Jostling for position in last lap at Cannes
CANNES, France — By Thursday afternoon at the film festival here, over glasses of Côtes de Provence, the battle lines had been…
Culture
Iran commemorates two ancient Persian poets
Many Iranians have honored two ancient Persian poets Ferdowsi and Khayyam during ceremonies held in several parts of the country, Press TV has reported.…
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi breakis language barriers
“I didn’t want to portray Paris as tourists saw it,” says Asghar Farhadi. “So we found a house just outside of Paris to…
Iranian, Italian scholars to discuss on spiritual travelogues
Iranian and Italian scholars are planning to discuss on spiritual travelogues in Persian and West literature during two seminars that will be…
Iranian film to take part in Shanghai film festival
Iranian woman filmmaker Narges Abyar’s latest production has been selected to compete at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China.…
Persian cultural exhibition held in Lithuania
Iran has mounted an exhibition on Persian culture in the Northern European Country of Lithuania to introduce true image of Iranian civilization.…
Iran to hold 30th International Short Film Festival
Iran is preparing to hold the 2013 edition of International Short Film Festival (TISFF) in the capital city of Tehran with presenting…
Iranians celebrate Cultural Heritage Week 2013
Many Iranians from various ethnic groups have celebrated Cultural Heritage Week to honor their inherited traditions and culture, Press TV has reported. Iranian cultural…
Cannes 2013: The Past – review
Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning A Separation is a finely-crafted, sinewy drama that anatomises clotted and complex relationships The Iranian film-maker Asghar Farhadi has…
Iranians honor art and old traditions on Cultural Heritage Week
Honoring cultural heritage in Iran. Regular people from all walks life: artists, officials and scholars are celebrating cultural heritage week. Iranian culture…
Tehran mounts eighth exhibition on nomadic crafts
A number of various nomadic handicrafts has been showcased during an exhibition mounted in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Press TV has reported. Many…
Iran’s Oscar winner scores Cannes hit with melodrama
CANNES, France — Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a…
International Cartoon Biennial 2013 kicks off in Tehran
The 10th International Cartoon Biennial has kicked off during a ceremony in Tehran, hosting various works created by the Iranian and foreign…
Algeria hosts Iranian cinematic productions
Algeria has held the first Iranian Film Week in an attempt to introduce the Persian culture and cinematic development in this African…
Iran hosts conference on Persian epic poet Ferdowsi
Iran has held the eighth international conference on the highly revered Persian epic poet Ferdowsi at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The…
Iranian music ensemble shines at Tajik festival
An Iranian music ensemble has won the first award in the Shashmaqam Music Festival in the Tajik capital city of Dushanbe. Iranian…
Iranian music ensemble to compete at Tajik festival
An Iranian music ensemble has been selected to take part in the Shashmaqam Music Festival in the Tajkistan capital city of Dushanbeh.…
Iranian calligraphers sweep awards in Istanbul competition
Iranian calligraphers have received numerous awards at the 9th International Calligraphy Competition held in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Iranian artists participated…
Tehran Book Fair faces sales slump in foreign section
Sales have slumped by 50 percent in the international section of the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in comparison with the figures for…
Iran’s pavilion shines in Seoul Friendship Fair 2013
Iranian pavilion at the 2013 edition of annual multi-culture festival of Seoul Friendship Fair has been warmly received by a large number…
India raises the issue of Sikh marriage registration with Iran
TEHRAN: India today raised with Iran problems faced by Sikh community in that country, particularly regarding registration of marriages. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshidraised the…
Foreign artists to hold workshops at Iranian theater festival
Four theater artists from Slovenia and Italy are slated to hold workshops at the 16th International University Theater Festival in the Iranian…
Fifth intl. sculpture symposium kicks off in Tehran
The fifth edition of International Tehran Wood Sculpture Symposium has kicked off in the Iranian capital of Tehran, displaying different styles of…
Tehran to display modern art pioneers’ retrospectives
A collection of artworks belonged to three pioneers of Iranian modern art is slated to be showcased at Saba Art and Cultural…
Reza Derakhshani’s works evoke Iran’s magnificent past
If you want a reason to visit Reza Derakhshani’s solo show at Salsali Private Museum, the fact that the main installation has…
Iran, Turkey to hold symposium on Mowlavi’s masterpiece
Iran’s university of Urmia and Turkey’s Yuzuncu Yil University are slated to hold a joint symposium on the Persian poet Mowlavi’s Masnavi…
Iranian book enters ‘German Book of Month’ selection
Iranian author Seyyed Ali Shojai’s book The Big Snowman has been selected as the Pictorial Book of the Month by the German…
South Korean embassy in Iran holds Persian cultural tour
South Korean Embassy in Tehran has held the second cultural and tourism program in Iran focusing on the splendid history and civilization…
Veteran Iranian scholar Parviz Marzban passes away
Prominent Iranian scholar of visual arts and translator Parviz Marzban, has died of natural causes at the age of 96 in the…
Politics and art of Iran’s revolutionary tulips
Their petals are on the national flag. They line the dome above Ayatollah Khomeini’s tomb. They adorn billboards of martyrs from the…
Austrian festival to present traditional Iranian music
Iran’s renowned Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and the eminent vocalist Ali Reza Qorbani are to perform traditional music program at the Austrian…
Through story, a look into Iran: Newsha Tavakolian’s portraiture
In 1999, Iranian students took the streets of Tehran in the fiercest unrest the country had seen since the 1979 Islamic revolution.…
Iran’s Gharibpour to perform ‘Hafez’ puppet opera in Dubai
Veteran Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet play Behrouz Gharibpour is slated to present his Hafez opera puppet show…