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 […]

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 […]

 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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]