Shahnameh
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Australian animation on Persian folklore wins at Sydney Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – The short animation ‘Sohrab and Rustum’, by Australian director Lee Whitmore about mythic warriors in ancient Persia, has won the Yoram Gross Animation Award of 2019 Sydney Film Festival.
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FM spox felicitates birth anniv. of Ferdowsi
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi congratulated Mon. the birthday anniversary of prominent Iranian poet Ferdowsi.
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‘The Last Fiction’ wins best award at Ajayu Intl. Festival
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Ashkan Rahgozar’s debut feature ‘The Last Fiction’, an animated interpretation of a popular Persian folklore, has won the best film award at the 3rd Ajayu International Animation Festival in Puno, Peru.
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By: Amir Ali Razzaghi
Nurgavan ritual ceremony in Amol
AMOL, Jul. 21 (MNA) – ‘Nurgavan’ is a ritual ceremony held every year in July in the mountainous village Nava in northern city of Amol. The ceremony is in honor of the victory of the mythical hero Fereydoun over the evil figure Zahhak, chosen by Ahriman as the tool for his plans for world domination.
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Tehran to host 20th Intl. Storytelling Fest. in Jan.
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – The 20th International Storytelling Festival will be held on 21-25 January 2018 at the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) in Tehran.
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Rostam and Esfandiar to battle in Armenia
TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Dariush Nassiri is slated to participate in the 15th High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia with its epic 'Rostam and Esfandiar’s War'.
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By: Mohammad Moheimany
Shajarian, Pournazeri's Shahnameh multimedia concert
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Classical vocalist and tonbak player Homayoun Shajarian, and composer Sohrab Pournazeri, are currently staging a multimedia concert titled 'Si' based on Persian poet Ferdowsi's 'Shahnameh'. The stories performed include ‘Rostam and Esfandyar’, ‘Zal and Rudabeh' and 'Rostam and Sohrab'.
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By: Farhad Safari
Shahnameh narrating during Ramadan nights
QAZVIN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – People of Qazvin gather during Ramadan nights to watch the artists performing Shahnameh narrating tradition.