Parviz Tayidi, Iranian film and theater director and the translator of “An Actor’s Work on a Role” by Russian theater practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), has died in Tehran. He was 81, Persian media reported on Sunday. Tayidi had a great role in introducing theater to Iranian stage actors through his Persian translation of “An Actor’s […]

On October 24, Christie’s in London will be offering Middle Eastern, Iranian and Turkish Modern and Contemporary Art for the first time in the history of international auction houses. After more than ten years of developing the regional art market and successes at auctions in Dubai, Christie’s will take its fall auction to London with […]

Director Behruz Gharibpur plans to restage the Ashura opera puppet show with his Aran Theater Troupe at Tehran’s Ferdowsi Hall during October, the group announced on Saturday. The opera is about the battle of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions against the Umayyad dynasty during Ashura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram on […]

 Some Iranian companies have taken part in the 2018 Tourism Expo, introducing Iran’s tourism attractions. Tourism and Automobile Club of Iran along with three other tourism companies have established an exclusive pavilion for Iran in the event to promote Iran’s tourism attractions. The pavilion was inaugurated with the Iranian ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed in […]

 Iranian short ‘Umbra’ by Saeid Jafarian and animated piece ‘Maned & Macho’ by Shiva Sadegh-Asadi have been accepted into the competition section of 37th Uppsala International Short Film Festival in Sweden. Two award-winning Iranian films, including ‘Umbra’ and ‘Maned & Macho’, have been chosen to compete with 77 other titles at the international competition section […]

 Mona Zandi, the director of the acclaimed drama “Friday Evening”, has made a documentary named “Gloomy Moments” that studies Gelmali, a ritual tradition observed in the month of Muharram in Lorestan Province in western Iran. The documentary film premiered at the Rosewood Café in Tehran last Monday during a special ceremony attended by Zandi, actor […]

 “Silence” by Iranian director Maryam Pirband will be competing in the Portland Deaf Film Festival in the U.S., the organizers have announced. The film is about a young mother who has a difficult job. She cleans the outside of tall buildings when she is supported by ropes. One day something strange happens to her, and […]

 Iranian films “Golnesa” and “Saad’s Olive Tree” have won awards at the 14th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema. Sattar Chamanigol received the award for best director for his drama “Golnesa” and Mohammad Fakuri was named best director of photography for his collaboration on the film during the closing ceremony of the festival, the organizers […]

Iranian movies “Umbra” and “Are You Volleyball?” will be screened in the short competition of the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) in Georgia. Directed by Saeid Jafarian, “Umbra” is about a young woman who realizes a few minutes after midnight that her partner has disappeared. She goes out worriedly to seek her partner in […]

 Iran has submitted the acclaimed drama “No Date, No Signature” to the 91st Academy Awards in the best foreign language film category despite calls for the Farabi Cinema Foundation to boycott the prestigious cinematic competition over Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Directed and written by Vahid Jalilvand, the movie is about Dr. […]