Happy Birthday Shamlou! Happy Birthday Baraheni!
Today is the birthday anniversary of the acclaimed Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou (born December 12, 1925), the Godfather of contemporary Persian poetry and almost the […]
Month: December 2013
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Award
Professor Badiozzaman Forouzanfar (originally named Mohammad-Hassan Boshruyei) was born on 12 July 1904 in Boshruyeh of Ferdows County and passed away on May 6, 1970. His […]
Friendly with Editors of Tremors
Asia Society’s friendly conversation with two Iranian-American writers and editors of recently released book “Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian-American Writers” is accessible here. Tremors is […]
Izmir to host Iranian movies
There is no frigate like a film! Now it’s Izmir’s turn to host Iranian films. Izmir’s Iranian Film Festival will begin tomorrow December 10 […]
IAA to Document Iranian Masterpieces Kept in Hungary
The Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA) has plans to publish photos of Iranian masterpieces kept in museums or by private collectors across Hungary in a […]
Farhadi’s The Past grabs NBR’s Award for Best Foreign Film
The National Board of Review announced its 2013 awards winners on Wednesday (December 4, 2013), the list of winners is now available on the organization’s […]
In the name of research, in memoriam of Forouzanfar
The first edition of Professor Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Awards wraps up with lauding renowned researchers. The Badiozzaman Forouzanfar Foundation was formed about half a century after […]
Six Iranian Films Fly to Denmark
The Iranian film weeks opened at the Danish Film Studio in Copenhagen on December 3, Tehran Times Art Desk reports. A collection of six Iranian […]
Persian Plays in Georgian!
More vibrant news are coming from Persian works. A post here states that a Georgian Iranologist has accomplished the translation of best Persian plays by […]
Men at Work: Cinematic Lessons from Abbas Kiarostami
Mahmoud-Reza Sani, a name that we will be hearing more in the future, has been a student of Kiarostami during a European workshop. Now comes […]