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Arts & Culture
October 16-19, 2000 / Mehr 25-28, 1379

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ARTS NEWS INDEX

Index

* Writer's first novel named best book
* Best book nominees
* Panahi's Circle to skip London fest
* Meshkini awarded in Chicago
* Cartoonist: Mana Neyestani
* Zanjan residence to be preserved
* Kish documentary film fest
* Twelve film festivals each year
* The theater scene
* Best novel to be announced
* Makhmalbaf gets first prize in Seoul
* Meimi's film gets north American award

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Friday
October 20, 2000

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Thursday
October 12, 2000

Writer's first novel named best book

Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- "Nimeh-ye Ghaayeb", the debut novel by Hossein Sanapour, has won the book of the year award from a prestigeous panel of writers. It tells the story of five young characters in the 1980's >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Best book nominees

Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Here are the ten novels which had been nominated for the book of the year prize >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Panahi's Circle to skip London fest

Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- "The Circle" directed by Jafar Panahi will not be shown at the London film festival. The European distributor is planning on a commercial release in Britain instead >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Wednesday
October 18, 2000

Meshkini awarded in Chicago

Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Marziyeh Meshkini won the Best Director award at the Chicago film festival for "The Day I Became a Woman". Meshkini is married to filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who wrote the screenplay for the award-winning film >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Cartoonist: Mana Neyestani

Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Mana Neyestani, one of Iranb's leading political cartoonists, talks about his style and success. He mentions Herge's Tintin as one of his early influences >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Zanjan residence to be preserved

Tehran (Hamshahri) -- The late Qajar-era residence of Ali Akbar Towfiqi, the first (modern era?) mayor of Zanjan, has been listed as an historic monument >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Tuesday
October 17, 2000

Kish documentary film fest

Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Fofty-four of the best documentary films of the past 40 years will be shown at the Kish film festival. The event will also be an opportunity to discuss serious issues facing documentary filmmakers >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Twelve film festivals each year

Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Twelve festivals with different themes will be held every year, says Deputy Culture Minister Seifollah Dad. Filmmakers are also showing more interest in making comedies, he adds >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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The theater scene

Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- A report on the theater scene... Mehdi Hashemi, who's a succeful film actor, is directing a play which is currently number one at the box office >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Monday
October 16, 2000

Best novel to be announced

Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- The best novel of 1999 will be announced by a panel of eight writers on Wednesday. The cash award is a million tomans. News and interviews with organizers, including Karim Emami >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Makhmalbaf gets first prize in Seoul

Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- "The day I became a woman" by Mohsen Makhmalbaf has been selected as the best film at the South Korean film festival >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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Meimi's film gets north American award

Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Masoud Meimi's short film "Sherveh" has won an award at the first festival of Iranian videos in north Amerca >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT

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