Iranian Cultural Week 2011
As part of the national day celebrations, the Cultural Section of the
Iran embassy will present a cultural week, comprising an exhibition of
miniature paintings and handicrafts at the Art Gallery, Ananda
Coomaraswamy Mawatha, and a Film Week at NFC Cinema, Bauddhaloka
Mawatha, Colombo 7.
The Chief Guest for the film week will be Mass Media and Information
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.
The exhibition of miniature paintings and handicrafts will be
declared open by Culture and Arts Minister T B Ekanayake on February 7
at 10 am at the National Art Gallery.
The miniature and handicrafts exhibition and the Iranian Film Week
will be enriched by the presence of three artists from Iran at the
exhibition and the film screenings.
World renowned Iranian women film director Pouran Derakhshandeh, will
be here to participate in the inauguration of the film week as a guest
of the National Film Corporation. She is also scheduled to meet the
local cinema personalities and conduct a workshop for the film
enthusiasts at NFC.
Jafari and Sami are the two experts of Iranian Arts, who will exhibit
their talents in person at the Art Gallery.
Entrance free.
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