Film festival in Istanbul aims to boost ties with Iran
Anadolu Agency – A film festival held for the first time in Istanbul is aims to enhance relations between Iran and Turkey,…
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Artists from Iran, Turkey, India win international cartoon contest
Middle East Monitor – Three cartoonists from Iran, Turkey and India won the Our Heritage Jerusalem Cartoon Contest held in Istanbul Three…
Damghan City: History reflected in architecture, art
IRNA – Damghan is one of the ancient cities of Iran which is still standing and inhabited. Here we introduce the ancient…
Art, culture a linking bridge for boosting coop. between Tehran, New Delhi
MNA – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi said that art and culture is the linking bridge for…
Tehran Municipality, ECO sign cooperation memorandum
IRNA – ECO’s Cultural Institute and Cultural and Artistic Organization of Municipality of Tehran signed cooperation memorandum in scientific, cultural and artistic…
Iranian epic shadow play on show in Beijing
Euronews – A shadow play that combines puppetry, art and digital animation to tell an ancient Persian tale marvelled theatre lovers at…
Iran, France hold joint museum exhibition
IRNA – A joint exhibition of Iran’s National Museum and France’s Confluences Museum will be held next year in Tehran. The agreement…
CineIran Festival Best Actress award goes to Hedieh Tehrani
ISNA – Hedieh Tehrani won CineIran Festival Best Actress award for her performance in Iranian film “Orange Days” directed by Arash Lahouti.…
Italian musician Federico Albanese to perform in Iran
MNA – Italian musician and composer Federico Albanese will visit Iran, upon the invitation of RooBeRoo Mansion, to hold a concert on…
Evidence may push back history of Tehran by 6,600 years
Tehran Times – Recent archeological studies has shed new light on the history of Tehran that may go down in time some…
UNWTO to open regional office in Tehran: Official
IRNA – Holding the world tourism forum in the midwestern Iranian city of Hamedan makes it stick out in the world, and…
Iranian actress wins best award at Chinese Film Festival
FNA – Iranian veteran actress Golab Adineh was awarded as the best actress at the 27th China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers…
Will Iran drive its musicians off the streets?
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Aso Kohzadi, a violinist with a master’s degree in electronic music from the Netherlands, regularly performs well-known classical…
43 ancient coins discovered in SW Iran
IRNA – The protection unit of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Khuzestan Province confiscated 43 coins dating back to…
Iran National Museum hosting exhibit for the visually impaired
LivinginTehran – An exhibition of sculptures, crafted by visually-impaired students, opened its doors to the public at the National Museum of Iran…
Iranian city up for UNESCO registration
IRNA – Gonbad-e Kavus city has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage City registration…
Spain Sitges festival awards Iranian actor Majouni
IRNA – Iranian actor Hassan Majouni won the best actor award for his role in the black comedy ‘Pig’, directed by Mani…
Int’l conference for promoting Persian literature kicks off in Shiraz
IRNA – The southwestern Iranian city of Shiraz is hosting the 13th International Conference for the Promotion of Persian Language and Literature.…
1,200-year-old relics discovered in Iran’s Ilam province
IFP – Dozens of historical objects dating back to 1,200 years ago have been discovered in the village of Sarab-e Kalan in…
Ancient Iranian relic unveiled in Tehran
IRNA – The ancient Iranian relic that was planned to be sold in an auction in New York for $2.5 m and…
Most popular side businesses run by Iranian celebrities
IFP – Either for gaining more income or just for the sake of personal interest, celebrities in Iran – from football players…
Iranians honor day of Molavi
FNA – Iranians across the country on Sunday are commemorating the day of Jalaal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Jalal ad-Din…
Iran Foreign Ministry: “Rumi integral part of Iran’s rich history, culture, literature”
MNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, in a message, has paid tribute to prominent Iranian poet Rumi, who was one of the…
Iran’s metal bands inch toward acceptance
Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Iran’s heavy metal music scene has had many ups and downs since its inception some three decades ago.…
Iranian comedies thrive at box office as audiences look to lift gloom
The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan: As they rose to their feet for the national anthem, the mood among the crowd was…
Iran to launch initiative to promote domestic costumes: VP
IRNA – Iran’s vice president for women and family affairs emphasized encouraging people to wear traditional costumes, saying, policies required to launch…
Iran picks “No Date, No Signature” as official submission to Oscars
ISNA – The Iranian film “No Date, No Signature” directed by Vahid Jalilvand has been selected as the country’s official submission to…
Iran names nominees for 2019 Academy Awards consideration
MNA – Three Iranian titles are being considered to be the one making it into the Foreign Language submissions of the 2019…
Prominent Persian dubber passes away
IRNA – Prominent Iranian TV and cinema dubber, Hossein Erfani, suffering from chronic cancer disease, passed away at a hospital in Tehran…
Asghar Farhadi invited to TIFF as a guest
ISNA – The two-time Academy Award winner Asghar Farhadi and the cast of his Cannes opener film, ‘Everybody Knows’, were invited to…
Iranian children cinema needs more attention: Derakhshandeh
Tasnim – Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh said the world of Iranian cinema should be recognized by its children and youth’s visual…
80-year-old musician entertains tourists in northwestern Iran
IFP – Ya’qoob Qoshooni is an 80-year-old artist from the tourist town of Kaleybar in the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan.…
Fatemeh Motamed-Aria on Orizzonti jury panel
Financial Tribune – The 75th Venice Film Festival opened on August 29 with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s First Man, starring…
Russia to host Iran Cultural Week
MNA – Cultural Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia Ghahreman Soleimani revealed the organizing Iran Cultural Week in the…
1,900 tourism projects to be implemented: Senior official
IRNA – Completion of 1,200 tourism projects out of 1,900 by the end of President Rouhani’s government (2020) has given a momentum…
Jury amazed by Iranian kid’s performance at National Music Festival
IFP – The brilliant performance given by a 5-year-old kid named Parsa Bajlavand has stunned the reputable members of the jury in…
China hosts seminar on Iranian mysticism, Sufism
IFP – A seminar on Iranian mysticism and Sufism was recently held by the Beijing University and the Iranian embassy’s cultural attaché…
‘Damascus Time’ to be screened in Syria
MNA – Iranian feature film ‘Damascus Time’ will be screened for a week in Syria, starting on August 24. Cinemas in five…
Iranian actor Entezami laid to rest
Tasnim – Celebrated Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami was laid to rest after a crowded funeral service here in Tehran on Sunday. A…
President Rouhani issues condolences over death of Iranian actor
IRNA – Iran President Hassan Rouhani expressed condolences over demise of the late prominent Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami, who passed away on…