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‘Life without Life’ goes to Korea’s Jecheon filmfest. 25 Jul 2018

‘Life without Life’ goes to Korea’s Jecheon filmfest.

Iranian drama ‘Life without Life’ written and directed by Kaveh Moeinfar has made it into the competition section of 14th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival in South Korea. Enjoying its 11th international screening, ‘Life without Life’ will compete with 12 other titles from Brazil, Japan, France, Germany, and US at the Cine Symphony section of […]

Vietnam eyes broadening ties with Iran’s Holy Defense Museum 25 Jul 2018

Vietnam eyes broadening ties with Iran’s Holy Defense Museum

Vietnamese ambassador to Tehran leading a diplomatic delegation on a visit to Tehran’s Holy Defense Museum on Tue. called for more cooperation between Vietnamese war museums and the Iranian one. “This is my first trip to Iran. Visiting the Holy Defense Museum was a great honor to me. In my visit to the Museum, I gained a […]

RIIFF qualifying event for Oscars to host ‘Run, Rostam, Run’ 24 Jul 2018

RIIFF qualifying event for Oscars to host ‘Run, Rostam, Run’

Short animated piece ‘Run, Rostam, Run’ by Hossein Molayemi will go on screen at the the 36th edition of the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF). The qualifying event for the Academy Awards, RIIFF will be held on August 7-12 in Rhode Island, USA. ‘Run, Rostam, Run’ is a 2D animated piece depicting the Persian national hero […]

“Dictator in Love” on Hitler premieres in Tehran 24 Jul 2018

“Dictator in Love” on Hitler premieres in Tehran

TEHRAN – “Dictator in Love”, a comedy about Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun whom he married later, went on stage at the Independent Theater of Tehran on Monday. “Dictator in Love” has been written by Asghar Khalili who is also the director of the play, a public relations team announced. The […]

No request from producers for screening “Everybody Knows” in Iran: official 23 Jul 2018

No request from producers for screening “Everybody Knows” in Iran: official

TEHRAN – The deputy director of the Cinema Organization of Iran has said that the organization still has not received a request from the producers to screen Asghar Farhadi’s latest movie “Everybody Knows”, which was shot in Spain in 2017. “The film will be viewed as a foreign production if we receive a request to […]

Madrid centers review Iranian cinema 23 Jul 2018

Madrid centers review Iranian cinema

TEHRAN – CaixaForum and El Ciculo de Bellas Artes, two cultural centers in Madrid, reviewed Iranian cinema by screening a lineup of ten films during a program that was held from June 24 to July 19, the organizers announced. The program entitled “Monograph on Iran: A Selection of the Latest Iranian Cinema” was organized in […]

‘Return’ goes to Italy’s Religion Today Filmfest. 22 Jul 2018

‘Return’ goes to Italy’s Religion Today Filmfest.

 Iranian short ‘Return’ directed by Shahriar Pourseyedian will enjoy its first international screening at the 21st Religion Today Film Festival in Italy. The short film is about a man named Rahim who returns to his homeland after 23 years in prison to meet with his brother. Religion Today Film Festival, according to the event’s website, […]

Culture and Art Orchestra to celebrate 50 years of music with Farhad Fakhreddini 22 Jul 2018

Culture and Art Orchestra to celebrate 50 years of music with Farhad Fakhreddini

TEHRAN – The Culture and Art Orchestra will go on stage at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 2 and 3 to celebrate 50 years of the career of 80-year-old maestro Farhad Fakhreddini. The program titled “Nights with the Honor of Iranian Music” has been organized by the orchestra’s permanent conductors, Shahram Tavakkoli and Ali-Akbar Qorbani, […]

Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco in Sept 21 Jul 2018

Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco in Sept

the 11th annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco will be held in late September. The festival shows independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians around the world, according to the website Iranianfilmfestival.org. Amir Naderi’s film “Mountain,” a joint Italy, France and US production, will be shown at the event. Shot in […]

Intl. festivals line up for “Everybody Knows” 21 Jul 2018

Intl. festivals line up for “Everybody Knows”

TEHRAN – Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s latest film “Everybody Knows” will be screened at five international festivals, which will be held across the world, Farhadi announced on his Telegram channel on Thursday. The film will first be screened in August at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival, where Farhadi will preside over the jury of the […]