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 […]

Iranian actor Vahid Raad used a photocall for his latest movie “As I Lay Dying” at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on Thursday to convey an anti-war message to U.S. President Donald Trump. During the photocall, Raad showed his palm bearing an inscription in English reading, “I don’t have a gun in my hand […]

 The 24th edition of the L’Étrange Festival, which opened at the Forum des images in Paris on Wednesday, plans to review two latest films by Iranian director Shahram Mokri. “Fish & Cat”, which is about restaurant owners who lurk around a student assembly holding a kite competition near a lake during the winter solstice, will […]

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York plans to review three decades of cinematography by Iran’s Mahmud Kalari in a program titled “The Eye of Iran: Cinematographer Mahmud Kalari”. The program, which will begin on September 14, will screen a number of movies shot by Kalari, a cinematographer who has made great efforts […]

 In a Wednesday meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran, Singapore’s ambassador to Iran called for increasing bilateral cooperation in the domain of museums. A meeting was held in Tehran-based National Museum of Iran with non-resident Singapore’s ambassador Ong Keng Yong, deputy head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Mohammad Hassan Talebian, Iranian […]