Art And Culture

Some new releases in Persian literary fiction have arrived to feed the interests of readers in the genre.

A selection of 75 children’s movies was announced by movie critics in the British daily, Telegraph, to represent the best of this genre.

Both films and animations exist in the list. The…

Parvis Mamnun, renowned theater artist who lives in Vienna, Austria will be conferred the honorary title of professor by the Austria Federal Chancellery art section.

The title is…

Tehran was host to the opening of Chinese Film Week on Wednesday evening.

The event took place in the Cinema Museum with the Head of Iran Organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs…

The 13th International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF) is scheduled to be held during the Sacred Defense Week (September 22 – 29) in Iran this year.

The first international conference to commemorate the great Iranian poet Shahriar was inaugurated on September 17 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province.

The opening ceremony of the 2-day…

Orphaned children’s art fair was launched on September 17 at Milad tower, in Tehran.

The goal of the exhibition is to help such children and preserve their dignity, IRNA reported.

In…

A duet performance by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor and Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov will launch the 10th Morgenland Festival Osnabrück, in Germany, on September 19.

A place in Tehran District 1 would be named after the eminent Iranian female personality Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Secretary of the Second Literature and Science Festival of Tahereh Saffarzadeh…

Carlos Queiroz officially renewed his contract to coach Iran soccer team for four more years at the Football Academy in Tehran on Tuesday.

The contract, containing several sections not to…

September 18 has been named as the ‘Day of Persian poetry and literature’ as it is the death anniversary of the legendary Iranian poet Shahriar.

Shahriyar’s poems are alive and enlivening,…

Niusha Ahmadzadeh, 16, has been brought up by a family with earnest devotion to the Shahnameh*, Persian epic poem. Her father Nurbakhsh has been a raconteur of the book for 20 years. He is from…

One week to the fall and four new movies have been released in cinemas in the hope of following the path of profit taken by most of this year’s movie releases. Two comedies and two dramas will see…

Fidibo is an Iranian website and mobile phones application which offers a wide range of Persian and non-Persian e-Books, some for free and some not.

Reading index is one of the most…

The renowned Mohammad Reza Shajarian will kick off his European tour on September 27 in Sweden and accompanying him is the well-known Shahnaz band. Saeeid Farajpoori will also join him as…

Abol Atighechi, renowned artist known for his exquisite work in a new and modern style in traditional and contemporary calligraphic painting in Iran, has now written a book describing his unique…

Winning a victory was vital for them to go into the next round and Iranian volleyball players managed to defeat Serbia 3-1 in a thrilling match on Sunday night.

Garnering 15 points out of 7…

Iran finished first in the 56th Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan after Qasem Rezaei gained a bronze medal in 98-kg weight category on Sunday evening.

Rezaei…

Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO said the conference of UNESCO Chairs will be held in Iran in the coming months, to host chair-holder universities.

Mohammad-Reza…

Akbar Keshavarz-Shirazi, the in-house photographer of the father of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, was honored in a ceremony in Rey county, southern Tehran.

A creative artist has transformed photos of world-known movies to spoof issues society deals with today.

‘Parsyad’, a documentary on the revival of the Iranian harp (Persian: Chang) produced by Hamed Koljei, premiered in Iran Artists Forum last Tuesday.

Koljei, the director, told Mehr news…

This year’s International Historical and Military Film Festival in Warsaw saw the Silver Sword Award going to an Iranian movie again for the third consecutive year.

‘Maritime Silk Road’…

With the long march of people and puppets, the 15th Tehran international puppet festival Mobarak was inaugurated on Saturday in Tehran.

The Plant and Flower Festival will be held in Mahallat, Markazi Province, from September 16 to 19 to promote the use of decorative flowers.