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Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 cartoon exhibit 1 “I believe they are trying to promote Shojaei-Tabatabai said that the previous Islamophobia by republishing these cartoons acts by the magazine were not taken into that are against Prophet Muhammad (S),” account when they organized several cartoon asserted Shojaei-Tabatabai who is a prominent exhibits, and this time there are also plans Former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeid Jalili (L) and cartoonist. to hold an international cartoon exhibit Art Bureau’s Visual Arts Office director Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai visit the cartoon “Creating and promoting hatred, and under the probable title of “The Atonement exhibition “Keep Calm, I Am the Queen” at Abolfazl Aali Gallery in Tehran on June hurting the hearts of millions of Muslims of the Holocaust”. 11, 2019. (Mehr/Shahab Qayyumi) GUIDE TO across the world, is a vain action and this is “The reason lies behind the fact that they SPIRITUAL AWAKENING far from logic,” he said. are justifying why the Palestinian nation Shojaei-Tabatabai was an organizer of Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest “I also think the French government must pay for the Holocaust. Palestinians two previous editions of the International in 2017 and 2019 to criticize U.S. capitalism When Allah chooses to favor someone, makes him/ does not take any serious actions against have been under oppression for years Holocaust Cartoon Contest in Iran. and hegemony around the world. her the source of satisfying other people’s needs. the magazine as they say they believe in and they are still paying the price for the He also organized the international cartoon Tehran on Thursday strongly condemned Imam Hussein (AS) freedom of speech, and the Zionist regime Holocaust,” he said. exhibition “I Can’t Breathe” during June to Charlie Hebdo, saying any insult to the prophet tries to do fishing in the troubled waters as “And we are trying to find a strong response highlight protests against racism in the U.S. of Islam and other divine prophets is not well,” he said. to this by means of this exhibit,” he concluded. In addition, he organized the International acceptable at all. “Let Us Go Out into the Starry Night” at Tehran theater Culture minister meets Iran Darrudi at 84th ARTTEHRAN — An Iranian troupe is birthday anniversary deskperforming American writer John Patrick Shanley’s play “Let Us Go out into the Starry Night” at Tehran’s The Tehran Municipality has allocated a large area to the first Eternal Tile, which was embedded on the wall Mashayekhi Theater. establish a museum for the artist in the city. of her house in Tehran in May 2017. Danial Kamankesh is directing the Darrudi also thanked the minister for the visit and said The idea to install the tiles on the houses of contemporary play translated into Persian by Behrang that she loves Iran and the Iranian people, and enjoys artists, literati and religious figures was initiated by Rajabi. Asieh Razmi and Sajjad Gudarzi being honored by the love and kindness of people. the CHTHO Office for Inscription of Properties and are the members of the cast. “It took 5 years to receive the official certificate of the Revitalization of Intangible and Natural Heritage. The play deals with a thin woman museum, and I hope that I will be alive to see the opening The tile bearing the name and title of the celebrity is in a cafe who approaches a ghostly of the museum,” she added. installed on the façade of his/her house. It also carries young man who reminds her of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Born in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, the year the artist began to live in the house. Dostoevsky. They have an intensely Darrudi has studied at Ecole Superier des Beaux-Arts “Over my life, I have regularly proved how much I love serious conversation which temporarily Salehi (R) meets surrealist painter Iran Darrudi in her house on September 4, 2020. and the École du Louvre in Paris and the Royal Academy Iran, its great history and my countrymen; I was born a transports them to a point of ecstacy of Brussels. She also received education on television lover and I have honestly expressed my love of Iran and among the stars. A poster for John Patrick ARTTEHRAN — Minister of Culture and direction and production at the RCA Institute in New its great history,” Darrudi had said. The play will remain on stage until desk Shanley’s play “Let Us Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi York City. “I’m thankful for my people’s affection to me and I September 11. Go Out into the Starry” met Iran Darrudi in her house on Friday, wishing the A few years ago, she returned to her homeland and the want to know that I merit your love; I’ve been offering “Let Us Go Out into the Starry on stage at Tehran’s surrealist painter health and happiness on her 84th Tehran Municipality promised her to establish a museum service fairly over all these years to acquaint my people Night” has previously been staged Mashayekhi Theater. birthday anniversary. in the Yusefabad district to preserve the works she had with contemporary art,” she added. by several other Iranian directors. He also expressed hope that her plan to set up a museum brought with herself from Paris. She talked about her faith in her Iranian identity and Amir-Hossein Golshani directed a reading performance of the to embrace her works will be accomplished soon, the In addition, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and said, “My name is Iran and by selecting this name for me, play at the Samandarian Hall of the Iranian Artists Forum in 2016. ministry announced in a press release published on Saturday Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) honored her with they have assigned me a great duty.” Iranian director criticizes producers for using Turkish actors in native productions ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Bahador Asadi has contracts in these hard days of coronavirus, and are working on deskcriticized his fellow producers for hiring Turkish their projects observing the health protocols,” he noted. actors for playing roles in movies being produced in the country. “We have shown our ignorance over the past years and have He has recently completed his TV series named “Unplanned”, not trained enough actors, and this is why producers seek Turkish which has been shot on location in Khorasan Razavi Province. actors to hire in order to turn their productions into box office The series is currently being broadcast on IRIB Channel 1. hits. But this overlooks many good-looking, talented Iranian Asadi said, “We produced this series in Mashhad, and I believe actors who could become professionals with some additional that a filmmaker needs to leave the capital and go to other cities education and training,” he added. for his productions.” Iranian filmmakers have begun hiring actors from the countries “A number of local actors are acting in this series and I believe in the region over the past few years to foster box office receipts. we have many fine, talented actors in other cities that we can In the latest case, Lebanese actress Anne-Marie Salameh, make use of in our productions,” he added. famous for her role in the Lebanese TV series “Jouzour” joined “At the present time, many TV and cinema actors have signed Iranian director Ali Atshani’s new project, “Shark”, in July. “Sun Children” star Ruhollah Zamani misses Venice festival over coronavirus ARTTEHRAN — Director handling international sales. “Sun Children” deskMajid Majidi announced premiered during February in Tehran at the Friday that Ruhollah Zamani, the star his 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, which child labor drama “Sun Children”, has honored it with the Crystal Simorgh for best film. missed the 77th Venice Film Festival due Co-written by Majidi and Nima Javidi, to his positive test for COVID-19. the film also won the award for best Zamani’s co-star, Shamila Shirzad, screenplay. Majidi and a number of crew members left “I hope people and officials help solve the Tehran for Venice to promote the film, which problem of child labor, and that we would is competing in the official section of the not see child workers anywhere in our cities,” festival now underway on the Italian Lido. Majid said after accepting his award during Zamani portrays Ali, a 12-year-old boy Ruhollah Zamani, the star of director the closing ceremony of the event. and his three friends who work hard together Majid Majidi’s child labor drama “Sun His “Children of Heaven” received a to survive and support their families. They Children”, attends a press conference nomination at the Oscars in 1998, but it do small jobs in a garage and commit petty during the 38th Fajr Film Festival at failed to win an award. crimes to make fast money. Everything Mellat Cineplex on February 10, 2020. The 77th Venice Film Festival opened last changes, however, when Ali is entrusted to (Mehr/Majid Asgaripur) Tuesday and will run until September 12. find a hidden treasure underground but must members of the cast were selected through Iranian director Shahram Mokri’s latest first enroll at the Sun (Khorshid) School, a auditions Majidi held among the children making drama “Careless Crime” is also competing charitable institution that tries to educate a living from peddling in the Tehran metro. in Orizzonti, a section dedicated to films street kids and child laborers. Celluloid Dreams, a major French film that represent the latest aesthetic and Zamani, Shirzad and some other teenage production and distribution company, is expressive trends in international cinema. Kuwaiti publisher Takween releases Arabic translation of Persian novel “Prison for the Criminals” ARTTEHRAN — Takween, a major Kuwaiti used in the books, and in the end, it was edited by three editors deskpublisher, has recently released an Arabic from different Arab countries to make the novel understandable translation of the Persian novel “Prison for the Criminals” to all Arabic speakers around the world,” he stated. written by Kayhan Khanjani. “I’m really happy that a prominent translator and a The book was originally published by the Persian publishing prominent publisher in the Arab world have worked together company Cheshmeh in 2018 and soon became a bestseller. on my book,” he added. It has been rendered into Arabic by prominent Arab translator Khanjani said that despite the global sanctions on Iran, the Ahmad Heidari who has translated several other books by publisher has acquired the book’s rights. Iranian writers including Sadeq Hedayat’s “Isfahan, Half of The novel is about a criminal and junky named “Zapata”, who the World” and Bozorg Alavi’s “Her Eyes”. tells stories to the prisoners, and, in exchange, they give him In a press release published last week, Khanjani said that drugs. In this book, he begins to tell the story of a woman who Heidari spent about two years translating his book. was transferred into the men’s prison. In parallel with the story, “He was in contact with me and we discussed Persian terms the stories of 15 other prisoners are also narrated.