“Mother, I’m Joseph” by Iranian director Mohammadreza Fartusi has won the 2018 Silver Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival, the organizers have announced.
Naser Malek Motiei, Iran’s iconic cinema actor succumbed to a slew of illnesses on Friday, May 26th 2018. His death, sealed another harrowing chapter of
Iranian actor Nasser Malakmotiei who appeared in over 100 movies and TV series, in most of which he played the roles of virile characters, died
While many fans lie in wait for the delayed 8th season of Game of Thrones, the series’ indispensable Iranian-German composer Ramin Djawadi is exploring new
A number of Persian scholars, poets and officials gathered at the mausoleum of Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) in his homeland of Neyshabur on Friday to celebrate
Iranians gathered on May 16th to pay tribute to Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi in the city of Mashhad. Ferdowsi, a renowned literary figure whose “Shahnameh” is
The movie comes from Iranian screenwriter and film director Ebrahim Hatamikia. Two award winning Iranian actors, Hadi Hejazifar and Babak Hamidian, play father and son
Iran’s oldest film document ever found was unveiled during a special ceremony at the Film Museum of Iran on Wednesday evening. The document is a
The 16th edition of Tehran International Exhibition of Flowers and Plants was opened by the Chairman of Tehran’s City Council, Mohsen Hashemi, in Goftogou park
2013 saw the debut of Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headliner, 16-year old Pakistani American Kamala Khan, a/k/a the new Ms. Marvel. Khan has become a
We’ve seen his iconic images of the revolution and maybe we saw some of his non-Iranian photographs that vibrated a worldwide audience. But most of
Lights flash on and drab-clad human figures bustle about the crossroad, thoughtlessly colliding with one another, moving on without a twitch. A blaring whistle interrupts
Y.Z. Kami, a remarkable Iranian artist who works with the prestigious Gagosian Gallery in New York, is currently having a major solo exhibition at the
An exciting exhibit is on the way at Shirin Gallery 2 in Tehran. The exhibit is titled ‘Dreams’ by the talented photographer, Hussain Jian. About
Amir Motlagh’s double feature, the movies MAN and Three Worlds, screened to a small audience in the Chicago Filmmakers new headquarters on North Ridge Avenue.
Ramtin Zad is a young, talented Iranian artist. He was born in 1984 in Tehran, where he studied art at Jahad University and has been
Land art is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, largely associated with Great Britain and the United States and has risen
Stories. All cultures have them. While my husband was a child growing up in Shiraz, Iran, his mother would tell bedtime stories to her many
YouTube Red, the streaming giant’s premium ad-free service, has been around for a while now and, while several high-profile original creations have been promoted and
Babak Anvari—whose culturally-specific, domestically haunted horror thriller Under the Shadow released back in 2016 to critical praise—has a new untitled film project on its way.
Banners have a broader, more powerful presence in contemporary American life than ever before. The new exhibition “Word on the Street,” which is now available
The Contemporary and Modern Art (CAMA) Gallery has been making waves as it approaches its London opening, with preemptive engagements celebrating the work of internationally
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one
How might someone in Tajikistan, the only Persian-speaking republic in the former Soviet Union, describe a beautiful and lively night spent in the company of
Pardis For Children is the name of a New York based weekend school for children. It is run by Sanam Akhlagh. The school is a
