Cannes Film Festival, Iranian Filmmakers Condemn Sentence Against Colleague Mohammad Rasoulof
CHRI - Acclaimed director Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to one year in prison in Tehran in July 2019. He has…
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Iran Bars International Musicians From IRIB Sponsored Festival
Radiofarda - Iran did not allow foreign participants and guests to attend an electronic music festival, according to the official…
Iran Prevents Public Commemoration At Grave Of Celebrated Poet Ahmad Shamlou
RFL/RE - Iranian security forces have prevented devotees of fans of late poet Ahmad Shamlou, who pushed for greater freedoms…
Iran ponders legal action against authors of “Iran Modern: The Empress of Art”
PayvandNews - Iran's Visual Arts Office director Hadi Mozaffari said on Monday that the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance…
Imagining Skyscrapers in Iran’s Ancient Architecture
hyperallergic - Artist Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar plants skyscrapers in the country’s ancient cities and villages in a surreal and spectacular…
Mohammad Rasoulof’s Films Were Banned in Iran, Now He’s Been Sentenced to Prison
CHRI - “We have to pay a price, and every person will pay some price,” says acclaimed filmmaker The sentencing…
How Iran’s ‘filmfarsi’ remains the biggest secret in cinema history
Guardian - For many Iranians, the oft-forgotten films are a souvenir of a lost past, painting a picture of life…
At Tehran Symphony, Music Lovers Seek Escape From Reality
VOA - Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains…
Iranian James Bonds: New TV Series Tries To Improve Image Of Feared Intelligence Services
RFL/RE - For the past four weeks, Iranians have been glued to their state-controlled televisions watching a team of highly…
Happy Tirgan: The Festival of Rain
PayvandNews - Tirgan also known as Jashn-e Tirgan (The feast of Tiregan) is an ancient Iranian festival coinciding with the mid…