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Turner prize awarded four ways after artists’ plea to judges

All four artists shortlisted for the 2019 Turner prize were named winners after they came together and made a plea for judges to recognize the causes of “commonality, multiplicity, and solidarity.”

20 contenders advance in visual effects Oscar race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences raised the curtain on its list of contenders for the visual effects Oscar. The 20 pics include superhero blockbusters, the next Star Wars film, war movies, a Netflix original and the upcoming adaptation of one of Broadway’s biggest hit musicals.

Iranian actress Motamed-Aria to preside over jury in India's festival

Internationally-known Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed-Aria was selected as the presiding jury member of the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in India, slated for December 6-13.

Ministry: Over 6.5 million foreign tourists visited Iran in eight months

A total number of 6.7 million foreign travelers, with visas, visited Iran in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2019), said the head of Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s Visa and Passport Department.

Rare Gauguin painting from Tahiti expected to fetch €7m

A rare canvas by French post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin from his period on the Polynesian island of Tahiti is set to go on auction in Paris, with an estimate of five to seven million euros.

Thousands of relics unearthed in northeast China ruins

After one and a half years of excavation, archeologists unearthed thousands of relics and the remains of ancient houses and ash pits in the Dajinshan ruins, northeast China's Jilin Province.

Holy Defense Museum inks MoU with Iran-France Friendship Association

Iran’s Holy Defense Museum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran-France Friendship Association on social and cultural partnership.

Iran's ‘Driving Lessons’ eligible for Oscar nod

Iranian short film ‘Driving Lessons’, directed by Marzieh Riahi, has become eligible for the 92nd Academy Awards consideration.

Two members leave Nobel literature committee, criticizing Swedish Academy

Two external members of the Nobel literature prize committee quit on Monday after criticizing the scandal-hit Swedish Academy.

Iranian director Nejati picked for Dhaka film jury

Iranian director Saeid Nejati was selected as a member of the jury of the 15th International Short and Independent Film Festival (ISIFF) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 7-13.