Iranian short animation ‘Bystander’ directed by Sheyda Kashi has been accepted into the screening program of 11th Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco, US. ‘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 8-minute […]

 Seven Iranian short films, including ‘Return’ by Shahriar Pourseyedian and ‘Forouzan’ by Mirabbas Khosravinejad, will take part at the 21st Religion Today Film Festival in Italy. The seven Iranian shorts that have made their ways into the competition section of the 21st Religion Today Film Festival include: ‘It Rains Slowly’ by Saeid Nejati, ‘Forouzan’ by […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural Heritage body has commenced documentation of an ancient chain of vertical-axis windmills, which can be found in eastern parts of the country. The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization runs the project to collect substantial evidence needed for a possible inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list, CHTN reported on Monday. […]

TEHRAN – Filming on “Ahmed Bey”, a co-production between Iran and Algeria about Ahmed Bey, the last Ottoman Bey who ruled Algiers during the 19th century, has begun in the Algerian Center for Cinema Development – CADC, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Monday. Iranian filmmaker Jamal Shurjeh is directing the project with an […]

Iranian short ‘Umbra’ directed by Saeid Jafarian has been accepted into the competition section of 17th Silhouette Film Festival in Paris, France. Enjoying its third international screening, ‘Umbra’ will take part in the competition section of Festival Silhouette de Paris from August 24 to September 1. Directed by Saeid Jafarian, ‘Umbra’ is about a young […]

The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration has named nominees to receive awards in various categories. ‘No Date, No Signature’ and ‘Pig’ with 10 nominations apiece are leading the list. The 20th Iran Cinema Celebration, organized annually by the Iranian House of Cinema with an aim to observe Iran’s National Day of Cinema, has published the list […]

Iranian violinist Amin Ghaffari will perform a solo piece at the 27th International Český Krumlov Music Festival in Czech Republic. Amin Ghaffari’s solo piece will be part of the Suk Chamber Orchestra performance, scheduled for August 8. He will perform Violin Concerto in E major by Bach. “I am very happy to have my first soloist performance with a […]

TEHRAN – The producers of “The Lost Strait” canceled the gala premiere of the acclaimed war drama on Saturday due to the current unfavorable economic conditions facing the Iranian people, a public relations team announced on Saturday. The gala premiere was scheduled to be organized at the Kurosh Cineplex on Sunday. The producers said that […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition of documents and photos of the Constitutional Revolution will open today at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Historical Complex. The exhibit has been organized to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the revolution, the organizers announced on Saturday. Documents about the ideology of the revolution, constitutional law, and the role of newspapers in the […]

 Some 23 motorcyclists who left Paris for Isfahan 19 days ago as part of tourist tour arrived in Iran on July 31st through the northwestern borders. According to the ‘Tourism and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran,’ the group of motorcyclists crossed 14 European countries and entered Iran from Turkey through Bazargan border […]