Editing Tehran (section)

=== Cinema ===
The first movie theater in Tehran was established by [[Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi|Mirza Ebrahim Khan]] in 1904.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.massoudmehrabi.com/articles.asp?id=1414606616 |title=The history of Iranian cinema |author=Mehrabi, Massoud. |access-date=9 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623113213/http://www.massoudmehrabi.com/articles.asp?id=1414606616 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Until the early 1930s, there were 15 theaters in Tehran province and 11 in other provinces.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://offscreen.com/view/iran2?/new_offscreen/preiran.html |title=Iranian Cinema: Before the Revolution |website=offscreen.com |date=November 1999 |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226080233/http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/preiran.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In present-day Tehran, most of the movie theatres are located downtown. The complexes of [[Kourosh Complex|Kourosh Cinema]], [[Mellat Park|Mellat Gallery and Cineplex]], [[Azadi Cinema Complex|Azadi Cinema]], and [[Cinema Farhang]] are among the most popular cinema complexes in Tehran.

Several film festivals are held in Tehran, including [[Fajr International Film Festival|Fajr Film Festival]], [[International Film Festival for Children and Youth|Children and Youth Film Festival]], House of Cinema Festival, Mobile Film and Photo Festival, Nahal Festival, [[Roshd International Film Festival|Roshd Film Festival]], Tehran Animation Festival, Tehran Short Film Festival, and Urban Film Festival.