and Experimental Film Center, ‘One Kilo of Fly Wings’ examines the problems and disadvantages of marriage conditions in Iran, such as people who have been imprisoned for being unable to […]

– A work by Israeli graphic designer Yossi Lemel has been removed from an international exhibition in Tehran of posters on the theme of drought and water shortage after the organizers discovered his real nationality. He had declared himself a Palestinian in his application for participation in the exhibit, Mohsen Soleimani, the director of the […]

Veteran artist Manuchehr Niazi who follows his own specific technique to create artworks has said that Western classical music has provided inspiration for his collections created over the past six decades. “Classical music gives me many ideas to draw,” Niazi told the Persian service of ISNA on Friday during the inauguration of his exhibition at […]

 Iranian young filmmaker Mahmud Shahbazi has recently completed a documentary named “The Sea Closed” that traces the plunder of seafood resources in the Persian Gulf by Chinese vessels over the past few years. Adel Qasemi also worked with him as an assistant director. Qasemi who is also a freelance journalist made a trip to the […]

 The 37th Fajr Film Festival announced on Friday that 22 movies will be screened in the official competition. “The Main Idea” by Azita Mogui, “African Violets” by Mona Zandi-Haqiqi, “Polo Coat” by Mehdi Alimirzai, “Jamshidieh” by Yalda Jebeli and “Blade and Termeh” by Kiumars Purahmad are among the competing films. The lineup also includes “Tala” […]

 The Iranian Film Festival, which will be held in Czech and Slovakia, has unveiled its official lineup. About 30 movies will compete in the various sections of the festival, the organizers have announced. “The Graveless” by Mostafa Sayyari, “Reza” by Alireza Motamedi, “Pig” by Mani Haqiqi, “Bomb, a Love Story” by Peyman Maadi, “3 Faces” […]

Iranian documentary ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ directed by Reza Farahmand will compete at the 8th ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague, Brno and Bratislava. ‘Women with Gunpowder Earrings’ is about Noor Al Helli, an Iraqi female journalist, who covers stories about Syrian and Iraqi women and children in the war against ISIL terrorists. […]

114 works by 105 artists will go under the hammer at the 10th Tehran Auction on 11 January 2019, among which is an untitled work by the late Iranian legend Abbas Kiarostami. The works selected to go under the hammer in this year’s edition of Tehran Auction have been selected from the portfolio of 105 […]

 Iranian cartoonists Saman Torabi and Abbas Nasseri took the first and third places respectively at the EXILE International Cartoon Contest in Essen, Germany, the organizers announced on Sunday. Torabi received the prize for his “Hello Europe” created in 2015. Anne Derenne from Spain won second prize in the contest, which is also known as A […]

 Seven Iranian plays will be performing in the international competition of the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival, the organizers announced on Sunday. Among the plays are “Flight Instructions for Captain and Cabin Crew” by Farhad Fozuni, “Steve Jobs” by Mehran Ranjbar and “She” by Arash Dadgar. The lineup also includes “Mother” by Majid Kazemzadeh, “Death […]