First Sadra Event Opens Call for Cultural, Creative Projects

TEHRAN -- A new platform dedicated to nurturing Iran’s cultural and creative industries is set to launch this winter with the inaugural Sadra National Event, an initiative designed to support innovative ideas at the intersection of culture, technology and social impact.

Organized with the support of the Tehran Greater Scientific, Research and Technology Basij Organization, alongside the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense and the Hozeh Honari, the two-day event will take place in Tehran on January 3–4, 2026.
Sedra positions itself as a multidisciplinary forum, inviting proposals that span a wide spectrum of creative and cultural practices. Key focus areas include the role of artificial intelligence in the humanities, augmented and virtual reality, digital and mobile games, social innovation and locally driven problem-solving, visual and performing arts, new business models, crafts and tourism, audiovisual industries, applied humanities, advertising and marketing, education, toys and play, design and architecture, fashion, graphic arts, content production, sports and wellbeing, rehabilitation technologies, and publishing.
The call is open to creative industry professionals, artists, designers, game developers, humanities researchers, cultural entrepreneurs, business leaders, students and educators—anyone engaged with social innovation and the future of Iran’s creative landscape.
Beyond presentations and pitches, Sedra will host a program of educational workshops, specialist talks, networking opportunities and business development sessions, alongside presentations on regional support infrastructures aimed at strengthening and refining selected projects.
Registration remains open until December 20, with organizers announcing that selected projects will receive collective financial support of up to 5 billion rials.
Further information and registration details are available via the event’s official platform, with additional updates shared through its dedicated Eitaa channel.