A painting collection, titled ‘Sightless Time’, by Narges Soleimanzadeh, has attracted a large number of art masters and enthusiasts to Elaheh Gallery in Tehran.
The artist’s second solo…
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Young Iranian filmmaker Amir-Masoud Soheili will be one of the judges in the first edition of Viddsee Juree Awards in Indonesia.
The festival is a competition to celebrate the jury’s pick…
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British actor and director Alan Rickman, whose films included the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Truly Madly Deeply’, died of cancer in London on January 14 at the age of 69.
A…
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The play ‘Memories and Nightmares of a Clothes Keeper of Mirza Taghi Khan’ opened at Vahdat Hall on January 12, coinciding with the 77th birthday of its well-known director, Ali Rafei.
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A total of 32 installation art works in different sizes by photographer Ali Zanjani are on display at Tehran’s Ag Galerie.
“In recent years I have created collections using archive images…
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The veteran actor Naser Malek-Motiee is back on cinema screens after a 34-year hiatus, with ‘Negar’s Role’ directed by Ali Atshani.
The film was released on January 13, in theaters across…
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Veteran Iranian painter Pariyoush Ganji was presented the badge and ribbon of the ‘Order of the Rising Sun’, known as ‘Kyokujitsu Chujyusho’, signed by Japanese Emperor Akihito, and an…
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Emperor Nero’s golden palace, the walls of medieval Siena and the foundations of Venice will all receive sorely needed restoration funds after Italy approved a plan on Monday to spend $325 million…
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The 5th Khorshid Independent Short Film Festival is currently under way at the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research in Tehran.
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A member of a research center at the Children of the World Research Institute has created audio stories to share them in cyber space with children.
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Farhad Fakhreddini, currently the conductor of Iran’s National Orchestra, was honored at a ceremony held at the Persian Language Center in Tehran on January 12
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Prominent Iranian film director and photographer Abbas Kiarostami’s most comprehensive photography exhibition opened on January 12 in the Turkish capital Ankara.
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You walk into a small but cozy hall and are mesmerized even before finding your seat, by the psychedelic music of the one-man band in the corner of the stage and two paralyzed actors waiting for a…
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The young and well-known Armenian pianist Hayk Melikyan will start his concert tour in Iran from January 13.
His first time in Iran, the Armenian artist will perform six recitals in five…
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Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has bought the US film studio Legendary Entertainment for about $3.5 billion, turning its chairman into a Hollywood movie mogul as China’s richest man steps…
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A doll museum will be inaugurated in Tehran by the end of January.
The first such professional museum in Asia, it will be an archive for dolls and include over 800 puppets which are…
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The 66th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has added nine more titles to its competition lineup, including Iranian director Mani Haqiqi’s ‘A Dragon Arrives’.
It will be the…
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A printmaking exhibition ‘Mirror’ by the Third Group has opened at Laleh Art Gallery in Tehran.
Curated by painter Ahmad Vakili, the exhibition has works by 11 artists on display,…
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‘The Revenant’ was Sunday night’s big winner at the 73rd annual Golden Globes.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s survival drama/thriller, set in the 1820s, was named best drama by the Hollywood…
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A physical-musical puppet theater show, ‘Night, a Vulture on the Town’s Carrion’, directed by young artist Ali Asghar Salasi will be staged at the 34th edition of the Fajr International Theatre…
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The 31st Fajr International Music Festival, Iran’s most prestigious music event, slated for February 10 to 20, will host performances by numerous Iranian and foreign musicians.
Tehran’s…
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Iranian TV, cinema and theatre actress, Hengameh Qaziani, staged her first vocal performance at Vahdat Hall on January 9.
The music event which was especially for women was attended in…
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The play ‘Clown Nightmare’ directed and written by Mehdi Mousakhani is underway at Hafez Theatre Hall in Tehran.
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Iran Cinema Month will be held in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, January 14- February 4.
The event is organized by the Iranian Embassy, Farabi Cinema Foundation, and Middle East & North…
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‘Moby-Dick’ fans from around the world have gathered around for their own grueling quest - a marathon reading of Herman Melville’s classic.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is holding its…
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