Independent news and analysis, uncompromised by government and corporate interests. http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art 2010-09-08T18:13:47Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2010-09-08T12:53:00Z 2010-09-08T12:53:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/391472-sorbonne-to-grant-phd-to-kiarostami PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/391472/ebrahimpour20100908121803107.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The Sorbonne University is set to grant an honorary doctorate to world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for his lifelong cinematic activities.</p> <p>The 70-year-old director will be honored during a ceremony on Nov. 10, 2010 at Sorbonne University in Paris, ISNA reported.</p>

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/391472/ebrahimpour20100908121803107.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>The Sorbonne University is set to grant an honorary doctorate to world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami for his lifelong cinematic activities.</p> <p>The 70-year-old director will be honored during a ceremony on Nov. 10, 2010 at Sorbonne University in Paris, ISNA reported.</p> 2010-09-07T14:52:00Z 2010-09-07T14:52:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/390329-godard-refuses-to-take-honorary-oscar PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/390329/ebrahimpour20100907142819123.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>French-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard has refused to receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</p> <p>Godard is known for challenging the conventions of traditional Hollywood cinema and is considered a prominent figure of the Nouvelle Vague or the French New Wave cinema.</p>

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/390329/ebrahimpour20100907142819123.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>French-Swiss filmmaker and screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard has refused to receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</p> <p>Godard is known for challenging the conventions of traditional Hollywood cinema and is considered a prominent figure of the Nouvelle Vague or the French New Wave cinema.</p> 2010-09-06T17:08:00Z 2010-09-06T17:08:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/389344-irans-afkhami-to-shoot-film-in-canada PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/389344/ebrahimpour20100906170420390.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>Award-winning Iranian director Behrouz Afkhami is preparing to shoot his latest film <em>This is not My House</em> with an Iranian and Canadian crew in Ontario.</p> <p>The film is produced by Johnny Smoke and is based on a short story written by Jeremy Kane, ISNA reported.</p>

<img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/389344/ebrahimpour20100906170420390.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" height="100" width="100" /> <p>Award-winning Iranian director Behrouz Afkhami is preparing to shoot his latest film <em>This is not My House</em> with an Iranian and Canadian crew in Ontario.</p> <p>The film is produced by Johnny Smoke and is based on a short story written by Jeremy Kane, ISNA reported.</p> 2010-08-22T10:12:00Z 2010-08-22T10:12:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/369627-egypt-blames-security-for-art-theft Al Jazeera English Support_palestine@yahoogroups.com

<img style="float:left;margin:0px 5px 5px 0px" src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/369627/default.jpg" height="100" width="100" /> <p>Egypt's top prosecutor has said that security lapses are to blame for the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum.</p> <p>Prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud said on Sunday that none of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras at the Mahmoud Khalil Museum were functioning when the painting was stolen.</p>

<img style="float:left;margin:0px 5px 5px 0px" src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/369627/default.jpg" height="100" width="100" /> <p>Egypt's top prosecutor has said that security lapses are to blame for the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum.</p> <p>Prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud said on Sunday that none of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras at the Mahmoud Khalil Museum were functioning when the painting was stolen.</p> 2010-08-10T15:48:00Z 2010-08-10T15:48:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/352165-kiarostami-to-lead-asian-film-academy PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/352165/ebrahimpour20100810151055840.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Academy-Award-winning Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has been appointed to lead the Asian Film Academy at this year's Pusan International Film Festival. <br /> <br />The 70-year-old filmmaker will be joined by Japanese director Ogiganami Naoko and Korean cinematographer Kim Hyung-gu.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201008/352165/ebrahimpour20100810151055840.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Academy-Award-winning Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has been appointed to lead the Asian Film Academy at this year's Pusan International Film Festival. <br /> <br />The 70-year-old filmmaker will be joined by Japanese director Ogiganami Naoko and Korean cinematographer Kim Hyung-gu.</p> 2010-08-05T17:22:00Z 2010-08-05T17:22:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/344987-palestinian-cinema-opens-after-23-years PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/344987/jelveh20100805160904607.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />The only cinema in the Palestinian city of Jenin has reopened after 23 years with a film festival that will show documentaries on the region's resistance against Israel. <br /> <br />The three-day festival is a collaborated effort by German filmmaker Marcus Vetter and Palestinian Ismael Khatib.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/344987/jelveh20100805160904607.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />The only cinema in the Palestinian city of Jenin has reopened after 23 years with a film festival that will show documentaries on the region's resistance against Israel. <br /> <br />The three-day festival is a collaborated effort by German filmmaker Marcus Vetter and Palestinian Ismael Khatib.</p> 2010-08-04T15:58:00Z 2010-08-04T15:58:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/343287-adl-to-send-his-photographs-to-harvard PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/343287/ebrahimpour20100804154144640.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Iranian photographer Kamran Adl says he is sending his works to Harvard University because Iranian organizations have been negligent in preserving them. <br /> <br />"Many of my photographs have been damaged or destroyed while being kept at different foundations and organizations," Adl told Mehr News Agency.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/343287/ebrahimpour20100804154144640.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Iranian photographer Kamran Adl says he is sending his works to Harvard University because Iranian organizations have been negligent in preserving them. <br /> <br />"Many of my photographs have been damaged or destroyed while being kept at different foundations and organizations," Adl told Mehr News Agency.</p> 2010-08-03T14:32:00Z 2010-08-03T14:32:00Z http://www.rebelnews.org/society/art/341446-irans-khalaji-tops-2010-icc-awards PressTV syria-welcome@googlegroups.com

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/341446/ebrahimpour20100803140443810.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Iran's Mohammad-Ali Khalaji has won the first prize of the 2nd International Comic Artist Conference (ICC) awards on the theme of 'The Rapprochement of Cultures.' <br /> <br />Khalaji was granted the top award of the event's cartoon and illustration section, while the Excellence awards went to Cristobal Reinoso from Argentina and Angel Boligan from Mexico.</p>

<p><img src="http://rebelnews.org/images/stories/201006/341446/ebrahimpour20100803140443810.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" />Iran's Mohammad-Ali Khalaji has won the first prize of the 2nd International Comic Artist Conference (ICC) awards on the theme of 'The Rapprochement of Cultures.' <br /> <br />Khalaji was granted the top award of the event's cartoon and illustration section, while the Excellence awards went to Cristobal Reinoso from Argentina and Angel Boligan from Mexico.</p>