Category: culture
Asghar Farhadi’s “Parallel Tales” to be shown, reviewed in Tehran
TEHRAN – The latest film by the Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, “Parallel Tales,” will be shown at the Adapa Art and Cultural Center in Tehran on Tuesday.
Ganjoor founder receives National Parsi-jan Award
TEHRAN- The National Parsi-jan Award was presented to Hamidreza Mohammadi, founder of Ganjoor website, at the second edition of the event, which highlighted the importance of preserving and strengthening the Persian language.
Marionette Museum opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Marionette Museum was inaugurated at the Ferdowsi Hall of the Rudaki Foundation in Tehran on Saturday.
15th International 100-Second Film Festival concludes in Tehran
TEHRAN – The closing ceremony of the 15th International 100-Second Film Festival was held on Friday at the Art Bureau in Tehran.
IAF to show 2026 comedy drama film “The Invite”
TEHRAN – The Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) in Tehran will screen the 2026 American comedy drama film “The Invite” directed by Olivia Wilde on Monday.
First university textbooks on resistance literature unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN- The first collection of university textbooks dedicated to resistance literature was unveiled at a ceremony held at the Art Bureau in Tehran on Saturday, providing academic resources for a field that has been taught at Iranian universities for nearly two decades.
Franco-Iranian Center to hold photography festival “Times of War” in Paris
TEHRAN – This year marks the bicentenary of photography; on this occasion, the photography festival “A Glimpse of Life in Times of War” will be held in Paris in the autumn, organized by the Franco-Iranian Center and the New Wave Institute
Iranian short film “Like a Miracle” wins at Italian festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian short film “Like a Miracle,” directed by Abod Kazemi, won the Best Short Film award at the 6th Son of a Pitch® Award, which was held from September 2 to 12 in Rome, Italy.
Minab children’s unfinished dreams live on in paintings
TEHRAN- There are exhibitions that can be visited, and there are exhibitions that stay with you long after you have left. The group painting exhibition dedicated to the martyred children of Minab belongs to the latter.
Filmmakers, human rights NGOs back “NAZA” directors amid threats, accusations by Israeli authorities
TEHRAN – More than 1,500 film industry figures, including prominent Israeli filmmakers, and over 40 local human rights organizations have expressed solidarity with filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the creators of the documentary “NAZA” that features testimony from Israeli military and intelligence personnel about the army’s operations in Gaza.