Iranian feature ‘Appendix’ directed by Hossein Namazi is taking part at the 26th International Film Festival Love Is Folly in Bulgaria. ‘Appendix’ is taking part in the main competition section of the Bulgarian festival with 11 other titles from Belgium, England, Germany, France, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Ireland and the host country. The feature addresses social […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Morteza Esmaeil-Kashi plans to stage a musical based on “Corpse Bride”, the 2005 animated fantasy hit by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, during spring or summer 2019. “All musicals ever performed in Iran have been based on classical stories, but my musical is a modern fantasy, which will be performed with […]

The 31st edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth has announced the lineup of 11 Iranian feature films in the competition section. The lineup of movies to take part in this section of the festival are as follows: “White Forehead 2” directed and produced by Javad Hashemi “Ordakly” directed by Behrouz Qarib […]

Five Iranian short movies will be showcased at the 5th edition of Mostra Livre de Cinema. ‘Limit’ by Javad Daraei, ‘Are You Volleyball?!’ by Mohammad Bakhshi, ‘Forouzan’ by Mirabbas Khosravinejad, ‘Repercussion’ by Negin Homayounpour and animated piece ‘Balance’ directed by Barzan Rostami are five Iranian representatives at the 5th edition of Mostra Livre de Cinema in […]

TEHRAN – The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance has said that the average Iranian spends 13 minutes a day reading. “That is not counting the time people spend for reading newspapers, magazines and online materials,” Seyyed Abbas Salehi noted on Saturday when he appeared during a TV program on Channel 1 to give an […]

 The 19th Royan International Research Award has named Iranian and foreign winners for their tremendous contributions to the fields of stem cell research and infertility treatment. Royan International Research Award, founded by the late director of Royan Institute, Dr. Saeid Kazemi Ashtiani, aims at encouraging researchers and appreciation of their efforts. This annual award is a prize […]

Iranian feature film ‘Chocolate’, directed by Soheyl Movaffagh, will be showcased at Iranian Film Festival (IFF) – San Francisco. “Everything started from a box of chocolate. I mean, I was a kid …! Chocolate is the most romantic taste of the world, even when you are a kid, but …,” the story of the movie […]

The Tehran City Council on Sunday has reinstated Mohsen Hashemi as the chairman for the second consecutive year with a unanimous vote. The first session of the second year of the City Council after the fifth elections back in May was held on Sunday morning. In a ballot in the meeting, Mohsen Hashemi was chosen […]

 Iranian short animation ‘Bystander’ directed by Sheyda Kashi has been accepted into the screening program of 3rd Slemani International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan region. ‘Bystander’ is about an old man who is living behind a window from where he sees a dark world and remembers his past when he had participated in a revolution. The […]

TEHRAN – Dariush Mehrjui, the director of the acclaimed movies such as “The Cow”, “Mr. Simpleton” and “The Cycle”, was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Iran Cinema Celebration on Friday. The award ceremony began with a tribute to actor Ezzatollah Entezami and director Ziaeddin Dorri, both of whom died last week. Afterwards, […]