Iranian director Amir-Reza Kuhestani’s Mehr Theater Group will perform their acclaimed plays “Timeloss” and “Summerless” in Chile, France and Switzerland. The troupe will start with performing “Timeloss” at the Santiago a Mil International Theater Festival in Chile in three performances arranged for January 3 to 5, the group has announced. Starring Hassan Majuni and Mahin […]

 Nine directorial debut movies will premiere in the New Look section of the 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Saturday. The lineup for the New Look section includes “Polo Coat”, a comedy by Mehdi Alimirzai that is about a philosophy student who has inherited a coat from his father. Evil […]

 Fans of American author J. D. Salinger, widely known for his novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, are invited to take part in an event at Book City Cultural Center in Tehran on Jan. 1 to celebrate the author’s 100th birthday. ‘One Day with Salinger’ will be held on Tuesday at Book City Cultural Center […]

 An Iranian studies center opened at Burhanuddin Rabbani University in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday. The dean of the university, Zabihollah Asadi, Iranian cultural attaché Reza Maleki, and a number of Afghan scholars and students attended the inauguration ceremony of the center. Speaking at the ceremony, Maleki said that cultural affinities and good relationship between the […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed condolences on the demise anniversary of the ancient Iranian Prophet Zoroaster. In a message on Wednesday, Qassemi offered condolences to Zoroastrians. “I send my condolences to the kind Zoroastrians in Iran and the Parsis (members of the Zoroastrian community) in other countries on the death anniversary of Zoroaster,” […]

 Park Rangers have spotted a black stork, from a rare bird species, in Konarak, southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. Hassan Zati Keykha, head of the regional Department of Environment, said the species was captured on camera near the coast of Oman Sea, south of the province. According to the official, the coast’s diverse flora, especially […]

 The effects of climate change on Iran has more than doubled on average compared to other parts of the world, while southern provinces of the country are more likely to bear the consequences, secretary of environmental policy at the center for strategic studies affiliated to the presidential office has said. “The Hoomand-Absard station in Damavand […]

“Castle of Love”, a co-production between Iran and Azerbaijan, has been submitted to the 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iranian producer of the film Amir-Shahab Razavian told the Persian service of MNA on Tuesday. The film, which was named “High Voltage” earlier, is written and directed by Ilham Qasimov from Azerbaijan. Based on […]

 ‘Kelileh & Demneh’ by Alireza Tavakkoli and ‘A Hell of A Wedding’ by Mohammad Ahmadi will represent Iranian cinema at the first Beirut International Children and Family Film Festival (BICAF) in Lebanon. ‘A Hell of A Wedding’ directed by Seyed Reza Khatibi and produced by Mohammad Ahmadi is a children’s comedy about a group of […]

 Marzieh Borumand, the director of TV series such as “House of Grandma”, “The City of Mice”, “School of Mice” and “Ziba Barbershop” that stir fond memories of the 1980s and 1990s, was honored for her lifetime achievements at the National Library and Archives of Iran on Sunday. “I believe in what I’ve made,” Borumand, 67, […]