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Gaza Caricatures on Display
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Artists from
65 countries are participating in Gaza International Caricature Exhibition, which is underway at Palestine Museum of
Contemporary Arts.
The event, which opened on May 8
to mark the 60th
anniversary
of the occupation
of Palestine and
the establishment
of the Zionist regime, will run until May 29.
(Photo by Shahabeddin Vajedi)
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Isfahan Hosting Radio Festival
The First International Radio Forum and the Ninth Radio Festival opened in Isfahan’s Abbasi Hotel on Tuesday.
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Director General David Astley, UNESCO representative, Director of BBC World News Richard Sambrook and some 200 foreign program producers are taking part in the event whose motto is ’Radio Beyond the Century’.
According to IRNA, the festival seeks to promote radio programs, study ways of promoting digital radio technologies, pinpoint the strong and weak points of radio productions and provide a venue for interaction among participants.
Speaking at the event, deputy head of the Radio Division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Hassan Khojasteh, said, “Holding such fora on media issues provides an opportunity for us to express our theoretical position internationally.“
He added that radio programs can still attract the audiences if they are planned to meet their needs. Khojasteh also criticized remarks by Sambrook and said, “He was supposed to speak about media convergence. However, he began publicizing BBC World.“
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’Lonely Tune’ a True Image of Tehran
Saman Salour, director of ’Lonely Tune of Tehran’ which was screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight on Tuesday, said his film portrays a true image of Tehran metropolis.
Speaking at a press conference after the screening of the film, Salour said, “The film gives an actual portrait of the capital’s problems. It also depicts urban developments in Tehran in recent years.“
The director expressed satisfaction that the film saves Iran’s reputation at the event which had no representative from the country in the past three years, ISNA reported.
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A frame from ÔLonely Tune of TehranÕ
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The lead roles are played by Hamid Habibifar and Behrouz Jalili, the first a sarcastic electrical engineer and the latter a war veteran. Comic and dignified at the same time, this odd couple teams with the sweet-tempered driver of a dumpster (Mojtaba Bitarafan) in the trade of satellite dish installers in the capital.
Giving the proceedings a quality look is Touraj Aslani’s superbly imaginative camerawork, which paints an unforgettable double portrait of Tehran both at daytime, traffic-choked ferocity, and its peaceful nocturnal beauty.
The cast also includes Maryam Sabaghian, Mohammad Reza Salour and Mohammad Fasihi.
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Imam Ali (AS):
The world is like a serpent, so soft to touch, but so full of lethal poison. Unwise people are allured by it and drawn towards it, while wise men keep away from its poisonous effects.
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Molla Sadra Research Center Launched
A center for research on Persian philosopher and theologian, Molla Sadra was launched in Shiraz, Fars province to commemorate the scholar on Wednesday.
Announcing this, director of the Center for Persian Studies, Saeid Zahed told IRNA that the center is holding congresses on Shiraz school of philosophy until May 24.
Literati, including Karim Mojtahedi, Reza Davoudi Ardakani, Seyyed Mohammad Khamenei and Hamid Reza Ayyatollahi are among the lecturers at the event.
He added that three manuscripts pertaining to Molla Sadra were recently discovered and will be unveiled at the event.
The official also noted that documents reveal that Molla Sadra’s resting place is in Basra, Iraq and studies on relocating his tomb to his hometown, Shiraz are underway.
The entire tomb will be relocated without exhuming the remains once conditions permit, he concluded.
The great Persian philosopher and theologian Molla Sadra, known as Sadr-ul Muta’allihin is commemorated on May 21 in Iran.
Born in Shiraz in 1572, the scholar is considered to be the most important and influential philosopher of the Muslim world in the last 400 years. His school of philosophy is called ’Transcendental Theosophy’ or Al-Hikmat ul-Muta’aliyah.
Moscow Film Fest Seeks ’Simply’
Organizers of Moscow International Film Festival have asked for screening the Iranian film ’Simply’, directed by Reza Mirkarimi, in the 30th edition of the event.
The film, a joint production of Mirkarimi and the Art Bureau’s Cinema Development Organization, is currently being presented in the Iranian cinema pavilion at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival, ISNA said.
’Simply’, which won the Best Film and Best Screenplay Awards at the 26th Fajr International Film Festival, depicts a day in the life of a middle class lady.
Meanwhile, another Iranian film ’A Lantern in Fog’, which is being featured at Cannes market, was selected for the upcoming Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea in October.
Directed by Panahbar Khoda Rezaei, the film was also among the entries to the earlier round of Fajr festival. A total of 18 Iranian films will be presented at Cannes market, including ’The Son of Soil’, directed by Mohammad Ali Basheh-Ahangar, ’Simply’ by Reza Mirkarimi, ’Each Night of Solitude’ by Rasoul Sadr-Ameli.
German Orchestra to Perform Kamkars’ Piece
Germany’s Symphony Orchestra of Cologne is to perform pieces of traditional music composed by the famous Iranian music band ’Kamkars’.
The orchestra will perform a number of Persian and Kurdish compositions by the group in June.
The Kamkars are also in talks with London Symphony Orchestra and American Kronos Quartet to hold joint concerts, Presstv reported.
The group is made up of a family of musicians performing enchanting Kurdish melodies and traditional Persian music.
Shirchi Plans Europe Exhibit
Prominent Iranian calligrapher Esrafil Shirchi’s latest artworks will be displayed in France, Belgium and Luxembourg early June.
The artist will put on display 30 tableaux designed in calligraphy styles ’Nastaliq’ and ’Shekasteh-Nastaliq’.
The artist will also conduct educational workshops on the sideline of the events, MNA reported.
The 45-year-old artist, who is currently teaching at Iran’s Association of Calligraphers, has published over 10 collections of his works.
Shirchi held his 30th solo exhibition at Niavaran Cultural Complex last winter.
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