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The 9th day of the 43rd International Fajr Film Festival, marking Iran's Islamic Revolution, took place on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the festival's headquarters in Milad Tower in Tehran.
The 40th International Fajr Music Festival, marking Iran’s Islamic Revolution, is set to benefit the entirety of Iran's music scene by becoming increasingly competitive across various musical genres and interdisciplinary fields, according to the festival's secretary, Reza Mahdavi.
The fifth day of the 43rd Fajr International Film Festival continued on Tuesday with the screening of Ashk-e Hour (Tears of Hor), directed by Mehdi Jafari. The event is taking place at the festival’s main venue, Milad Tower in Tehran.
The Judiciary of Iran has announced that a legal case has been opened against actors Reza Babak and Marzieh Boroumand following what was deemed an “act contrary to social and religious norms” during the opening ceremony of the 43rd Fajr Film Festival.
The 43rd Fajr International Film Festival, marking the victory anniversarry of Iran’s Islamic revolution, commenced on Thursday evening at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran, with a tribute to notable figures in the Iranian cinema industry, including Sirus Alvand, Reza Babak, and Manouchehr Valizadeh.
The body of renowned writer and journalist Ibrahim Nabavi was repatriated from the US to Iran and laid to rest in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in Tehran beside his parents. The burial took place today Tuesday.
The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) announced that one of the organization's reporters in Gaza has been captured by the Zionist regime and is now in an Israeli prison.
The film "Cause of Death: Unknown," written and directed by Ali Zarnegar, is competing in the third Iranian Film Festival in New York, coinciding with its release in Iran.
Iranian singer Amirhossein Maghsoudlou, known professionally as Amir Tataloo, has been sentenced to death by a court in Iran on charges of "sabb al-nabi" (insulting the Prophet Muhammad).
Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sattar Hashemi, has clarified that all social media platforms are included in the internet unblocking process with no exception.
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Communications and CEO of the Iranian Communications Infrastructure Company Behzad Akbari has slammed as unfair Google's recent actions against Iranian users and the suspension of Google Analytics due to sanctions.
Iranian filmmaker Ramin Hosseinpour, writer, director, and producer of the short film Soratgar (The Portrait Maker), won the Best Director and Best Short Screenplay awards at the New York International Film Awards in December 2024 and January 2025.
Thirteen years ago, the Fajr Film Festival, which marks the celebration over the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, began including international productions alongside domestic films, leading to the creation of the International Festival segment, Shargh Newspaper reported.
The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has issued a statement on the arrest of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, saying she was detained on December 29, 2024, for violating Iranian laws.
In a significant move towards greater digital accessibility, the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, chaired by Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, approved the unblocking of WhatsApp and Google Play.
Zhaleh Olov, a celebrated actress of Iranian cinema, theater, television, and a renowned radio voice artist, passed away on Monday in a hospital in Tehran at the age of 97 after a period of illness.
Tehran’s Cyber Police Chief, Brigadier General Davood Moazzami Goudarzi, announced a crackdown on individuals causing public distress through "hidden camera" and Instagram challenge videos. This initiative led to the identification and closure of 40 Instagram accounts.
Parastoo Ahmadi, a female Iranian singer, who recently performed a virtual concert in Iran without wearing Hijab, was released from detention early Sunday morning, according to her lawyer Milad Panahipour.
