Iranian director and film editor Mastaneh Mohajer has been selected to serve on the panel of jury at the 11th International Arab Film Festival of Oran (FIOFA). The festival will feature 30 works including 10 feature films, 10 shorts and 10 documentaries competing for various distinctions, including the grand prize ‘Oran Wihr’ (lion of Oran). […]

TEHRAN – The Ford Motor Company, the American multinational automaker headquartered in Michigan, has purchased a painting by the veteran Iranian artist, Ahmad Vakili, to hang it at the office of one of its managers. The artwork has been acquired by Ford Executive Services manager Diana Ehrstin from an exhibition by Iranian artists at Tara […]

TEHRAN – Managers and assistants at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance must obtain the minster’s approval for their foreign trips based on the organization’s new policy to deal with conditions facing Iran after the U.S. decision to return the sanctions. The travel restriction was announced in a circular sent to the ministry’s satellite […]

 “The Last Embrace” by Saman Hosseinpur and “I Love You” by Babak Habibifar, both from Iran, will be competing in the 10th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) in September, the organizers have announced. “The Last Embrace” will be screened in the International Extreme-Short Film Competition and “I Love You” has been selected […]

 Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Moslem Tabatabaee has made it into the list of semifinalists at the 45th Student Academy Awards. Directed by Moslem Tabatabaee, ‘Light Sight’ has joined the other 81 semifinalist short films that were picked out of 1582 submissions to the 45th Student Academy Awards. The Student Academy Awards is the Academy […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition displaying a collection of historical documents on cultural and political relations between Iran and Oman opened at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Monday evening. The exhibit was inaugurated during a special ceremony by NLAI deputy director Fariborz Khosravi and the director of Oman’s National Records and Archives […]

TEHRAN – The 11th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in India will put its spotlight on short films from Iranian cinema in a program titled “Persian Tales: Short Fiction from Iran”. A lineup of 18 films selected by Amir-Masud Soheili and Hadi Alipanah will be reviewed in the program, […]

Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition programs of four international film festivals in Albania, US, Italy and Slovakia. Directed by Elham Toroghi, the short animated piece will take part in the 5th KO:SH International Short Film Festival taking place in Korca, Albania, from 17 to 21 July. ‘Nobody’ will […]

The 7th edition of Persian International Film Festival will be held in Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne from August 30 to September 9. Founded in 2011, it is a one of a kind festival that showcases films by Persian-speaking filmmakers of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and through screenings, master classes and cultural events it celebrates this […]

 Iranian feature ‘Sunset Truck’ won best award at 2018 Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. Co-written by Abolfazl Saffari and Sajjad Afsharian, ‘Sunset Truck’ has been chosen to be the recipient of the Best Script Award, the Hrant Matevosyan Award, at the festival. The film narrates the story of a family who receive tourists […]