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Noted Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife were stabbed to death in their home near capital Tehran by unknown assailants, state media reported Sunday.

An Iranian movie has won the best short film award at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.

Top Iranian actor Attila Pesyani, who has a decades-long shining record in theater and television, died earlier on Friday after a bout with cancer at the age of 66, Iran’s House of Cinema confirmed in a statement.

This morning Tuesday marked a somber gathering at the Iranian Artists' House, where a congregation of artists and admirers came together to bid a heartfelt farewell to the late Ferdows Kaviani, the final living luminary of Iran's illustrious humor.

Famous Iranian actor Ferdos Kaviani has died at the age of 82.

In the picturesque city of Ramsar in the Mazandaran province, a tale of artistry and heritage was woven into the fibers of felt.

Manouchehr Sahbaee is appointed as the permanent conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra.

Iranian actor Arash Mir-Ahmadi died on Tuesday at a hospital in Tehran at the age of 52 after losing a long battle with cancer.

Prominent Iranian actress Hanieh Tavassoli was arrested on the anniversary of the protests and deadly riots across Iran, her sister announced on Saturday night.

The Dozaleh is one of the most important musical instruments in the Zagros region located in the west of Iran. The instrument has two sound tubes that are placed and tied together. The Dozaleh is played along with the Tombak or the Daf in wedding ceremonies and celebrations.

The editor in chief of an Iranian online news outlet reportedly banned by authorities has said he has no information about the ban but if the report is true, it’s due to a piece of news about the Friday prayer leader of Shiraz, in southern Iran.

Prominent Iranian director of photography and a veteran of the silver screen Morteza Poursamadi has passed away.

The Taliban have freed Mohammad Hossein Velayati, an Iranian photojournalist working for the Tehran-based Tasnim News Agency, after holding him in custody for a week.

Top Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, known as Ebrahim Golestan, passed away late on Tuesday away from home in England at the age of 101.

The director general of the Supervision Department of Iran’s Cinematic Organization announced that a group of famous Iranian actresses have been banned for removing their hijab, or Islamic veil.

Iranian film director Saeed Roustayi has been sentenced to 6 months in prison on the charges of “propaganda against the government” and production and screening of controversial movie Leila’s Brothers at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kourish Safavi a famous Iranian linguist and translator, has died at the age of 67. Safavi was born in 1956 in Tehran.

A report says acclaimed Iranian director and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi will be producing his next film in Los Angeles.

Well-known Iranian literary critic Shapur Jorkesh has died in Shiraz, a city in south of Iran, at the age of 73.

A report says Iranian actress Shohreh Qamar has been detained by security forces for publishing “insulting and unsubstantiated content” on social media.

The oud is an originally Iranian musical instrument and is as old as the Sumer Civilization. The Oud is highly popular in the Middle East, especially in Iran. Today, this instrument has its own fans in Western countries and in East Africa as well as in the east.

A former star soccer player with Iran’s Esteghlal FC, Mojtaba Jabbari, has opened a bookstore in an upscale neighborhood in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Security forces have reportedly arrested an Iranian actor after a short video went viral showing him threatening police forces over enforcing Islamic Hijab.

Japan’s embassy in Tehran has issued a statement to offer condolences over the death of Ali Mohammad Ashkboos, an Iranian dubbing artist who portrayed a character in a popular Japanese anime football series.

The Iranian Cinema Directors Association and the Iranian Cinema Producers Union have objected to a court ruling against famous actress Azadeh Samadi for ignoring the Hijab rule.