Iranian people have massively welcomed the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) as thoroughfares adjacent to the fairground north of Tehran witnessed masses of people flocking to inspect the landmark cultural event. Masses of people queue behind the gates of the Imam Khomeini Mosalla (grand mosque) nearly an hour before the TIBF event opens, the TIBF press office reported Friday. Tehran International Book Fair started work in Tehran on May 2 and runs through May 12 with the ...

2012-05-05 08:30

Authorities of the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) had to extend the landmark cultural event for one hour Friday in partial response to a massive welcome to the landmark cultural event, the TIBF press office reported. The gates of Imam Khomeini Mosalla (grand mosque), the venue of the fair, opens to the public at eight o’clock in the morning and closes at eight o’clock in afternoon, however the TIBF authorities kept serving the avid inspectors on Friday ...

2012-05-05 08:30

TIBF President Bahman Dorri called on all cultural folks nationwide to make a diligent effort to earn Tehran the international recognition as World Book Capital 2013.   Mr. Dorri, also serving as deputy in cultural affairs in the IRI Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance issued the call Thursday in the third day of the 25 th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, the TIBF press office reported.   The deputy minister said all cultural bodies nationwide had joined hands ...

2012-05-05 08:30

A senior cultural official has called on TIBF authorities to maintain the content of the ‘Quarter of Century’ section in next editions of Tehran International Book Fair, albeit in a different name or framework. The special section, set up for a first in the 25th edition of the TIBF event, was dedicated to history and records of the past TIBF editions. The ad hoc section was an essential drive so that major national cultural projects are documented and people are ...

2012-05-05 08:30

In a panel discussion held Thursday in the TIBF fairground on academic copyright, researchers discussed relevant theoretical foundations of intellectual property rights and reviewed legal problems facing academic publications. Staged in a TIBF business section, called the World Book Corner, The copyright session was sponsored by the department of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property in the IRI Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the TIBF press office reported. The panel discussion heard from an Iranian researcher and advisor in intellectual ...

2012-05-04 08:30

A comprehensive bill on literary and art intellectual property has been enacted by the department of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property in the IRI Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, a senior official said, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran was pursuing to accede to international conventions on intellectual property. Ahmad Ali Mohsenzadeh, the ministry’s director general in legal affairs was speaking to a panel discussion Thursday on the status of publication contracts in current regulations and in a ...

2012-05-04 08:30

Iranian children who show signs of promise in illustration or storytelling in children sections in Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) will be identified by a team of talent scouts, according to director of a TIBF section dedicated to children’s entertainments and activities. Works of such budding illustrators will also be published in special books, Mohammad Taqi Haqbin told the press office of the 25th edition of the landmark cultural event. In previous editions, separate pavilions, run by different institutes, were ...

2012-05-04 08:30

Pavilion of Germany in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair has put on stalls a series of works from top Austrian and Swede authors besides its routine display of latest German literary publications after the two countries failed to take a space in the major international event. The pavilion, procured and set up by Frankfurt International Book Fair like in previous editions, is a single place where fans of German literature may find their much sought after materials, ...

2012-05-04 08:30

Up to 300 visas have already been issued for foreign publishers or guests of the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), according to director of visa department in the TIBF office. Regular procedures to process visa applications will start soon after foreign publishers or guests place an application, Ayoub Dehqankar told the press office of the 25th edition of the landmark cultural event, adding that TIBF international section procures the visa process in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...

2012-05-04 08:30

A book-marketing section called ‘World Book Corner’ will be staged for tenth time in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) with a view to present top Iranian works to foreign publishers and provide Iranian publishers with opportunities to meet with their foreign counterparts and exchange experiences. The business corner will open in the international section of the landmark cultural event, according to the TIBF press office. The section has proved essential as some Iranian publishers who have ...

2012-05-04 08:30