Art And Culture

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  • Fifteen Iranian children received awards at the 9th International Art Contest for Children ‘Rainbow’ in Romania.

    Running with the theme of ‘Loving the Earth’, the competition evaluated a…

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  • ‘The Missing Tile Syndrome’ is the name of an art exhibition by artist Ahoo Hamedi, currently on display in Homa art gallery in Tehran.

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  • Iranian short film ‘Red Dream’ has been selected for the 7th Sofia MENAR Film Festival.

    The short film, which has been chosen for the festival’s competition section, is directed by Shahriar…

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  • An Iranian puppet show ‘Nim-Vajabi’ (Itsy-Bitsy) directed by Amir Mashhadi-Abbas will participate in the Harmony - World Puppet Carnival slated to be held from November 1 to 10.

    Performed…

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  • Whether you call it shell shock or post-traumatic stress disorder, war creates serious psychological wounds. A hundred years after the outbreak of the Great War, Belgian composer Nicholas Lens and…

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  • The animation ‘Baharan’ depicts the story of an assassination attempt on a nuclear scientist, and narrates the memoirs of Iranian war martyr Mohammad Jahanara, totaling 39 episodes in all.

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  • The 8th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia has announced its nominees in various categories, with Iran having five nominations for the ‘Best Feature Film and Achievement in…

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  • With the participation of 897 domestic and foreign publishers, including Iran, the 59th International Belgrade Book Fair kicked off on Sunday.

    The largest and oldest cultural event in the…

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  • A book written by Iranian writer Farideh Khalatbari titled ‘The Coach’ has been registered as one of the five top books on the list of the International Youth Library (IYL).

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  • In a rare event, all the galleries at the Iranian Artists Forum have been filled with paintings from various artists. Particularly outstanding among the exhibitions, is an event called ‘Top…

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  • JK Rowling is set to publish a special Harry Potter story on her website as a Halloween surprise for numerous fans around the world.

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  • On the occasion of her 7th death anniversary, the closing ceremony of the Second Literature and Science Congress of Tahereh Saffarzadeh was held at Sooreh Hall of the Art Bureau in Tehran Sunday…

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  • In recognition of his significant contributions to the arts, the world-famous Iranian cartoonist and graphic artist Kambiz Derambakhsh was conferred the Chevalier of Arts and Letters on Sunday (…

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  • Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran Amenhotep Zambrano on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on expansion of cultural and arts…

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  • The National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) will host a ceremony to present the registration certificate of Iranian works listed on the Memory of the World Regional Committee for Asia/Pacific…

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  • A total of 25 abstract oil paintings of the Lebanese artist Shokrollah Fotouh are being showcased at Fine Arts Museum in the cultural historical complex of Saadabad, Tehran.

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  • ‘The Cylinder’ or better known as ‘The Cyrus Cylinder’ is the name of a new epic classical music album, recently released in the local market, which portrays the character and life of Cyrus, the…

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  • IMAX is going all-out to release the upcoming Paramount and Warner Bros. release. “It’s the largest release in the history of our company,” said Greg Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment.

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  • On his visit to Isfahan, deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Janos Latorcai announced that “Budapest is willing to host the Isfahan Cultural Week.”

    Latorcai is heading a…

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  • Head of the Cultural Institute of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Eftekhar Hossein said on Saturday that the institute is ready to produce a documentary film on the scientific and…

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  • Culture Minister of Tajikistan Shamsiddin Orumbekov has called for strengthening ties with Iran, particularly in the cultural field.

    Meeting with the cultural attaché of the Islamic…

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  • In the opening ceremony of the 16th International Book Fair of Iranian Publishers, underway at Mashhad’s international fair grounds, it was suggested that the northeastern province of Khorasan…

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  • The closing ceremony of the 8th National and the 4th International Parvin Etesami Film Festival was held at Tehran’s Eivane-Shams Hall on October 24.

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  • The world’s tallest vertical garden now graces the Sydney skyline in the form of a towering residential high rise cloaked in living forestry.

    The highly anticipated ‘One Central Park’ is…

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  • An exposition on the life and works of author Ali Mirderkvandi, the documentary ‘No Heaven for Gunga Din’ was recently screened at the Iran’s Artists Forum.

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