Seven plays by Iranian troupes will be competing in the HIGH FEST International Performing Arts Festival, which will be held in Yerevan, Armenia from September 5 to October 5. Director Vahid Khosravi’s group will perform “My Dolls” and director Reza Rafinasab will stage “Dey 5, Tir 12, Esfand 26”, Albert Beigjani, a member of the […]

 The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has launched a program during which a lineup of films by pioneers of Iranian children’s cinema, including Abbas Kiarostami and Nureddin Zarrinkelk, will be screened. The weeklong program, which began on Tuesday, has been arranged to celebrate the National Day of Cinema, the IIDCYA […]

 Three Iranian movies will be competing in the Apricot Tree International Documentary Film Festival in Armenia, the organizers have announced. “Meta Marathon” by Saeid Keshavarz, “Meeting” by Reza Majlesi and “The Rock” by Hamid Jafari will be screened in two different sections of the festival, which will take place in Yerevan and the beautiful village […]

 Iranian documentary ‘The Rock’ directed by Hamid Jafari has been accepted into the screening program of two international film festivals in Russia and Armenia. The short documentary ‘The Rock’ directed by Hamid Jafari will take part at the 4th Apricot Tree Ujan International Film Festival in Armenia, followed by another international screening at the 17th Baikal […]

While Tehraners breathed ozone in the air during hot summer days the real stuff is awaiting us in the coming months of autumn and winter. This year not unlike other summers over the past few years those residing the overcrowded capital of Iran inhaled unhealthy levels of ozone. Tropospheric, or ground level ozone, is not […]

A lineup of religious theatrical performances will go on stage across Iran in the coming weeks to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam of the Shia, Imam Hussein (AS), and his companions. The performances will take place in Tehran and several other cities, the Center for Dramatic Arts announced in a press release […]

 A collection of Dutch antiquities and artworks will be showcased at the National Museum of Iran, said the head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization on Sunday. Ali Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday that a 300-item collection of Dutch artworks and artifacts will be exhibited at the Tehran-based National Museum of Iran in the […]

Several Iranian films will be competing in the Vancouver International Film Festival running from September 27 to October 12, the organizers have announced. “Hendi and Hormoz” by Abbas Amini that is about the arranged marriage of a 13-year-old girl an a 16-year-old boy is competing in the Panorama, Contemporary World Cinema section. “Dressage” by Puya […]

Persian media reported on Saturday that French linguist and Iranologist Gilbert Lazard, famous for his lifetime endeavors and research on various Iranian languages and translations of classical Persian poetry, died in Paris on Friday.  He was 98. He was also the author of “Grammaire du persan contemporain” (“A Grammar of Contemporary Persian”) and a Persian-French dictionary […]

Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF36) has announced the lineup for the 2018 Broken Olive Branches section. The section this year will screen more than 10 feature films with a focus on the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar. According to FIFF Director Reza Mirkarimi, the section is also devoted to such contemporary themes as sectarianism, humanitarian […]