Art And Culture

Western cinema should study Iranian traditional music and learn lessons from it, said a Spanish professor at Juan Carlos University in Madrid, Spain.

Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar…

Written by Afarin Mirshahi, ‘In the Embrace of God’ is a book published in Spanish specifically for disabled children in Latin America.

Iran will hold the first Festival of Environmental Book of the Year Award on November 16, said an official.

The Iranian play ‘Our Childish World’ was nominated among the top three works of the World Puppet Carnival in Bangkok, Thailand.

Out of the 50 groups participating in the street theater…

The international affairs deputy of Serbia’s Megatrend University in a meeting with the Iranian cultural attaché in Belgrade on Friday welcomed his proposal for establishing a faculty for Persian…

To pay tributes to the famous Iranian storyteller Hamid Ameli, Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center has organized an exhibition titled ‘Story, Voice, Book’ to be held at the Central…

Iran holds the top place in video games development in the Middle East, Hassan Karimi Quddusi, deputy of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation said on Thursday.

A long-awaited day of judgment on World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar turned into another day of FIFA disarray.

Iranian pop star Morteza Pashaei passed away in Tehran on Friday morning (November 14) after battling cancer for a year.

Pashaei was hospitalized in Tehran’s Bahman Hospital for about 10…

Over 100 Iranian entities active in the field of printing will attend the Shanghai International Print, Pack & Paper Expo (PPPE), announced an official in the ministry of culture and Islamic…

‘Farewell’, a musical on the Battle of Karbala by Iranian artists Hesamedin Seraj, Mohammad Mirzamani and Vahid Jalilvand went on stage in Milad Tower auditorium on Thursday.

Kianoosh Rostami won a gold medal in the men’s 85kg class at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Kazakhstan.

The Iranian weight-lifter lifted 178kg in the snatch and 213kg in the…

The Asian Futsal Confederation (AFC) has named Iran’s Ali-Asghar Hassanzadeh as the best player of 2014.

The most colossal project in the history of Iran’s film industry ‘Muhammad’ will be unveiled on January 9 next year.

Directed by Majid Majidi, the film is based on the life of Prophet…

The works of two cartoonists from Tabriz have qualified for the final round of the Greek cartoon competition, titled ‘Cooperative Cartoon Festival.’

Rahim Baqal Asghari and Atefeh Yarian…

The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has donated over 32 books to Germany’s Phantastische Bibliothek Wetzlar (Fantasy Library of Wetzlar).

The…

Four movies from Iran are participating in the Casa Asia Film Week (CAFW) in Spain.

‘Snow on the Pines’ by Peyman Moaadi, ‘For the Sake of Pouneh’ directed by Hatef Alimardani, ‘Snow’ by…

The actor, who had a reputation for serious roles in successful films, talked about the failed attempt two decades ago to prevent him from doing low-brow comedy ‘Dumb and Dumber’ with two rookie…

Iran’s ‘Dastan’ music ensemble is slated to hold a concert in Vancouver, Canada on December 13.

The orchestra will perform compositions of vocalist Jamal Kordestani and composer Saeed…

On the ninth death anniversary of graphic artist Morteza Momayez, various programs are scheduled to take place at the Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) for a week starting from November 28.

Among…

Cultural organizations should coordinate with intelligence and security institutions to hold concerts, said Hussein Nooshabadi, in his first press conference as the newly appointed spokesman of…

The documentary movie by Iranian director Mohammad Ehsani ‘Gonbad-e-Mina’ bagged the third prize at the International Archaeology Film Festival held in the city of Split, Croatia, November 6-7.…

Works of foreign filmmakers and producers will be screened at the 44th Roshd International Film Festival, slated for November 14-21.

Festival secretary Saeed Badiei said films from 14…

An animation series named ‘Pink Dress’ based on contemporary female poetess Parvin Etesami’s childhood life is set for production, MNA reported.

The stage adaptation of ‘Hunger Games’ is coming with innovative and immersive staging techniques.

According to PRNewswire, the theatrical experience will begin performances in summer 2016…