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, […]

Iranian documentary ‘Gharshelegh’ directed by Reza Gholami will go on screen at 28th International Film Festival Message To Man in Russia. Message to Man is one of the oldest and best known film festivals in Russia, founded in 1989, and registered by FIAPF. The program includes International Competition, In Silico Experimental Short Film Competition, National […]

 The 27th edition of Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition, as the world’s most important and biggest event in the art and industry of handmade carpets, has kicked off in Tehran on Saturday. Known as the world’s biggest handmade carpet exhibition in terms of quality, quantity and production, the international Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition will run through […]

 Iranian short ‘Staircase’ directed by Mohsen Banihashemi will be screened at Venice Film Festival. ‘Staircase’ is one of the 13 titles accepted into the Horizons short films section of the festival and will have more than 2 screenings. The 20-minute movie, stars Sara Bahrami, Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, Faezeh Yousefi, and Kamelia Ghazali. The 75th Venice Film Festival will […]

TEHRAN – The 17th Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival opened on Wednesday as the festival director, Marzieh Borumand, wished children in the world peace and friendship. Parents and their children holding their dolls and puppets joined a large carnival of puppets and walked from the Mina Dome at the Abbasabad Cultural Complex to Ab-o-Atash Park […]