TEHRAN – Tahmineh Milani, the director of such acclaimed movies as “Ceasefire” and “Two Women”, will preside over the jury of the official competition of the Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia. Actress Maria Shukshina and filmmakers Alexei German Jr. and Alexei Popogrebsky, all from Russia, and South Korean screenwriter Choi Jung-mi are members of...Read More

TEHRAN – Two books on world literature have shared the award for best literary research at the 8th Parvin Etesami Literary Awards while works in other categories were only awarded with honorable mentions. “The Intercultural Literature of Expatriate Writers in Germany” by Narjes Khodai and “World Literary Schools” by Maryam Hosseini received the award during...Read More

 Iranian practitioners snatched seven medals, including three gold, one silver and three bronze at the Asian Karate Championship in Amman, Jordan. Iranian athletes managed to grab six medals in kumite and one on kata. In men’s over-84 kg category, Saleh Abazari overpowered Japanese rival 8-0 in the final and picked up the gold medal. Majid...Read More