| “In the Color of Purple” still waiting for officials’ green light |
| 2008/05/09 16:03 |
| Source: MNA |
| Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia once again called the cultural officials to show tolerance toward screening his political love story “In the Color of Purple”.
The film, which tells the story of a romance between an Iranian intelligence agent and the daughter of an opposition group leader, was withdrawn . . . |
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| Iranian cineastes appointed to APSA Academy |
| 2008/05/09 16:02 |
| Source: MNA |
| The representatives of Iran’s cinema at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) are amongst the members of the APSA’s recently-launched academy.
Directors Kiumars Purahmad, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab, and Hooman Behmanesh are the four Iranian members of the academy.
One of the major goals of the Asia Pacific . . . |
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| TMCA hosting Iran Darrudi retrospective |
| 2008/05/09 16:01 |
| Source: MNA |
| The retrospective of renowned Iranian artist Iran Darrudi was inaugurated on Wednesday at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA).
Several prominent figures including former TMCA curator Habibollah Sadeqi, and television and cinema instructor Akbar Aalami were participating in the opening ceremony.
Aalami was the first to deliver a . . . |
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| Iranian institute calls world literati for peace poetry festival |
| 2008/05/09 15:59 |
| Source: MNA |
| The Rira Abi Institute is planning for the Second International Festival of Peace Poetry, which will be held in Tehran on May 15, 2009.
The institute has recently invited the world’s poets to send a maximum of three pieces with English translation to poet.peace@Gmail.com . The deadline for applications . . . |
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| Iranian banknote exhibition underway at Tehran Book Fair |
| 2008/05/09 15:58 |
| Source: MNA |
| An exhibition of Iran’s banknotes from the Qajar era to the present day is underway at 21st Tehran International Book Fair.
The exhibition is established at the children and young adults’ hall of the book fair which will run until May 11 at Imam Khomeini Mosalla.
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| ECO Cultural Institute to honor Iqbal |
| 2008/05/09 15:57 |
| Source: MNA |
| The ECO Cultural Institute plans to honor Pakistani Muslim poet Sir Muhammad Iqbal in a ceremony at the 21st International Tehran Book Fair tomorrow.
Scholars from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan will deliver speeches during the ceremony cosponsored by the Pakistan Embassy in Iran.
In addition, Hamid Baqaii-Makan, an . . . |
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| Melal Center to spotlight Spanish literature |
| 2008/05/09 15:57 |
| Source: MNA |
| Spanish literature is scheduled to be scrutinized at Tehran’s Melal Cultural Center May 10 during a session, which will be attended by scholars from the Allameh Tabatabai University.
The session is part of the center’s program for highlighting world literature.
The venue can be found at Qeitarieh Park, . . . |
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| Iranian Filmmakers Celebration held at Enqelab Complex |
| 2008/05/09 15:56 |
| Source: MNA |
| Filmmakers from three generations of Iranian cinema were honored during Iranian Filmmakers Celebration in Tehran on Tuesday.
Several prominent figures of Iran’s cinema attended the ceremony held at Tehran’s Enqelab Complex.
Director of “Qeisar” Masud Kimiaii from the first generation of Iranian cinema was the first to be . . . |
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| “Encyclopedia of Iranian and World Luminaries” to come out in autumn |
| 2008/05/05 02:39 |
| Source: MNA |
| Iran’s Sokhan Publications is to release “Encyclopedia of Iranian and World Luminaries” written and compiled by literary figure Hassan Anvari in autumn.
According to Anvari, the encyclopedia provide introduction to life and ideas of world luminaries.
Mohammad-Ali Razavi, Alireza Asadi, Mohammad-Hossein Rahimi, Marjan Ansari, and Solmaz Sherkat are . . . |
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| National Library of Armenia donates Persian Gulf docs to Iran |
| 2008/05/05 02:39 |
| Source: MNA |
| Director of the National Library of Armenia Davit Sargsyan donated to Iran a number of historical documents on the Persian Gulf on April 29.
The DVD was handed to Iran’s cultural attaché in Armenia on the Persian Gulf National Day when an exhibition was also being held in commemoration . . . |
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