Iran, Serbia sign agreement on cinematic coop.
MNA – Iran’s Farabi Cinema Foundation and Film Center Serbia have signed an agreement to expand cooperation in cinematic fields. The agreement…
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Abyar’s ‘Night of the Full Moon’ rakes in Iran’s major cinematic awards
MNA – The 37th Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major cinematic event, named winners during a closing ceremony on Mon. evening, with Narges…
Tehran tourism exhibit to host over 700 Iranian, intl. businesses
Tehran Times – A total of 660 Iranian tourism marketers and businesses along with 57 foreign ones will participate in the 12th…
First Italian translation of Sadi’s ‘Bustan’ published
MNA – An Italian publication has brought out the first Italian edition of ‘Bustan’ by Persian poet Sa’di of Shiraz (1210-1292). The…
Norouz enters Vancouver calendar
IRNA – The City Council of Vancouver, southwestern Canada, added Norouz, the Persian New Year, to its official celebrations and observations calendar…
Iran, Syria sign MoU on cinematic cooperation
IRNA – During a visit of the high-level business and economic delegation of Iran to Damascus, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on…
Iran’s prestigious film festival kicks off in Tehran
FNA – Iran’s Fajr Film Festival officially started its 37th edition with a star-studded opening ceremony in Tehran. The 37th edition of…
Iran’s Fajr Film Festival to kick off Wednesday
Tasnim – The 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival will get underway in Iran on Wednesday, with the films set to…
10 countries to attend Norouz celebrations in Kish Island
IRNA – Managing Director of Kish Free Trade Zone (KFTZ) Gholam-Hossein Mozaffari says celebrations, marking advent of the new Iranian year (Norouz),…
Iran to introduce ancient history, civilization to Spain
MNA – Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHHTO) Ali Asghar Mounesan said on Sat. that his…
Fajr festival sparks criticism with import of Crystal Simorghs from Dubai
Tehran Times – The organizers of the 37th Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s most film event, have come under fierce criticism from several…
1750-year-old Univ. of Jundishapur, Iran’s cultural honor in world
IRNA – The 1750-year-old University of Jundishapur is a sign of Iran’s cultural honor and prestige in the world and this great…
FM spox felicitates birth anniv. of Ferdowsi
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi congratulated Mon. the birthday anniversary of prominent Iranian poet Ferdowsi. January 21 is the…
Beijing,Tehran have good potentials for cinematic products
IRNA – Iran and China in the field of film and cinema as well as production of joint works have many potentials…
Shah’s last palace, secluded refuge in Iran, is now a museum
AP | AMIR VAHDAT and MOHAMMAD NASIRI: The shah of Iran’s last refuge before fleeing his country in 1979 was a palatial estate…
Iranian actor Moheb Ahari passes away
IRNA – Hossein Moheb Ahari, an Iranian cinema and theater actor, died of cancer early Wednesday. The late Moheb Ahari also worked…
Famous Iranian director to make film in collaboration with Chinese
IRNA – Well-known Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi who received the honorary title of the Beijing Film Academy two months ago and is…
World’s top animations to be screened in Tehran
IRNA – The world’s top animations will be featured in various sections of the 11th International Animation Festival of Tehran. Among the…
Polish Film Week called off over Warsaw’s anti-Iran conf.
MNA – Director of the Cinema Organization of Iran said Sun. that a Polish Film Week event has been canceled due to…
Iran to hold exhibition of common heritage in 10 ECO member states
MNA – On the occasion of 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, an exhibition of research tableaus on ‘Common Culture and History…
Mayor: Tehran’s historic street on UNESCO’s temporary list
IRNA – Tehran’s historic Vali-e Asr Street has been registered on UNESCO’s temporary list of global heritage, according to Tehran mayor. Pirouz…
Broadway hits Iran with unique take on ‘Les Miserables’
AFP – Iranian theatre director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo’s classic a “masterpiece without borders” but his groundbreaking production of “Les Miserables”…
ÍRÁN:CI to host 29 Iranian short, documentary, feature films
MNA – 29 short, documentary and feature films, dedicated to Iranian cinema, will be showcased at the 8th ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of…
2nd Iran Jobex exhibition to be held in Tehran
ISNA – The second job exhibition of Iran known as “Iran Jobex” is due to be held April 21-24, 2019 in Tehran…
Iranian, French academic centers to hold joint courses
FNA – Iran’s Amirkabir University of Technology and France’s International University of Mod’art have concluded an agreement to hold a joint MBA…
Ancient cuneiform discovered in Iran’s Kermanshah province
Iran Front Page – Archeologists have discovered the remainings of a cuneiform inscription on a hill in Khaibar Village in Ravansar County…
Ammar filmfest names jury members
IRNA – Ammar International Popular Film Festival announced members of its panel of jury for various sections. The secretariat of the ninth…
Archaeologists may have found 2,500-year-old Persian military base in northern Israel
Haaretz – The Persian camp on the Acre plain seems to have been a base camp for King Cambyses’ all-out attack on…
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to honor Niki Karimi
ISNA – Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington DC will honor Iranian actress and director, Niki Karimi. During the event which is…
The Al-Nabi mosque: A famous mosque in Qazvin
Tasnim – The al-Nabi Mosque (Masjed al-Nabi, also known as Masjed-e Soltani) is a famous mosque in Iran’s northern city of Qazvin.…
Historical findings in Jiroft represent ancient Iranian civilization
IRNA – Ancient Jiroft is a symbol of Iranian civilization. The history of the region dates back to more than 4,300 years…
What made this Iranian TV host lose his job?
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Name-calling and thinly veiled insults on the screen are no novelty for Iran’s state broadcaster, but a recent feud between…
Iran hosts “Yalda, Christmas Festival” to strengthen inter-cultural ties
Iran Front Page | Fatemeh Askarieh: THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF “YALDA AND CHRISTMAS” WAS HELD IN THE IRANIAN CAPITAL TEHRAN ON THE…
President Rouhani signs into law bill on Persian Language
FNA – The bill to reorganize and uniform international Persian Language (Farsi) exams, which was recently passed by Iran’s Supreme Council of…
Iranian publishers loom at Beirut Book Fair
MNA – The 62nd edition of Beirut International Arab Book Fair is underway in Beirut, Lebanon, with representatives from Iran showing a…
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,…
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…