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* Film: Makhmalbaf to be honored in France
* Theater: "Arash" going abroad
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* Books: Permits issued for nearly 500 books
* Theater: Elections at House of Theater
* Union: Writers meet under police protection following killings
* Animation:
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* Film: The Pear Tree
* Literature:
News books: Farmanfarma
* Film: Winner of Berlin film festival
* History: Ancient gold chalice to go on display
* Film: 'The Apple': Daughters of Darkness
* Film: Iranian film fest gets Oscar boost
* Film: Majidi: American films should be banned
* Literature: Interview with Moshiri
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* Makhmalbaf to be honored in France
Tehran (Ettela'at) - Film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf will be awarded
France's highest cultural award ... FULL
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* "Arash" going abroad
Tehran (Ettela'at) - "Arash" a play by Bahram Baizaie and
directed by Qotobodin Sadeqi will be performed in several countries, including
in Switzerland next fall ... FULL
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* Permits issued for nearly 500 books in past WEEK
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - Permits were issued for the publication of 471
books during the past week. Average print run: 5,000. Less than a third
are translations ... FULL
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* Elections at House of Theater
Tehran, (Hamshahri) -- New members have been voted to the board of directors
of the House of Theater in Tehran. There names are ... FULL
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* Writers meet under police protection following killings
March 4, 1999, (BBC) - The Iranian Writers' Association has met for
the first time since two prominent members of the group were killed in
December by members of the security forces. The killings prompted nationwide
condemnation and today's meeting in Teheran -- attended by about seventy
members -- was held under the protection of the police. It was the first
officially approved gathering of the Writers' Association since the early
years of the Islamic Republic.
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* POOYAA-NAMAA-EE = Animation
Tehran, March 4, (Hamshahri) - A report on Iran's first animated (POOYAA-NAMAA-EE)
film festival ... FULL
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* The Pear Tree
Tehran, March 2, (IRNA) - An interesting review of Daryush Mehrjuie's
latest film, "The Pear Tree" ... FULL
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* New books: Farmanfarma
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - This week's book reviews in Hamshahri include
one about the life and time of Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
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* Winner of Berlin film festival
Tehran (Iran daily) - Kamal Tabrizi's "Mehr-e Maadar" (Mother's
love) has won the best film award from a children's film festival in Berlin
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* Ancient gold chalice to go on display
Tehran (Iran daily) - A 3,200-year-old gold chalice, one of the many
spectacular finds from the Hassanlou region, will go on public display
for the first time beginning March 3 ... IMAGE
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* 'The Apple': Daughters of Darkness Who Dream of the Light
February 19, 1999 (The New York Times) - "The Apple" was shown
as part of last year's New York Film Festival. Following are excerpts from
Lawrence Van Gelder's review, which appeared in The New York Times on Sept.
30. The film opens Friday in Manhattan. Potent symbolism linked to a bizarre
story rooted in fact, set in Iran and laden with political, social and
generational overtones makes "The Apple" one of the more intriguingly
resonant features of the 36th New York Film Festival ... FULL
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* Majidi: American films should be banned
Tehran (Iran daily) - Majid Majidi, whose film "Children of Heaven"
is currently playing in U.S. theaters and been nominated for an Oscar,
told Variety magazine that he supports Iran's ban on the showing of American
films. He said this will help the domestic film industry ... FULL TEXT
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