4th Annual Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival - DEADLINE is FEB 1st
The submissions period for this year’s festival opens on November 1, 2011 and closes on February 1, 2012. A special awards ceremony for the winning submissions will take place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Sunday, March 18, 2012, as part of Farhang Foundation’s annual Iranian New Year celebration at the museum.
For more information visit www.FarhangFilmFest.org.
NAVID GHAEM MAGHAMI - Winner of Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Contest
Navid Ghaem Maghami, a San Francisco-based graphic designer, has been selected as the winner of Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Contest. His winning design, unveiled today for the first time, will be featured on light pole banners on various major streets across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, including the highly trafficked Westwood, Wilshire, and Ventura Boulevards.
"In creating the Nowruz banner, my goal was to design an image that draws both traditional and contemporary," said Navid Ghaem Maghami. "Gol-o-morgh (bird and flower) is a cultural symbol that is deeply rooted in Persian literature. Through a contemporary rendition of this iconic image, I have created a design that evokes a sense of nostalgia and longing for the past, with hope and joy for a new beginning." Continue reading.
Click here to download the sponsorship package to support this special cultural program.
Pacific Symphony in collaboration with Farhang Foundation invites you to Nowruz - Celebr
ating Spring, a musical celebration, featuring world-renowned Persian classical musicians. This program will take place from March 22 - 27, 2012 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa and will feature:
CARL ST.CLAIR - conductor
Farhad Mechkat - conductor
Hila Plitmann - soprano
Shams Ensemble
Pacific Chorale, John Alexander - artistic director
Kodaly: Dances of Galanta
Traditional Persian Music: performed by the Shams Ensemble and the Symphony
Danielpour
: Toward a Season of Peace (world premiere)
Tickets are available at Pacific Symphony's Box Office: (714) 755-5799 and via www.PacificSymphony.org starting at $25.
USC Names Dr. Peyman Nojoumian its New Assistant Professor of Persian
Farhang Foundation is pleased to announce that the University of Southern California Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Peyman Nojoumian as assistant professor of the teaching of Persian. The addition of Nojoumian to the new Middle East Studies Program at USC has been made possible through funds donated by Farhang Foundation as part of its Iranian Studies Initiative at USC. Click here to continue reading.
Iranian Studies Initiative at USC In 2010, Farhang Foundation and the University of Southern California (USC) officially announced the launch of an Iranian Studies Initiative at the university. (Press Release)
This initiative – the first of its kind at USC – aimed to accomplish two very important goals:
- Add Persian language classes to the curriculum at USC
- Create an Iranian Studies Minor program at USC
Through the generous contributions and efforts of many dedicated individuals, Farhang Foundation and USC proudly announced in November 2010 that USC’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences would, for the first time ever, offer Persian language in the Fall 2011 semester.
