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Film review of young Iranian documentaries on the Iran-Iraq war (1980 - 1988)
Horizons of Iran; Film Review of Documentarians The film festival Orizzonti dall'Iran is back, dedicated to the productions of young and emerging Iranian documentaries. The theme of the second edition is "Operation Peace Dreaming", a look ...
The photomontages Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar
The art that unites ancient buildings with futuristic architecture. The architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has created some truly spectacular photomontages that combine archaeological sites of Iran with contemporary buildings of the masters of architecture ...
"In Search of Farideh" will represent Iran at the 2020 Oscars
Farideh leaves for Iran in search of his biological parents. At the 92ma edition of the OSCAR Academy Awards, the film in search of Farideh by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataee tells the story ...
The Cefalù filmfest speaks Iranian: it wins "Six home" of the 26enne Adibpour
Best Foreign Short Film: Six Home by Ebad Abdipour. The fourth edition of the festival was won by the short film "Six home" of the 26enne Ebad Adibpour which lives in Ahwaz, the capital city of the province of ...
Salento International Film Festival and Focus on Iran
Get to know Iran through cinema, photography and art. from 3 to 8 September the 16 edition of the Salento International Film Festival will be held in Tricase where a Focus on Iran will be dedicated. There ...
The largest carpet in the world in Tabriz
In Tabriz exhibited the world's largest carpet. Iran has presented the largest hand-woven carpet in the world. Inaugurating the international trade fair in Tabriz, in the north-west of the country ...
The Veneration of Saint Thaddeus
The Veneration of Saint Thaddeus at the Monastery of Saint Thaddeus The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus annually hosts the Armenians for the veneration of Saint Thaddeus, one of the twelve apostles, who ...
U21 World Volleyball: Iran is world champion
World Volleyball U21: Iran is champion: it beats Italy in the final. The Iranian national team under 21 has won the gold medal in the Under 21 World Championship, held in Baharain. Italy ...
Persian art at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
The Victoria & Albert Museum dedicates an exhibition to the culture of Iran. Iran was chosen by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as a theme for an impressive exhibition to be staged in autumn ...
Night of Persian poetry
Persian poetry and music and aperitif to discover together the Persian culture. Danesh, Association of Persian students of the Sapienza and Alefba, Italian-Iranian cultural association organize in collaboration with Sapienza in Movimento ...
In Lecce the shots of Giulia Frigieri: "Surfing Iran"
The photographic exhibition by Giulia Frigieri; The woman and the surf. In the summer of 2013, Irish surfer Easkey Britton offers two Iranian athletes, Shahla Yasini (diving guide) and Mona Seraji ...
Maestro Pishkar conducts the "Vittorio Calmanti" Philharmonic Orchestra
Third edition of the Festival della Piana del Cavaliere. The Festival of the Plain of the Knight and the Academy of High Musical Specialization in collaboration with the Cultural Institute of Iran in Rome organizes the final concert ...
Felicetta Ferraro; A life for Iran
In memory of Felicetta Ferraro. The Cultural Institute of Iran in collaboration with the Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East (ISMEO) and Middle east Now film Festival, organized the commemorative meeting to praise ...
'Stills of Peace' opens its doors to Iran
Iran and Italy: A search for the meaning of the contemporary. 'Stills of Peace and everyday life', in its sixth edition, has opened its doors to Iran, a country with a millenary culture where the dimension ...
The Caspian Ircese Mixed Forests is a World Heritage Site
The Ircane forests have been included in the UNESCO list. Secretary General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO announced that Twenty-fourth site in Iranian territory has been officially recognized by ...
Stills of Peace VI Edition - Italy and Iran
Iran Cultural Week in Atri. Saturday 6 July at the 18.30 in the Courtyard of Palazzo Acquaviva di Atri the Ma.Co./Maratona del Contemporaneo starts, where the VI Edition of Stills of Peace will be inaugurated ...
The evolution of the Italian language through history
The book dedicated to the evolution of the Italian language. The second volume of the Roman Heritage is published in Tehran, a work dedicated to the evolution of the Italian language. Prof. Iman M. Basiri, the author of the published book ...
In memory of Felicetta Ferraro
Felicetta Ferraro: a life for Iran. Iran Cultural Institute in collaboration with ISMEO International Association of Mediterranean Studies and the East and Middle East Now film Festival; Organize Felicetta Ferraro: a life ...
Shushtar's hydraulic system is at risk.
Hydrogeological instability; Italy proposes solutions. The historical hydraulic system of Shushtar, inscribed on the world heritage list, is at the center of an analysis of the area's hydrogeological risk. Propose effective solutions to Iranian institutions, ...
Stramaccioni, Start the mission in Iran
Esteghlal is the new challenge of Stramaccioni. The Milad Tower is in the center of Tehran and from there you can see everything. The Palazzo del Golestan and the traffic of the Bazar, the scent of ...
