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Winners of the 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial in Tehran

The winners of the 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial in Tehran were announced by the jury of the biennial headed by B. Martin Pedersen from the United States in the amphitheater of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran on February 16 and the results are:
- First prize (6000 Euro): Reza Alavi for "New flag of Iraq", 2003
- Second prize (4000 Euro): Anette Lenz & Vincent Perrotte for " Theatre d'Angouleme", 2003
- Third prizes (2000 Euro): Parisa Tashakori for " Let's create a blue sky for our children", 2002 and Firouz Shafei for "The 100th anniversary of Sadeq Hedayat's birthday", 2002

Two other important awards were also announced by ICOGRADA representative, Guy Schokeart. The Life Time's Achievment Award was given to Morteza Momayez for his relentless pursuit, non-stop attempts and for his prominent role in education and leading the contemporary graphic design in Iran.

- The Icograda achievement award is granted in recognition of a life time's contribution to design.- Mervyn Kurlansky, Icograda President

The excellent award was also given to a young graphic designer, Tahmtan Aminian for his poster "...and our world is still alive", 2003

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