Culture

Ethnocineca festival to premiere “Iranian Pets Club”

Tuesday, 23 April 2019 16:13 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hadi Afarideh’s documentary “Iranian Pets Club” will have its premiere at the 13th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Ethnocineca in Austria on May 24....

Muslim scientist al-Jazari to be honored at closing ceremony of Noor competition

Tuesday, 23 April 2019 15:34 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of 3rd round of international Noor School Student Competition by Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) will...

Varesh festival to review films from Azerbaijan

Monday, 22 April 2019 16:13 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – A lineup of eight movies from Azerbaijani filmmakers will be reviewed at the 9th Varesh Short Film Festival, the organizers announced on Monday....

Women constitute 27% of faculty board members in Iran

Monday, 22 April 2019 15:32 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Some 27 percent of faculty board members at Iranian universities are women, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs ...

Iranian photographer Adel Pazyar wins Phodar Biennial Grand Prize

Sunday, 21 April 2019 16:26 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Adel Pazyar has won the Grand Prize of the 10th International Phodar Biennial, a photography competition in Sofia, Bulgaria....

Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian passes away

Sunday, 21 April 2019 11:05 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Iranian prolific artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, who was known for her mirror mosaics and geometric drawings that set records at Tehran auctions, has...

Mehr News Agency - Tehran getting ready to host 32nd Tehran Intl. Book Fair

Saturday, 20 April 2019 14:03 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The 32nd Tehran International Book Fair, scheduled for April 24 to May 4, will host a large collection from 2,400 domestic publishers and 800 fore...

Mehr News Agency - First day of 37th Fajr International Film Festival

Friday, 19 April 2019 08:39 Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The 37th edition of Fajr International Film Festival opened at Tehran's Charsoo Cineplex on Thursday. This round of the festival will screen some ...

Slawomir Mrozek’s “Tailor” coming to Tehran theater

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:26 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Mohammadreza Khaki plans to stage a reading performance of Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Tailor” in Tehran on Saturday....

Iran launches video news agency

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:25 Tehran Times

TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has launched an English-Arabic video news agency titled “Iran Press”, which covers stories in Iran and the Middle Ea...