Iran is preparing to hold the 27th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), hosting directors and screening films from around the globe.

Organized by the Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS), a member of the International Short Film Conference (ISFC), the 2010 TISFF will be held in national and international sections.

The national section will include 'National Competition,' 'Panoramas of Our

Iran is to hold the third International Children's Painting Festival of the Islamic World in an effort to promote unity among world religions.

The event will be held on the themes of 'Me and God' and 'My Dreams' for the 4-7 and 7-10 age groups, IRNA reported.

Some 15,000 works have been submitted to the festival and a five-member jury of illustrators will select three winners in each category. The festival will be held in 15 Muslim countries including Bahrain, Kirgizstan and Tajikistan simultaneously with Iran and selected

Sixth festival of student's film and photo festival starts works in Iran's artists House Tehran.

The films are screened in the House every day from 10.00 am and continue to 7.30 pm, while film review starts on 8.00 pm.

According to the organizers of the fest 110 films out of 700 entries have been selected for participation in

Winners of thirteenth resistance theater festival were announced in a prize giving ceremony, in the presence of minister of culture, Hosseini.

In the beginning of the ceremony Center for Performance Arts honored Nima Dehgan for his production and performance of "Khonakaye Khatme Khatere" by handing him the festival's award. The winner in different sections of the festival were;

Music: No first prize but the second prize was given to Amir Yusefi for his "Song at Zero Degree" and the third to Behnam Rahimi for his "Standing on top of  a

Jalal Award will officially begin its work next week. Moreover, according to the secretariat of the award, the only sponsor of the award is the Book House and will arrange the whole event solely.

The 4th edition of the Game Aval Award will also release its call for works. The award is designed for the emerging writers and will take place in Kerman this year.

On the other hand, the Parvin Award, held biennially, will issue its call for works

11th festival of film with the subject of resistance will be held in Iran along with other Islamic countrires.

The event is organized by Revayate Fath cultural center and cooperation from association of Holy Defense films.

Festival tries to find best works of past 4 years and will cover feature films, videos, tele films,documentaries and short films aiming to attract sponsors for

A festival featuring a wide repertoire of classic and modern music is scheduled to be held from May 24 to 27 at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall.

 The festival is the result of day and night efforts by volunteers. The Rudaki Hall and expenses for publishing brochures have been provided by the Iranian Music Association.

The 104 compositions to be performed in four days will include 34 single and duet performances as well

The closing ceremony of 4th Gam-e Aval Award will be held in Kerman, a city located south Tehran. The Award will be held by Book House Institute.

Selected works of authors who have penned a work for the first time will be awarded following assessment by the jury.

In this years event books on religious issues have been be included too. Previously the Gam-e Aval Award considered works in 4 categories; Adults' poetry and fictions and children's poetry and fictions. Gam-e Aval Literary Award is held by the Book House

An exhibition of illustrations for children and young adults books will be held in Tehran in Aban 1389( Oct-Nov 2010) showing the works of 30 years of artistic achievement by Iranian illustrators.

The executive director of the event told reporters we are going to select the best of last 30 years of illustrators along the exhibition and therew ill be seminars too.

Iranian illustrators are among the best illustrators in thew orls and they stay along artists of 5 other countries who also enjoy world attention in the field.