Culture

PayvandNews – “Parting”, an Afghan-Iranian joint production about love and migration, was submitted to the 89th Annual Academy Awards to represent Afghanistan in the best foreign language film category at the 2017 Oscars. Directed by Navid Mahmudi, the film is about teenage lovers Nabi and Fereshteh who are separated by her family’s flight from Afghanistan. After years apart, Nabi decides …

PayvandNews – The conductor of Iran’s National Orchestra Farhad Fakhreddini resigned from his position on Tuesday over a lack of cooperation from officials. Farhad Fakhreddini at a concert performance in June 2015 (photo by Islamic Republic News Agency) “Last year, I spent one of the best periods of my career and I had the honor to accompany a group of …

PayvandNews – The conservation of Darugheh House in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran was among the 13 winning projects of UNESCO 2016 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Darugheh House in Mashhad, Iran A total of 13 winning projects from six countries – Australia, China, India, Iran, Japan and Pakistan – have been recognized in this year’s Heritage …

PayvandNews  – Amaneh Bahrami, an Iranian woman who was disfigured in an acid attack by a man she refused to marry, has accused the producer of the acclaimed drama “Lanturi” of plagiarism. Bahrami has recently appeared in Tehran court and has filed a lawsuit against Reza Dormishian, the Persian daily Sharq announced in its Tuesday edition. “Lanturi” Bahrami has said, “I …

PayvandNews – Iran’s Aylan Dance Group won the gold medal and honorary diploma at the World Championship of Folklore ‘World Folk 2016’ in Bulgaria, said the conductor of the group. Iran’s Aylan Dance Group By Sadeq Dehqan & Hamideh Hosseini (source: Iran Daily) Tohid Haji-Babaei told Iran Daily that the event, which was organized by the Bulgarian chapter of World …

Daily Mail – The Tehran prosecutor recommended strict new rules on Saturday for concerts in the capital, the latest in a tug of war between moderates and conservatives that has already seen live music banned in Iran’s second city Mashhad. Police should record all events, while the culture ministry and the provincial governor should take greater responsibility for the content …

PayvandNews – Renowned Iranian cinema and theater actor and producer Davoud Rashidi has passed away at the age of 83. Davoud Rashidi: 1933-2016 Rashidi’s daughter, Leili, who is an actress, said on Friday that the award-winning actor had succumbed to a cardiac arrest earlier in the day. Rashidi had long been housebound suffering from the Alzheimer’s for several years before …

PayvandNews – Three Iranian movies have been enlisted in the 21st century’s top three movies, BBC reported. The list has been prepared by views of 177 film critics around the world. A Separation | Ten | Certified Copy From these 177 critics from 46 countries of the world, the film “Mulholland Drive,” directed by David Lynch in 2000 occupied the …

Al-monior – In the campaigning leading up to Iran’s 2013 presidential vote, among the most important promises of Hassan Rouhani were those on cultural issues. After winning the election, Rouhani named Ali Jannati as his minister of culture and Islamic guidance to fulfill his promises. However, since day one, Jannati, who is a moderate son of ultra-conservative Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, …

screendaily – His new film Monte to be screened out of competition. Iranian director Amir Naderi (Vegas, Manhattan by Numbers) is to receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival(August 31-Sept 10), dedicated to a personality who has made an original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema. The prize has previously been awarded to …