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Box: 14155-4843 ZIP Code: 1599814713 Tomorrow’s weather Prayer Times 178 20-2 162 2112112 2122911 17-1 http://www.tehrantimes.com/culture Noon: 11:50 Evening: 17:14 Dawn: 5:18 Sunrise: 6:46 (tomorrow) (tomorrow) TEHRAN SHIRAZ TABRIZ YAZD RASHT MASHHAD AHVAZ ISFAHAN Iranian President Ahmadinejad sends elites praised message to Tehran short filmfest at Eternal Tehran Times Art Desk TEHRAN — The 27th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival opened with a cer- Figures emony on Friday noon during which a message from Presi- dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Gathering was read. “The creative artists and Tehran Times Culture Desk young filmmakers can deepen TEHRAN — Iranian elites from various field our perspective of the world by including cultural luminaries were praised featuring the beauty of nature during the eighth Eternal Figures Gathering Honorees pose for a photograph at the Eighth Eternal Figures Gathering at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) International Conference Hall on November 18, 2010. (Fars/Mohammad Hassanzadeh) and spiritual and natural beliefs at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in their works so that the global University of Tehran Farhad Rahbar and mentioned at the ceremony. Ali Sheikholeslami, Mohammad Dabir- (IRIB) International Conference Hall on audience can find justice, peace, artists Ezattollah Entezami and Davud Rashidi Afterwards, Jaleh Olov made a short Moqaddam (Persian Literature) Thursday. faith and spirituality in their films,” attended the gathering. speech about her career saying that “I have Alireza Medghalchi, Seyyed Abdollah Veteran actress and dubber Jaleh Olov reads a part of message. At the ceremony, Ezzatollah Zarghami done my work with love toward people and my Mahmudian (Mathematics) in dubbing, director Masud Jafari Jozani in Antoni Ribas (France), made a short speech about the eternal figures country throughout my 63 year career.” Alireza Rahaii, Mahmud Golabchi (Civil cinema, composer Majid Entezami and vocalist Ahmed Rashwan (Egypt), Jo- calling them “the identity of Iranian nationality” The elite got on stage to receive their awards Engineering) Alireza Eftekhari in music, Abbas Akhaveyn chen Ehmann (Germany), and said that IRIB as the organizer of the and Zarghami handed honorary diplomas and Reza Samqabadi (History) and Mohammad Salahshur in calligraphy have Abishake Pathak (India), Hans gathering is the representative of the Iranian plaques to the selected figures. Mohammad-Mehdi Alishahi (Mechanics been selected as the cultural Eternal Figures Joachim Schlegel (Germany), nation. Iran’s eternal figures for 2010 are as Engineering) of this edition. Ailton Franco Jr. (Brazil) and “We have witnessed enormous successes follows: Jafar Mehrad (Library and Information The program was organized by the IRIB Magnus Arnesen (Norway) are in the field of science and culture despite Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Farhadi Sciences) in collaboration with domestic universities, some of the 36 foreign guests of various sanctions imposed upon Iran and the (Medicine) Mansur Falamaki (Architecture) academies, unions, and foundations. Several the festival. presence of eternal figures prove this claim,” Javad Salehi (Electrical Engineering) Mohammad-Ali Molavi (Genetics) cultural figures including IRIB Managing The festival is currently un- Head of the gathering Reza Purhossein Faramarz Rafipur (Sociology) Muhammad Hozien (Philosophy) Director Ezzatollah Zarghami, the Head of derway in Tehran and will run until November 24. ‘Publishers of Islamic world must improve their standards’ NEWS IN BRIEF Five Iranian cultural Tehran Times Culture Desk “We must take this seriously and pursue the matter, as this is Iranian Artists Forum to TEHRAN -- The Iran National Library and Archive (INLA) hosted a dangerous. If they continue to permeate our publishing industry, it host Seven Views expo national conference of publishers last Tuesday that was attended will be hard to maintain control,” he added. elements registered on by cultural officials. “We also need to learn to link the publishing industry and TEHRAN — The Iranian Artists Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini, production of science to develop the level of science in the Forum (IAF) will host the Seven UNESCO list INLA Director Ali-Akbar Ash’ari, Majlis Cultural Committee country,” he added. Views expo beginning November Chairman Qolam-Ali Haddad-Adel, and conference secretary Ali Director of Tehran Guild of Booksellers and Publishers Nader 25. Zarei Najafdari were among the participants. Qadyani, also present at the conference, expressed his regret The Aria, Elaheh, Dey, Najafdari stated that the Islamic world’s publishers are far from about the current situation of booksellers in Tehran. Golestan, Haft Samar, Vali, and the standards of the West. “We can shorten this distance, but we “More space is dedicated to fast food and sandwich shops than Mah-e Mehr galleries are to need various organizations to collaborate.” to bookshops in Tehran,” he said. display paintings, sculptures, “Publishers and authors play a major role in promoting the He said that there are currently over 700 book shops across the calligraphy works, calligraphy- culture of Islam in the world, but they have yet not been able to capital, “half of the bookshops are in central Tehran and the rest paintings, and other artworks by prove their status to the West,” he said. are scattered across the city. This shows there is no official center 224 artists. Tehran hosted the first International Conference of Islamic for bookselling.” Aidin Aghdashlu, Seyyed World Publishers from June 20 to 21. We have not so far been able to gain permission for large- Mohammad Ehsaii, Nasrollah The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution member scale bookshops. “At the present time, investing in a supermarket Afjehii, Sedaqat Jabbari, Farah Mansur Kabkanian, who attended the conference, lamented or a restaurant in an area of 200m is much more profitable than Osuli, Ahmad Nadalian and the fact that Chinese publishers are currently publishing some establishing a bookshop. Mostafa Dashti are some of Iranian periodicals, since the expenses are much less in China as “Publishers are among the oppressed in the country and a artists whose works will go on compared to Iran. solution must be found for this,” he stated. display. Qashqai girls weaving a carpet in an undated photo Iranian photographers (Contd. from p. 1) Artists gather to save Seyhun Gallery Performers are always male, and female roles Tehran Times Art Desk the artists. gained fame from here. Seyhun Gallery was to participate in Turkish are played by men, most of whom are amateurs TEHRAN — After 44 years of exhibiting “We are not talking of the past; we are their home, Sohrab Sepehri, Reza Mafi, underwater contest who gain their living through other means but per- artworks, Tehran’s Seyhun Gallery, one of speaking about treasure, the treasure of a Faramarz Pilaram and many more grew TEHRAN — Three Iranian form for spiritual rewards. the oldest in the city, has received an order nation; the intellectual and spiritual treasure here. Do not let their house be evacuated photographers will participate The traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars from the landlord to evacuate, urging the of a nation. and destroyed. This gallery is the heritage in the 13th CMAS World region is mostly related to the Qashaqai nomads. artists to take serious action. “Seyhun gallery is vast and glorious, not of several generations of artists,” reads part Championships Underwater All tasks involved in weaving a carpet are shared Seyhun Art Gallery was established by because of its location but for its history of the letter. Photography which will be by nomad men and women and all materials Masumeh Seyhun in 1963 on Jomhuri Street and background. The gallery was a start for Veteran artist Parviz Kalantari who held from May 26 to 31 2011 in used in weaving are also made and processed by and was transferred to Khaled Eslamboli many, for those who had something to say, was among the artists at the gallery, told Bodrum, Turkey. them. in 1973 and has been active since then. for those who liked to speak in the mystic the Persian service of Fars, “many of my Esmaeil Golrokh, Behzad Wool for the carpets is shorn by men in spring Owner Masumeh Seyhun died in May. language of art. friends and I began here in this gallery. This Torkizadeh and Siamak or autumn. The men then construct the carpet The gallery is currently run by her son “Now the gallery is facing imminent disrespect is a catastrophe for our cultural Derakhshan are Iranian loom -- a horizontal frame placed on the ground Nader but after 44 years, the landlord needs danger, because its history is being ignored heritage. photographers who are among -- while the women convert the wool into yarn on his own place and is asking for the premises and it may face evacuation,” reads part of “In our country, many have destroyed the 30 participants. spinning wheels. to be evacuated. Nader has not been able the letter signed by the artists. our cultural heritage, and if the art and The competition is held The colors used are mainly natural -- reds, to convince the landlord to sell the property They also wrote and signed a letter cultural officials are not fully aware of their biennially.