Persian Gulf Foundation

Persian Gulf Foundation & Tabestoon Festival are delighted to collaborate with Calgary Cinematheque for "A Special Tribute to Abbas Kiarostami", on Thursday March 9th in the Globe Cinema.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Ahmad Kiarostami will be joining the audience through Skype for this session and then the session will be followed by screening of the duo of Abbas Kiarostami short film, Take Me Home, and Seifollah Samadian's documentary, 76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami.

Tickets are available thru: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-special-tribute-to-master-director-abbas-kiarostami-tickets-31162083631

On Thursday, March 9 at Globe Cinema, we gather for a special tribute to Master Director Abbas Kiarostami. Please join us for his final short film TAKE ME HOME and the documentary 76 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS WITH ABBAS KIAROSTAMI. Introduction starts at 7:00PM, tickets available in advance or at the door. www.calgarycinema.org

Cinema lost one of its greatest voices in 2016 when master director Abbas Kiarostami suddenly passed away. In a special tribute to his legacy, the Calgary Cinematheque is showing the beautiful short film TAKE ME HOME, the last work that Kiarostami completed. Following the short film is the lovely documentary 76 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS WITH ABBAS KIAROSTAMI directed by Kiarostami’s long time collaborator, Seifollah Samadian, who worked as a cinematographer with Kiarostami for over 25 years. http://bit.ly/2m9zSoV

The biennial Tabestoon Festival, the largest contemporary Iranian art and music festival in Western Canada, is back!

Join us on August 12-13, 2016 at Calgary Olympic plaza for a great variety of free and ticketed programs

Check more information and get your tickets at: tabestoonfest.ca/eventpage

Persian Gulf Foundation would like to congratulate the prominent Iranian art figure, Aydin Aghdashloo, for being awarded with France’s prestigious 'Chevalier of the Legion of Honour' medal.
The Legion of Honour is the highest decoration awarded by the French government, established since 1802. We were Honoured to host Aydin in Calgary for his talk on Modernism in Iran on October 2015.
http://realiran.org/iranian-painter-awarded-frances-highest-honor/

Shaw TV Calgary - Go report from Meet & Greet Session with Aydin Aghdashloo on October 24th.

Persian Gulf Foundation would like to specifically thank HPR Gallery for their generous support of this event by providing the beautiful gallery space. Special thanks goes to Orchid Pastry and awesome volunteers of Persian Gulf Foundation/ Persian Gulf Club - University of Calgary.

http://www.shaw.ca/ShawTV/Calgary/Shows/ShawTV/

Iran Artist Iranian artist invited to Calgary, touchstone to Iran's history and politics welcomed by Calgary's Iranian Persian community. Saw many years of political cha...

In case you missed Aydin Aghdashloo 's talk in Calgary, you can watch it here.

Aydin Aghdashloo: The Formation of Modernism in Iran - Calgary 2015 Hosted by Persian Gulf Foundation, Aydin Aghdashloo talks about the formation of modernism in Iran. Calgary, Canada. October 24, 2015 http://persiangulffound...

Meet the legendary Iranian Painter and Art Historian, Aydin Aghdashloo in Calgary on October 24th. Limited seats are left. Sign up at http://bit.ly/1JBMoPN

The Formation of Modernism in Iran by Aydin Aghdashloo - Calgary 2015 Persian Gulf Foundation (PGF) is proud to host the well-known Iranian painter, art historian, author and art critic Aydin Aghdashloo in Calgary, Canada on Oc...