Culture

Fajr festival announces short films lineup

Friday, 17 January 2020 16:18 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – A lineup of 10 short films have been selected to go on screen at the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday....

“The Virtuous Burglar” to come to Tehran theater

Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:07 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Iranian director Mohammadreza Jamal plans to stage Italian playwright Dario Fo’s “The Virtuous Burglar” (“Non tutti i ladri vengono a nuocere”) at Tehran’s Neaup...

Iran’s “Douch” to go on screen in Japan

Wednesday, 15 January 2020 16:06 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – “Douch” by Iranian director Amir Mashhadiabbas will go on screen in a special program at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall on Okinawa Island, Japan on February 8, Iran’s In...

Iranian adaptation of ‘Coriolanus’ to be staged in India

Wednesday, 15 January 2020 14:26 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The latest stage production by ‘Tehran Independent Theater’, Mostafa Koushki's adaption of William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Coriolanus’, has been in...

Okinawa to screen Iranian film 'Douch' with Japanese dub

Wednesday, 15 January 2020 09:45 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian feature 'Douch', directed by Amir Mashhadi Abbas, will be screened at a special program for children on Okinawa island in Japan....

Iran, Qatar discuss plans to cooperate on publishing industry

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 16:22 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Plans to collaborate on book publication were discussed during a meeting between Doha International Book Fair director Jassim Ahmad al-Buainain and the director ...

'Copper Notes of a Dream' wins at Olympia filmfest. in Greece

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 06:53 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand won an award at the 22nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Youn...

Iran, Qatar emphasize expansion of publishing exchanges

Monday, 13 January 2020 17:31 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Head of Doha Book Fair Jasem Ahmad Aboleinin met and held talks with Head of Iran's Research Center for Culture, Art and Communication Mohammad So...

5th Iran-Austria concert at Rudaki Hall

Monday, 13 January 2020 17:11 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The 5th Iran-Austria Concert will be held at Tehran's Rudaki Hall next Monday, January 20....

Kayhan Kalhor opposed to cancelation of concerts as protest movement

Monday, 13 January 2020 16:07 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Kurdish Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor, who called off his Istanbul concert in protest of Turkey’s assault on Kurds in Syria last October, has said tha...