Tehran, June 30, IRNA -- Veteran Iranian theater, cinema and TV actor Baqer Sahraroudi died on Sunday. He was 72. The actor was suffering from an illness for two years following a stroke in 2012. Born in 1942, Sahraroudi was a graduate of Tehran Fine Arts Faculty. He began his artistic activities in 1955 as an actor, screenwriter and producer. The ...

TEHRAN --The Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) hosted a celebration of Irans National Day of Cinema on Thursday. The Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) was reopened on the Irans National Day of Cinema after a forced shutdown of about two years. Attending the event was Iran Cinema Organization Managing Director, Hojjatollah Ayyubi, who is also the deputy culture ...

Iranian authorities reopened on Thursday, a prominent center for filmmakers and artists named Cinema House, more than 20 months after it was closed by hard-liners.   By ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian authorities say a prominent center for filmmakers and artists can reopen, more than 20 months after it was closed by hard-liners. The decision, reported Thursday by the official IRNA news agency, appears to reflect the more tolerant views on social and cultural issues by Iran's new moderate-leaning president, Hasan Rouhani....

This is the main headquarters of Irans cinema house, a place of much controversy for the past few years, and scene of recent protests by renowned Iranian actors and film directors. An establishment declared illegal since 2011. Authorities state the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds was shut down because of secret amendments to its charter....