The 34th Fajr international Film Festival (FIFF) ended at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday (April 25) with the top prize, Golden Simorgh for Best Film, going to ‘Rams’ directed by Grimur Hakonarson…

Charsou Cineplex Hall 1 was packed to the gills on Sunday (April 24) in the debut screening of the restored version of ‘The Lovers’ Wind’, a documentary directed and produced by the late French…

Local film enthusiasts and international guests at the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) are enjoying their time in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as the 34th edition has adopted a new…

The 34th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) slated for April 20-25 in Tehran will screen a selection of the best productions from Iran and abroad. An independent event since last year, it is…

A group exhibition of the best works by contemporary artists in Iran opened at Shirin Art Gallery in Tehran concurrent with the 10th anniversary of the gallery foundation, on December 18.

For the first time the stage reading of a foreign play in its original language was held at Baran Theatre Hall in Tehran on December 19.

The play ‘Old Times’ by the Nobel laureate English…

The producers, director and distributor of the Iranian film ‘I am Not Salvador’ have expressed concern over the delay in releasing the film in local cinema.

The Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) will celebrate its 32nd edition this year with the participation of hundreds of young cineastes from Iran and across the globe.

The…

The country’s top stand-up comedians were introduced in the final round of the ‘Best Stand-up Comedian’ competition held in the last episode of the popular entertainment program ‘Khandevaneh’…

Sunday night, Tehran’s Vahdat Hall was host to a live performance of compositions by the acclaimed musician and composer Naser Cheshmazar, 63, who returned to the stage after 30 years.

An exhibition of paintings by famous Iranian poet and lyricist Maryam Heydarzadeh was inaugurated at Shirin Art Gallery in Tehran on Friday, September 18.

What makes her special and…

A group painting exhibition curated by Arash Tanhai on the subject of one of the best Iranian writers of children’s stories, the late Samad Behrangi, is on view at Dena Gallery in Tehran.

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A program ‘A Night With Ezzatolah Entezami’, to honor the veteran actor, was held at the Iranian Artists’ Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Wednesday (August 19).

Well-known cultural personalities…

Iranian PC video game ‘Dark Years’ is being displayed by a British video game company at Gamescom, a trade fair for video games, underway in Cologne, Germany.

A new industry in Iran, local…

Five major cineplexes in the country contributed to over 50% of the total sales of movies in the past Iranian year (ended March 20), according to official statistics.

Creating a top festival centering on issues for which Iran cinema is reputed like humanity, family, and moral values, and promoting joint productions to provide a potential foreign market to help…

Actor Hamid Farrokhnejad severely censured officials, especially those in the oil ministry for the problems that continue to persist in the southern cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr, 25…

Directed by the well-known Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, the film ‘Muhammad’, revolving around the childhood of the Holy Prophet of Islam from his birth till the age of 12, marks Iran’s biggest-…

In a matter of just four hours, over 4000 art fans paid a visit to the exhibition of ‘The World Champion’ displaying artworks on the national wrestling icon Gholamreza Takhti, which was…

For his debut film as a director, Shahab Hosseini has taken on a somehow unusual script with a philosophical theme.

One of the best actors in today’s cinema, Hosseini selected a script…

The 31st International Tehran Short Film Festival wrapped up its work Sunday night by awarding the winners of different sections.

Although the program was only for invitees, Tehran’s Vahdat…

For the fourth consecutive night on Saturday, the ministry of interior’s hall in central Tehran resonated with the sounds of the New Age music by the world-renowned master Kitaro.

These days the capital’s Mellat Cinema Complex in Tehran has become a hangout for film lovers as it is host to the 31st Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF).

‘Today’, the latest film by well-known director Reza Mir-Karimi, has been chosen as Iran’s candidate for the Oscars to be evaluated for a place among the final nominations for the 2015 best…

Having displayed the newest products and technologies in the field of sports, the Sportex 2014 wrapped up its work on Saturday.

Similar to the other days, the last day of the exhibition…