Iranian short film ‘Chocolate’, directed and written by Mehdi Heidari, will vie at 2018 Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, Russia. Produced in Azeri language, the 15-minute-long film narrates the story of a boy who intentionally hits himself to the ground and cries in front of an old woman to receive chocolate and kindness from […]

TEHRAN – Director Ziaeddin Dorri who was mostly famous for his popular TV series “The English Briefcase” (also known as “The English Bag”) died on Friday at the age of 65. Dorri died of infectious complications resulting from a liver transplant in the Abu Ali Sina Hospital in Shiraz, his son, Navid, told the Persian […]

TEHRAN – Ezzatollah Entezami, the veteran actor of stage and screen who was named ‘master actor’ in his memoirs written by Hushang Golmakani, died at Tehran’s Bahonar Hospital on Friday. He was 94. His son, Majid, confirmed the news in a call to IRNA on Friday morning. He began his career in acting with Iranian […]

TEHRAN – “Subdued”, director Hamid Nematollah’s drama about an emotional journey, has been named best film at the 18th Hafez Awards, Iran’s first and only private awards in the film industry and TV productions. The Hafez Awards were presented at the Milad Hall in Tehran on Monday night as all winners commemorated Ali Moallem, the […]

TEHRAN — The organizers of the 31st International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan have released the international animation lineup. A selection of seven animated movies from different countries will be competing in the international section of the festival running from August 30 to September 5. The lineup includes “Mullewapp 2” by Tony […]

 The head of the provincial office of the Department of Environment Abbas-Ali Damangir announced that the image of 14 cheetahs was recorded in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province. The number proves that Khar Turan National Park is very valuable because the images can be used to devise more coordinate plans for the […]

12-year-old Nasrin Mahboub won first prize at the international section of the 18th JQA International Environmental Children’s Drawing Contest in Japan. The JQA International Environmental Children’s Drawing Contest aims at giving “an opportunity for children of the future generation to become more aware of their global environment through drawing picture under the theme of the […]

Iranian filmmaker Hesam Eslami’s acclaimed documentary ‘20th Circuit Suspects’ will go on screen at the 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival. ‘20th Circuit Suspects’ had its international premiere at Hot Docs, a prestigious festival documentary film in Toronto, Canada in May. It won the Crystal Simorgh for best documentary at the 35th Fajr Film […]

TEHRAN – The renowned Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri said on Sunday that he is eager to perform free concerts in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to boost the spirits of Iranians during the current adverse economic conditions confronting the country. “They (cultural authorities) give us Tehran’s Azadi Stadium so that we give free concerts for several nights […]

Iranian short ‘Forouzan’ directed by Mirabbas Khosravinejad has made it into the main competition section of 9th Corto e Fieno Rural Film Festival in Italy. Established in 2010 in Lake Orta, Corto e Fieno is a film festival dedicated to rural cinema. According to the festival’s website, the event “aims to examine the persistence of […]