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Iran-Iraq Cultural Ties Discussed at Baghdad Book Fair June 19, 2021 Aristotle (Greek philosopher) Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. 8Arts & Culture License Holder: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Managing Director: Touraj Shiralilou Editor-in-Chief: Kambakhsh Khalaji Editorial Dept. Tel: +98 21 88755761-2 Iranian screenwriter Karamizade Editorial Dept. Fax: +98 21 88761869 Subscription Dept. Tel: +98 21 88748800 ICPI Publisher: +98 21 88548892, 5 presented Best German Advertising Dept. Tel & Email: +98 21 88500617 - [email protected] Website: www.irandaily.ir newspaper.irandaily.ir Screenplay Award Email: [email protected] Printing House: Iran Cultural & Press Institute Address: Iran Cultural & Press Institute, #208 Khorramshahr Avenue Tehran-Iran Iran Daily has no responsibility whatsoever for the advertisements and promotional material printed in the newspaper. Iran-Iraq cultural ties discussed at Baghdad Book Fair deutschlandfunk.de Iran’s Behrooz Karamizade (R), the screenwriter of ‘Empty Nets’, holds the Best German Screenplay Award which he received from State Secretary for Arts & Culture Desk groundwork for their publishers to par- Culture and Media Monika Grütters. ticipate more regularly in book fairs or- he development of cultural relations ganized by each other in the post-COVID Arts & Culture Desk between Iran and Iraq was the major era.” Ttopic of a meeting attended by the Abdolvahab Radhi, the Union of Iraqi Iran’s Behrooz Karamizade, the screenwriter of ‘Empty Nets’, won organizers of Baghdad International Book Publishers’ chief and executive-director the Best German Screenplay Award in 2021. Fair and the Iranian representatives at the of the book fair, appreciated Iranian pub- State Secretary for Culture and Media Monika Grütters awarded event. lishers’ active participation at the event the prize to Karamizade, IRNA wrote. Mohammad Asadi-Movahed, the head despite the coronavirus crisis, adding he ‘Empty Nets,’ produced by Majid Barzegar, narrates the story of of Alhoda International Publishing In- will be looking forward to seeing more Amir, a young Iranian who fishes in the Caspian Sea and tries to stitute in Iran, showed willingness to co- Iranians in future fairs in Basra and Najaf. pay for his marriage. operate with the Iraqi counterparts in the Having started on June 10, the 22nd According to the festival’s jury panel, ‘Empty Nets’ deals with publishing industry, as well as the transla- edition of the Baghdad International the fate of Amir and looks at the effects of global problems and po- tion of Persian books to Arabic, and vice Book Fair, under the theme, ‘The Book litical tensions – a social and brilliant story with a coherent and ar- versa, ISNA reported. – Homeland,’ will conclude in the Iraqi tistic atmosphere. “We [Iranians] consider Iran and Iraq a capital on Sunday. The German Screenplay Award has been awarded since 1988. It single country in terms of culture and his- A total of 228 publishers from 14 coun- is the most highly endowed and most prestigious award for screen- tory, and we expect the same vision toward tries, including Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Su- writers in Germany. Iran by the Iraqis,” Asadi-Movahed said. dan, and Syria, have been participating at Karamizade (1978, Iran) has lived in Germany since 1985 and Meanwhile, Hossein-Ali Sabzeh, who the 10-day exhibition. studied film directing. He is a member of Filmgruppe NUR, a group represented the Iranian Book and Litera- Iran is being represented at the event twitter.com of filmmakers from all over the world. ture Home at the book fair, said a memo- by 1,200 book titles – in Persian and Ara- The International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009 will screen his randum of understanding (MoU) between contribute to further cultural interactions between the bic – in the fields of religion, culture, art, two short films ‘Ants’ (2008) and ‘Packing’ (2009). his organization and the Union of Iraqi Publishers would two countries, as he hopes that “both sides will lay the poem and literature, politics, and Iranian studies. Iran, Lebanon discuss Iran’s vocalist Nazeri performs ‘Kavuki’ Persian language program in Beirut in collaboration with American Kronos Quartet Arts & Culture Desk Lebanese and Iranian offi- Arts & Culture Desk Aminikia is a contemporary Iranian composer based cials discussed cultural and in San Francisco, California, and his pieces are played scientific cooperation and a Prominent Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri, in collabo- extensively around the world by various classical and master’s degree program in ration with the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet, modern ensembles and orchestras. Persian language at Leba- performed the musical piece, ‘Kavuki,’ on June 16. The festival features 15 world premieres by compos- nese University in Beirut. According to Nazeri’s official Instagram page, the ers such as Aminikia, Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté, Ni- Iran’s Cultural Attaché in musical piece is the first joint project of the vocalist cole Lizée, and Vân-Ánh Võ, alongside many of Kro- Beirut Abbas Khameyar met with the American quartet, which started in 2020, slated nos’ signature works including Clint Mansell’s Lux ISNA with Lebanese University for the Kronos Festival from June 11-18, ISNA wrote. Aeterna, from Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Requiem for a Chancellor Fouad Ayoub Iranian composer Sahba Aminikia arranged ‘Kavu- Dream,’ God-music, from George Crumb‘s ’Black festival also features several pieces that were commis- and other academics, accord- ki,’ a passionate Kurdish love song, which had a differ- Angels,’ Terry Riley’s ’One Earth, One People, One sioned as part of Kronos’ ground-breaking ‘Fifty for the ing to IRNA. ent look at the Kurdish music festival. Love,’ and Vladimir Martynov’s ‘The Beatitudes’. The Future’ project. Khameyar presented a IRNA new volume of ‘Al-Dirasat Iran’s Cultural Attaché in Beirut Abbas Khameyar al-Adabiyah’ (Literary Stud- (R) and Lebanese University Chancellor Fouad ies) quarterly to Ayoub, Ayoub discuss cultural and scientific cooperation Iranian director’s film explaining the quarterly is and a master’s degree course in Persian language at Lebanese University in Beirut. aimed at disseminating Per- sian language professors’ new works. ‘The Musician’ wins at US Tribeca Festival Ayoub called for boosting cooperation between the Lebanese Univer- sity and Iranian universities. Arts & Culture Desk are having their first international screenings. The Iranian film, ‘The Ballad of a White Cow,’ co- Iranian director Reza Riahi’s film, ‘The Musician,’ directed by Iranian filmmakers Behtash Sanaeiha and Iran approves October 23 as received the Best Animated Short Award at the 20th Maryam Moqaddam, is on screen at the Tribeca Film Tribeca Festival in New York. Festival. Abolfazl Bayhaqi Day, father of Persian prose The film is produced by Eleanor Coleman, Stéphanie The 20th annual Tribeca Festival announced the win- Carreras, Philippe Pujo, ISNA reported. ners in the competition categories at this year’s awards The 15-minute film narrates the story of love and the ceremony out of Spring Studios in New York City. Arts & Culture Desk difficulties of life in the 13th century. Awards were given in the following competition cat- An Iranian painter and filmmaker, Riahi was previ- egories: US Narrative, International Narrative, Docu- Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural ously one of the directors in the famous animation and mentary, Short Films, Immersive, the Nora Ephron Revolution announced that it approved Oscar nominee, ‘The Breadwinner’ (2017), directed by Award, and the first-ever Podcast and Games catego- 1st Aban (October 23) on the Iranian Nora Twomey. ries. calendar as Abolfazl Bayhaqi Day, The festival began on June 9 and will go through The festival, which had the honor of welcoming back said the head of Sabzevar Department cinemastlouis.org June 20. It includes screening of 66 films, 55 of which in-person audiences, will conclude on June 20. of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Khorasan Razavi Province. According to IRNA, Bayhaqi is the IRNA father of Persian prose, whose com- Cannes Film Festival reveals 74th edition poster memoration is held every year, not only in the city of Sabzevar, but across Iran, Reza Shoja-Moqaddam added. The provincial official added that the author is a famous Iranian his- The Cannes Film Festival revealed its artists and the 7th art in general, often be- bit of ours too… For this personal view torian who wrote the history of the Ghaznavid Era with a magnificent official poster for the 74th edition, put- coming collectibles, thedeadline.com. that he has shared with us since his very and unique prose. ting jury president Spike Lee front and The festival (or rather the “People’s first feature.” Abolfazl Mohammad ibn Hosayn Bayhaqi, a secretary at the center. Lee re-upped this year after hav- Republic of the World of Cinéma” as The team also cited its “immense im- Ghaznavid court, was born in 995 in Haresabad in Bayhaq, present-day ing been due to preside over the jury for Cannes billed itself today) said it dedi- patience to finally find ourselves again Sabzavar. He died in 1077. the festival that was canceled in 2020. cated the affiche to Lee “for that curious in the Cannes setting: The seaside, the His masterpiece ‘Tarikh-e Bayhaqi,’ (Bayhaqi’s History) is appreciat- Cannes runs from July 6-17 on the French look he is going to put on the work of his palm trees and the silver screen, just like ed as the most reliable source of valid information about the Ghaznavid Riviera. fellow filmmakers who bring us news of a blank page, that will welcome the films Era. It was written in exquisite Persian prose that became an ideal model Cannes’ posters annually are tributes to the World — of theirs and surely a little of the Official Selection.” festival-cannes.com for several periods..
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