Italy

'Platform' goes to 37th Milano Intl. FICTS Fest

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Platform’, directed by Sahar Mosayebi, will take part in 37th Milano International FICTS Fest in Italy.

‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ goes to Asiatica Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, is to go on screen at Asiatica Film Festival in Rome, Italy.

By: Samaneh Aboutalebi

“The Urban Art” begins to build bridge between Iran, Italy

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Embassy of Italy in Tehran has launched a project named “The Urban Art Unites” whose aim is to enhance cultural relations between Rome and Tehran.

Number of tourists visiting Yazd up by 32%

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – The number of tourists visiting Yazd Province, Iran, has increased by 32% since the start of the year 1398 (March 21, 2019).

Italy, University of Tehran mull over improvement of scientific ties

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – In a meeting between the Italian Ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone and President of University of Tehran Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, the two sides conferred on expansion of scientific and educational cooperation between Iranian and Italian universities.

‘Bologna’ goes to Sedicicorto filmfest. in Italy

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘Bologna’, directed by Arash Abbasi, has made it into the main competition section of 16th edition of Sedicicorto International Film Festival in Italy.

‘Hendi & Hormoz’ to vie in 3 upcoming intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Abbas Amini’s feature ‘Hendi & Hormoz’, a co-production between Iran and Czech Republic, has been accepted into the competition programs of three upcoming film festivals in the UAE, Ireland and Italy.

‘Khatemeh’ goes to Florence Film Awards in Italy

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Khatemeh’, directed by Hadi and Mehdi Zarei, has been accepted into the screening program of Florence Film Awards in Italy.

Blue Knowledge awards Iranian director of ‘Yeva’ Anahid Abad

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – An international, prestigious cultural foundation in Italy, Blue Knowledge, has awarded Iranian director of ‘Yeva’, Anahid Abad, with best director award.

Iran’s ‘Yeva’ to be screened on Venice filmfest. sidelines

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Yeva’, directed by Anahid Abad, has been scheduled for a screening on the sidelines of the 76th Venice International Film Festival currently underway in Italy.

‘Slaughter’ wins Best Short at Italy’s Villammare filmfest.

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Slaughter’, directed by Saman Hosseinpour and Ako Zandkarimi, has won the Best Short film award at the 18th Villammare Film Festival in Italy.

‘It Rains for You’ goes to Florence Film Awards in Italy

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian short film ‘It Rains for You’, directed by Mohammad Mehdi Delkhasteh, has made it into the official selection of Florence Film Awards in Italy.

Iranian U19 volleyballers beaten by Italy in friendly

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian boys volleyball team was defeated by Italians in a friendly match in Tunisia.

Iran ready to expand economic ties with Italy: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran is ready to enhance economic relations with Italy.

Trilateral meeting in Tehran stresses a political solution for Yemeni crisis

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A tripartite meeting was held between Iran, four European ambassadors and a visiting Yemeni delegation headed by the spokesman of Yemen's Ansarallah Movement Mohammad Abdul Salam in Tehran on Saturday.

3 Iranian animations at 17th Imaginaria Filmfest. in Italy

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Three Iranian short animated pieces, including ‘Sink’ by Mahboobeh Kalaee, will take part at the competition section of the 17th Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival in Italy.

‘Dressage’ screened at Middle East Now special event

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Dressage’ directed by Pouya Badkoubeh was screened at a special event of Middle East Now film festival in Italy.

Iran earns first ever title in men’s U21 World C’ship

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian young players made history last night by defeating Italy in the final and gaining the title of 2019 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship in Bahrain for the first time.

Italy after de-escalation of tensions, envoy says

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Italian Ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone has said his country’s goal is to reduce the tensions in the Persian Gulf, calling on Tehran to return to implementing the 2015 nuclear agreement which was unilaterally ditched last year by the United States.

'Copper Notes of a Dream' goes to Locarno Semaine de la critique in Italy

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian documentary 'Copper Notes of a Dream' by Reza Farahmand will take part in the 30th Semaine de la critique (Critic’s Week), an independent section organized by the Swiss Association of Film Journalists in cooperation with the Locarno Film Festival.

Iran sells screening rights for over 2k minutes of animation to China

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran has signed a screening license agreement with China for the exhibition of 2,943 minutes of animation in the East Asian country.

‘The Fisherman and Spring’ goes to Italy’s Lago Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘The Fisherman and Spring’ by Hassan Soltani has been accepted into the competition program of 15th Lago Film Fest in Italy.

Iran finishes 2019 Summer Universiade with 17 medals

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian athletes earned a total of 17 medals, including seven gold, at the 30th edition of Summer Universiade, underway in Napoli, Italy.

Sophia Loren returns to screen costarring Iranian actor Babak Karimi

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren is back in front of the camera for her first feature film in a decade, ‘The Life Ahead’, costarring the Iranian actor Babak Karimi.