Iranian short film goes to American festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Warehouse’ (Original title in Persian: Anbar) has been accepted into the 5th edition of the Nukhu Award in the US.

By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Martyrs of religious minorities symbolize national unity

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – With the start of the Iraqi imposed war in 1980, religious minorities of Iran rushed to help the people protect the country and defend their homeland, symbolizing the national solidarity and unity.

By: Afshin Majlesi

Vacations on the edge: a glance of war tourism in Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – On one hand, even talking about war is bitter, particularly for those who went to the second-longest war of the 20th-century after the Vietnam War.

German filmmaker: You are in charge of your life

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s 16th Resistance International Film Festival has held an interview with Anna Faroqhi which her short documentary “A Mask For Everyone” has been selected to the Health Defenders section of the event.

2 Iranian films nominated for award at Busan Intl. FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Two Iranian films, namely ‘Drowning in Holly Water’ and 'Slaughterhouse', have been nominated for Kim Jiseok Award at the 25th edition of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea.

Iranian animation ‘Crab’ goes to Ottawa filmfest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iranian animation ‘Crab’, by Shiva Sadegh Amini, has been accepted into the 44th Ottawa International Animation Festival.

1st press conf. of 16th Resistance Intl. FilmFest. held

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The first press conference of Iran’s 16th Resistance International Film Festival held in Tehran attended by Head of the festival and head of the Public Relations and Information Center of the festival and several reporters.

Iranian teenager ranks 1st at Intl' painting contest

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian teenager Parnian Khosroabadi won an award at the sixth international exhibition of Asian children painting in China.

'Silent House' to vie at DMZ Intl. Documentary FilmFest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Silent House' by Farnaz Jourabchinan and Mohammad Reza Jourabchian will compete at the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea.

‘The Eleventh Step’ goes to South Korean festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian animation ‘The Eleventh Step’, directed by Maryam Kashkulinia, has been accepted into the 16th edition of Indie-AniFest in South Korea.

Iranian, Chinese uni. professors to hold literary webinar

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian and Chinese academic scholars will hold a joint literary webinar in October.

'The World's Last House' to be screened in Greece

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian short piece 'The World's Last House', by Amir Gholami will be screened at the 4th Symi International Film Festival in Greece.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The following are Iran’s developments in the past 24 hours.

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Jury members of “Health Defenders” section announced

The jury members of short fiction in “Health Defenders” section are Pouran Derakhshandeh, Ensiyeh Shah Hosseini, Monir Qeidi, Giti Khameneh as well as Fariba Kousari.

Tehran,Geneva discuss boosting coop. via joint museums

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) –The Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Swiss envoy to Tehran agreed on boosting ties in the fields of joint museum exhibitions and tourism, as well as supporting the intellectual property of Iranian traditional arts.

'Children of the Night' to be screened at Busan intl. fest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian documentary “Children of the Night” by Behruz Nouranipour will be screened in the documentary competition section of the 25th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, October 7-16.

‘White Whale’ to go on screen in Polish festival

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short animation ‘The White Whale’ has been accepted into the 36th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival in Poland.

Iran, Lebanon discuss expansion of cultural coop.

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – In order to improve cultural relations, the Iranian cultural attaché and the Lebanese Culture Minister agreed on performing a joint work between Iran and Lebanon orchestras on the occasion of the Beirut Blast.