A bust of Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari, a Lorish revolutionary and activist of the Constitutional Revolution, was set at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Tuesday evening. The bust created by Mehri Vaalaai was installed at the NLAI Women’s Studies Section during a ceremony attended by a number of cultural figures, the NLAI […]

Iranian animated film ‘Kelileh & Demneh’, directed by Alireza Tavakkoli, will take part at children film competition section of the 13th ‘In the Family’ Film Festival in Yaroslavl, Russia. Directed by Alireza Tavakoli and produced by Zahra Hashemi, ‘Kalila and Dimna’ will vie with other titles at the children’s movie contest of the 13th ‘In the Family’ […]

TEHRAN – The organizers of the Iran Cinema Celebration announced on Tuesday that the winners of the gala will be announced without any award ceremony due to the current economic climate in the country. “The decision was made by the organizers based on the current situation of the country, which has encountered cultural and economic […]

The 15th Golden Apricot International Film Festival kicked off on Sun., with two Iranian films to e screened, in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The 15th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival kicked off on July 8, with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian delivering speech at the opening; the event will wrap up on July 15. […]

 Three short films were displayed at the Chilean embassy thanks to the Iranian Youth Cinema Society on Sunday. According to the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Chilean Short Film Evening was held at the embassy of the Republic of Chile, attended by enthusiasts and a number of foreign ambassadors on Wednesday. […]

Iranian short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by Kianoush Abedi has been accepted into the screening programs of two international film festivals in Italy and the US. ‘Alphabet’ will vie at the 7th edition of Nebrodi Film Festival to be held on 13-15 July 2018 in Messina, Italy. The Iranian animated piece will also take part at the 2nd […]

TEHRAN – A great number of Iranian art elites came together at the Tehran Book Garden on Friday evening to attend an inauguration ceremony for the Tehran Art Space, a large gallery that hosted the prominent sculptor Parviz Tanavoli and his students during its debut exhibition titled “Heech and All”. Tanavoli’s latest works from his […]

TEHRAN – Serbian Professor Darko Tanaskovic has that efficacy is the absolute miracle of the poems of the Persian poet and scientist Omar Khayyam. He made the remarks in a meeting organized at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Thursday to celebrate the Khayyam millennium. “The messages of his poetry are so obvious that they directly […]

French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, best known for Francois Truffaut’s 400 Blows and Jean Luc Godard’s Masculin Feminin, is heading his way to help celebrate the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. The French actor’s career has gone hand in hand with the great directors of the French New Wave, but he has […]

TEHRAN – Iranian musician Pezhham Akhavass will give a performance at the 2018 San Francisco World Percussion Arts Festival, the organizers have announced. Akhavass is scheduled to play daf and tonbak, two Iranian percussion instruments, at the festival, which will be running on July 21 and 22. Japanese legendary taiko drummers Yoshikazu Fujimoto and Yoko […]