“Exodus”, Bahman Kiarostami’s latest documentary that studies the return of undocumented Afghan migrants from Iran following the deep recession facing the country, was selected as best feature-length documentary in the international competition of the 12th Cinéma Vérité festival, the organizers announced on Sunday. “I just came on stage to express my thanks for your participation, […]

 The 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, announced winners last night, with ‘A House for You’ by Mehdi Bakhshi winning the festival’s Turquoise Symbol for Best Documentary. The award ceremony for the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, was held at Andisheh Hall in Tehran on Sunday night. […]

 Iranian children’s book writer and illustrator Ali Khodai’s “Look at This Way” has been published in English in Tehran. Siamak Mazlumi is the translator of the book published by the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), the publisher announced on Sunday. The book tells the story of a group of jungle […]

TEHRAN – The National Orchestra will go on stage at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Thursday to perform a concert in memory of composer Ali Tajvidi (1919-2006). Speaking to the reporters on Saturday, vocalist Ali-Asghar Shahzeidi said that he along with singer Hossein Alishapur will accompany the orchestra during the performance. “I’m very happy that the […]

 Iranian feature movie ‘The Dark Room’, directed by Rouhollah Hejazi, has won the best film’s title in the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The festival wrapped up on Thursday with the ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ award (the Golden Crow Pheasant) for the best film going to the Iranian feature movie ‘The Dark Room’. ‘The Dark […]

 A Boeing passenger plane from Dubai, UAE, to Oslo, Norway, made emergency landing in Shiraz international Airport after experiencing technical problems on Friday. Public Relations Manager of airports in Fars province Ehsan Ostovar told IRNA that the passenger plane, with 170 passengers and 18 crew on board, was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the engines stopped working. […]

The 5th edition of Fereshteh Award, a short story writing and photo competition with the theme of ‘Road’, is accepting submissions from around the world from Dec. 22 to April 20, 2019. Considering the enthusiasm of the young in the field of short story writing and photos, Fereshteh Book City Complex in Tehran has decided […]

Iranian director Ruhollah Hejazi’s “The Dark Room” was selected as best film at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram, India last night. The film is about Haleh and Farhad, who together with their 5-year-old son, Amir, have been recently resided in a new complex. Amir is lost in the desert in front […]

A rare manuscript of the Holy Quran will be put on show for the public at the Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran. Academia and literary figures namely Azartash Azarnoush, Ali-Ashraf Sadeqi, Morteza Kariminia will deliver speeches about the importance of such works of art in an opening ceremony to be held on December 16, Mehr […]

The Iranian Youth Cinema Society will review Spanish short films on Wednesday during a program entitled “Spain Short Film Evening”. The program will be organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain at the Film Museum of Iran. “Such events are important to us, as we can share our culture properties with Iranians,” Spanish Ambassador […]