Iranian feature ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaie has scooped Best Feature Film Award at the 13th Huntington Beach’s Film Festival in US. In addition to the Best Feature Film Award for ‘Kupal’, Khorshid Cheraghipour won Best Actress Award for her performance in Alireza Ghasemi’s short film, ‘Lunch Time’. ‘Kupal’ narrates the story of a hunter and […]

 Iranian drama ‘Life without Life’ written and directed by Kaveh Moeinfar has made it into the main competition section of 2nd Annual Copenhagen Film Festival in Denmark. ‘Life without Life’ narrates the story of Ardeshir, who suffers from lung cancer and has only six months to live, and Satyar (Ardeshir’s son), who is a musician […]

TEHRAN — “Iranians have never considered clothing as a mere covering. We always care about what we wear,” Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini said during the opening ceremony of 7th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival in Tehran on Sunday. “Our history is a great treasure that we can use for […]

Iranian short movie ‘The Oblivion’ was awarded at the Moondance International Film Festival in US. Produced by Iranian Youth Cinema Society, ‘The Oblivion’ narrates the challenges aging population faces with. Due on September 15-16, Moondance International Film Festival is an independent annual film festival and awards competition in the USA that takes place in the fall. […]

 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 […]