Art And Culture

A ceremony was held during the two-day 7th Annual Iranian Film Festival (IFF) in San Francisco on September 27 to pay tributes to Iranian female director Pouran Derakhshandeh as her latest film ‘…

Cultural revolutions always precede economic change – hence the importance of culture in society. Artists have had the greatest impact during historical turbulence; sometimes the effect of a…

An important Asian event where ‘Track 143,’ one of the most acclaimed Iranian movies, is set to be screened, the 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will also see renowned Iranian…

Freestyle wrestlers ruled the night at Incheon on Monday, grabbing 3 more gold medals and one silver, completing a spectacular performance set off by team captain Reza Yazdani, who won his third…

Eight foreign theater groups will take part in the 9th Marivan International Street Theater Festival slated to open on October 17.

Mohsen Chavoshi’s new album ‘Boatless Oar’ will be released on October 7.

After a long wait, the album which includes 10 tracks is ready to hit the music market. Chavoshi has composed all…

The director of ‘Kharabat’ announced that the production of his documentary on Sufism has concluded and said, “vast research was undertaken for the project in 10 provinces of Iran as well as in…

Forty-five children and young adults’ books translated into Spanish will be displayed for the first time at the Montevideo International Book Fair.

Uruguayans have been introduced to…

A smart school is a physical audio-visual school designed to improve teaching-learning environment of educational institutions, based on computer and network technology or Information &…

‘London Has Fallen’, the sequel to last year’s ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ ran into trouble recently when director Fredrik Bond quit the project in mid-September with only six weeks before shooting was…

A meeting was held at the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday with members of the policymaking council of the ‘art and experience’ cinematic group, and other cineastes.

Head of the Iranian…

Reza Yazdani won seventh gold for Iran on the ninth day of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

The freestyle wrestler competing in the 97 kg category bagged his third Asiad gold…

A television film by Iranian director Fereydoun Hassanpour received the special jury award at the Pyongyang International Film Festival.

‘Good Friends’, directed by Hassanpour, is a…

Reza Sadeghi Music Academy will be established with the aim of identifying new young talent.

Well-known pop singers Reza Sadeghi and Hamid Hami will train and judge the new talent and those…

This week marked the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war – known in Iran as ‘Sacred Defense’. Among all the arts devoted to depicting the large-scale sacrifice and loss of lives during the…

The 6th Tehran International Sculpture Symposium is underway at Milad Tower in Tehran.

As in the previous years, professional artists from within and outside will compete in the main event…

Prominent figures of culture and literature will honor a group of selected Rumi scholars in Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University on the Commemoration Day of Mawlana on September 30…

‘Iran Zamin’ orchestra, comprising of 120 children, will perform a concert of ‘Shahnameh’ tales on October 9-10.

Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is a great literary work by the Persian poet…

Secretary of the first ‘World Qods Day’ International Caricature Festival announced that the expo will be inaugurated on September 30.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Alireza…

Friday evening (Sept. 26) the open area in front of the City Theater in Daneshjou Park was packed with art fans who observed an unusual artistic performance by two virtuosos to protest…

The cultural and social deputy at the Tehran Municipality announced that the most eminent award for a literary work will be conferred on the winner of Imam Ali (A.S.) International Poetry…

Reza Yazdani, Iranian pop and rock singer, will tour Australia with composer Behrouz Payegan.

His first concert will be held on October 3 in Melbourne, Robert Black Wood Hall. On the…

Television Director Bijan Birang announced that the shooting for his new series ‘Love Isn’t Off’ will start early October.

Produced for home video network, the series makes use of two…

Sacred Defense movies ‘Track 143’ and ‘Che’ collected several awards at the 13th Resistance Film Festival. The winners of different sections and categories were announced on Thursday.

Negah Art Gallery is hosting a collection of drawings by Mehran Yousefzadeh. The exhibits include portrayal of Iran’s nature and architecture.