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Iranian envoy to Austria highlights cultural interactions
ISNA – The Iranian Ambassador to Austria Abbas Baqerpour highlighted the cultural and artistic activities between Iran and Austria, emphasizing the longstanding basis of cultural cooperation.
Additionally, during the visit of the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Georg Nicolas Schallenberg to Tehran in 2019, a memorandum of understanding on cultural collaboration was signed, Baqerpour added.
Speaking about the significant cultural ties between the two nations, the envoy mentioned the Austrian Cultural Forum in Tehran, which has been actively operating in Iran for over 50 years, serving as the oldest and most vibrant European center covering cultural and artistic affairs. “We have had fruitful collaborations with Austria in the cultural and academic fields,” the ambassador continued. “However, these partnerships have faced certain challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent developments.” Despite the setbacks caused by the pandemic and other circumstances, the cultural and artistic interactions between Iran and Austria have fostered strong collaborations and continue to contribute to the mutual understanding and appreciation of both nations’ rich cultural heritage.
Iran’s Nobakht picked for jury of Swiss festival
IRNA – Elaheh Nobakht, the producer of the acclaimed Iranian documentary ‘Beloved’, was selected as a member of the jury of the 18th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, slated for June 12 to 18.
Her feature documentary ‘Dream’s Gate’ will be screened in Feature Film Section of the Swiss event.
Last month, she was introduced in the Cannes Film Festival Market as one of the top 10 producers with a promising future in world cinema. Nobakht, who is also the CEO of ELI Image, an international production and distribution film company, has already been a member of the jury panel of various film festivals including the Religion Today Film Festival in Italian town of Trento, the Beirut International Women Film Festival in Lebanon and Mena International Film Festival in the Netherland.