Culture and Art

Iranian films to hit silver screen in 3 int'l festivals

Tehran (ISNA) - Three Iranian films will be screened in international festivals in the US, North Korea and Bulgaria.
Iran picks “No Date, No Signature” as official submission to Oscars

Tehran (ISNA) - The Iranian film “No Date, No Signature” directed by Vahid Jalilvand has been selected as the country’s official submission to the 91st Academy Awards in the best foreign language film category.
Iran, UK seeking to expand museum cooperation

Tehran (ISNA) – British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt and UK Ambassador to Tehran, Robert Macaire visited National Museum of Iran.
Asghar Farhadi invited to TIFF as a guest

Tehran (ISNA) - The two-time Academy Award winner Asghar Farhadi and the cast of his Cannes opener film, ‘Everybody Knows’, were invited to the 43rd Toronto Int’l Film Festival as guests.
Hamedan hub of Asia Tourism in 2018

Tehran (ISNA) - Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) picked the province of Hamadan in central Iran as Asia Tourism in 2018.
Iran`s “Dressage” in Sakhalin Int’l Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Dressage” directed by Pooya Badkoobeh has been screened on the special screening section of the International Film Festival «On the Edge» in Russia.
Farmanara’s “Tale of the Sea” to compete in Russia

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian director, Bahman Farmanara’s new film, “Tale of the Sea” will be screened in the competition section of the 11th International East and West Film Festival in Russia.
“Parting” to be screened in China

Tehran (ISNA) - Afghan-Iranian drama film “Parting” directed by Navid Mahmoudi will be screened at Chinese movie theaters.
Iranian documentary film “Sara” in S. Korean festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary feature film “Sara” directed by Hadi Shariati will attend South Korean DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
Pournazeri, Shajarian to perform at Sufiyyah Music Festival

Tehran (ISNA) - Shams Ensemble, leaded by Iranian musician and composer, Kaykhosro Pournazeri and accompanied by Homayoun Shajarian as its vocalist, will go on stage in Konya on December 25 during International Sufiyyah Music Festival.
Launching Mashhad-Baku flight with aim of attracting Azeri tourists

Tehran (ISNA) – Director-General of Khorasan Razavi Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department announced that launching Mashhad-Baku direct flights has been put on the agenda with the aim of attracting Azerbaijani tourists.
Iranian film “Dressage” to attend Melbourne Film Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film “Dressage” directed by Pooya Badkoobeh will attend 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Iran’s cultural week to be held in Moscow

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian cultural chargé d'affaires in Moscow, Ghahraman Soleimani announced, Iran’s cultural week in Russia’s capital will be held in early September.
Iran’s “Lotus” to attend Italy’s Cervino Cine Mountain Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documentary film, “Lotus”, directed by Mohamadreza Vatandoust will be screened in Italy’s Cervino Cine Mountain International Festival.
Iran`s “A Midsummer Night's Dream” to be performed at Poland

Tehran (ISNA) – One of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage known as “A Midsummer Night's Dream” rewritten by Bagher Soroush and directed and designed by Mostafa Koushki will be performed at the 22nd Gdańsk Shakespeare Festival in Poland.
Iran’s puppet production “A dream journey” at Russian festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian puppet play “A dream journey” directed by Hamed Zarean is a combination of some Iranian plays that will take part in Petrushka World Puppet Carnaval 2018 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Iranian documentary filmmaker receives Slovakia “Eco Top” award in Tehran

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian documantry filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani received his award from the Slovakia international environmental film festival known as “Eco Top” for “Once Hamoun” in Tehran through Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Majan" wins Zanzibar International Film Festival’s award

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian film,”Majan” directed by Rahman Seyfi Azad acquired the award for the best film in the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as Festival of the Dhow Countries.
Iranian films win 3 awards at Armenia’s Golden Apricot Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Two Iranian films won three awards at 2018 Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia.
Iran`s “Weavers of Imagination” to be screened in American film festival

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian documentary film “Weavers of Imagination” directed by Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Jafari will be screened in the 26th American Psychological Association Film Festival in San Francisco, US.
Exhibitions in commemoration of Abbas Kiarostami held in 5 cities

Tehran (ISNA) – Exhibitions titled “The other side of the wall” containing printmaking artworks is on display until July 5, 2018.
Tehran to host 5th int’l assembly in commemoration of Bidel Dehlavi

Tehran (ISNA) – The 5th edition of an international assembly to commemorate remarkable Persian poet ‎and Sufi of the Indian subcontinent Bidel Dehlavi will be held in Tehran with the participation of Iranian and foreign guests.
Asghar Farhadi to preside over jury panel at Golden Apricot Festival

Tehran (ISNA) – Two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi will preside over jury panel at 2018 Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia.
“Track 143” to go on public screens in china

Tehran (ISNA) – “Track 143” directed by Narges Abyar, attending Qingdao Film Festival, will go on public screens in china (including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao) based on a signed memorandum of understanding.
196 Iranian antiquities to be exhibited in Netherlands’ Drents Museum

Tehran (ISNA) – Director-general of the National Museum of Iran announced that 196 Iranian antiquities have been transferred to the Netherlands to be exhibited in the Drents Museum.
Portugal’s festival to host Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian film

Tehran (ISNA) - FEST New Directors New Films Festival which occurs annually in the city of Espinho, Portugal will host two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and an Iranian film “Blockage” directed by Mohsen Gharaie.
Maintenance of historical sites key to preserve culture

Tehran (ISNA) –Member of Polytechnic University of Milan asserted that protection of country's heritage is everyone's responsibility and if the government is not doing much it should be considered as part of social responsibility.
3 Iranian films to be screened in Palm Springs Fest

Tehran (ISNA) – Palm Springs International Short Film Festival as one of the largest film festivals for short films will host three Iranian films.
Foreign tourists’ trip to Iran grows 4.3 pct

Tehran (ISNA) – The deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism announced a 4.3 percent growth in foreign tourists’ trip to Iran during last year.
Innovation unique trait of Iranian mosques

Tehran (ISNA) - In a study published at Journal of Studies on Iranian-Islamic City affiliated to Jahad Daneshgahi, the architectures of Atigh Jame' Mosque in the city of Shiraz, Iran, and Al Kabir Mosque in the city of Khartoum, Sudan, were compared.