Head of Cinema Organization: Non-cinematic institutions should not interfere in this area / Warning to yellow films!

According to Fars News Agency, quoting the Public Relations Information Center of the Fajr Film Festival, Mohammad Khazaei, the head of the country’s cinema organization, was the special guest of the Haft program on the pretext of the closing of this year’s festival.

At the beginning of his speech, he said: “Every year, holding the Fajr Film Festival becomes more difficult because we do not follow the rules of holding it.” When we accept to be in a festival, it means we accept all its rules. It becomes difficult when we still do not accept the model and method of holding.

He continued: Fajr is importantMost Is the country’s cultural and film festival. Most countries in the region are trying to identify their country by holding film festivals, and they are successful. Countries like the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia hold these festivals for millions of dollars, but they lack real human capital and artists. We have artists who are our assets and we must be careful not to lose these artists and support them. We have successful young people in the field of filmmaking. This year we had films, some of which were not in the competition but were talented filmmakers. We must preserve these assets.

* Institutions unrelated to cinema should not interfere in this area

The head of the Cinema Organization also added: Institutions that are not related to cinema are not supposed to intervene in this area and should leave it to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the Cinema Organization. If management is to be done in this area, it is better to be done by the cinema organization. In previous years, we have witnessed the entry of various devices into the field of cinema, which due to their lack of knowledge in this field, their interventions have had consequences. It is better to trust the cinematographers and allow the cinematographers to do their job and work more independently and freely. Some of these organizations act out of compassion, but others do not really know about culture and make decisions that pose challenges.

Khazaei explained about the 40th festival: Because Dr. Naghashzadeh to coronavirus They were infected. The conditions for holding this year’s festival were a bit difficult, but overall they got an acceptable score, and I tell everyone not to get tired from here. I also tell all the artists and owners of the works – who won the award and who did not – not to get tired. Sometimes friends in the cinema forget what their purpose in filmmaking is. We have forgotten where the principle of the influence of art is. If we remember Martyr Avini today, it is because of the influence of his words and sincerity of intention. We must look for the impact of filmmaking on society. Insha’Allah Next year, we will address the festival’s weaknesses, and a better course will be held internationally.

* Criticisms must be constructive

Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance in another part of the speechوگو “When I was a producer, I did everything I could to defend my film,” he said. I am happy when an artist protests because it means that there is still dynamism within them. Of course, their criticism should not be biased. There is a fine line between biased and fair criticism. Criticisms must be constructive. We welcome constructive criticism.
He added: “If we make a film, we are not going to be sure that it will win an award. The award has an incentive platform and there are more important discussions than the award.

* Where is our ideal in cinema?

“We are not going to restrict cinema,” Khazaei said of cinematic audits and restrictions. I believe that in recent years, filmmakers have become quite limited. Filmmakers are limited in a number of themes and do not see other subjects. We need to determine where we want to go in cinema and what is our goal in Iranian cinema? We need to eliminate unnecessary issues, move in the right direction and to Point Reach the peak. During this time, we only see a number of issues in the cinema, including family problems, various jokes, and endings that are very dark. Is Is this all about cinema and our country? Our point is that we have to go to the other subjects as well. We will definitely remove these restrictions.

* National cinema is not Milli cinema

He emphasized: we must return to the discourse of our national cinema. National cinema means that all the issues of a nation are narrated and explained in it and people watch these different mirrors, ceremonies and ethnicities on the screen. National cinema is not a national cinema. For some time now, for a certain number of people, national cinema has become a national cinema. That is, people want to produce a film.

* Yellow cinema, yellow filmmaking

Khazaei stated: From now on, the government’s policies have nothing to do with their wishes and do not support them. 90% of Iranian cinema makes good films and knows its economy well; We are dealing with the 10% who are yellow cinema, that is, they make films that they themselves do not believe. You filmmakers are supposed to grow the cultural issues of the community. You are going to help the growth of public culture by making films. We are not going to feed every film and every section of society with any film because it sells.

The head of the cinema organization said that we are removing the limitations of the themes and we ask the filmmakers to make films all over the country to see this diversity. Note: If there is to be a limit, it will be 10% for what we said. There are some filmmakers who are striving for revolutionary, social, economic and new discourse cinema and should be encouraged. Friends, if you want to make a film for next year, be careful not to be in the top ten percent of yellow cinema, but invest in the good scripts it will bring you.

* The general policies of the cinema organization will be announced in mid-March

He added: “These actions will start from the production license and we will deal with films that question family themes, religious beliefs and beliefs of the people.” The general policies of the Cinema Organization will be announced in mid-March, and we will also announce incentive packages on specific topics. To those about a range of topics such as FertilityMake family-oriented social issues, etc. Make films. We will give incentive packages in making and showing films.

* I stand by my signature to display the works

Khazaei continued: If we are going to make policy for cinema, we must accept that an institution must be the decision-maker. When the show council made a decision, it means it is over and it should be screened. I stand by my signature to show the works. We have hired 9 experts from different fields in the Screening License Council who believe that a film should be screened. If an institution does not like a film, it is not going to stop the screening of the film. This will not happen in our time and I will stand by it.

He said: “Apart from the do’s and don’ts, we should also pay attention to the artists and in some places these pressures should be removed from the cinematographers.” The Cinema Organization and the Ministry of Guidance have their own standards, and if we come to the conclusion that a film should be screened, no one can stop it. I value my signature and credibility because I believe we invited 9 experts to comment on these films.

* A kind of sheer injustice has become prevalent in cinematic themes

Khazaei continued: Those filmmakers who want the path the past Let’s talk to make their films a little more cultural and mature. A kind of sheer injustice is prevalent in cinematic themes and not all issues are addressed. How much have we thought about destroying our identity with some of our films? We should not allow any film to be made or anyone to become a filmmaker. The filmmaker must be a sociologist and a psychologist and understand what he is making a film for.

* Our religious identity is not in line with our cultural identity

The Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance stated: “Our religious identity is not in harmony with our cultural identity and must be united.” What does Islamic cinema mean? Islamic cinema does not mean making films solely on religious themes.
He stated: “We in the cinema organization are based on legalism, standardization and justice-oriented.” We are not going to make everything and do whatever our heart desires. I work according to my own beliefs. Every photo ‌العملی Which is displayed on the screen, its effect on families will be seen.

The head of the cinema organization continued to address some issues related to the Fajr Festival and the announcement of the winners before the closing ceremony: “I was involved in the closing ceremony today, but tomorrow morning the guard has a meeting on this issue and wants all the sites they published.” These sites must make it clear where they got this list from and we will take legal action. We will not give up until it is clear where the reporter or the relevant site obtained and published the votes.
He continued: “I have said that they should investigate and investigate in three cases; First, the cinemas that violated and their internet was cut off and what was the definite reason for their internet. Second, those who published the votes. The third case is about the meadow movie, parts of which were published on websites and cyberspace.

* The decision of Mr. Naghashzadeh and the cinema organization was a brave one

He explained about the popular votes: At this year’s festival, Abbas Naderan raised this issue for the first time, and I wrote a letter and asked for a team to investigate this issue. Is Whether the popular vote is properly registered or not. During the survey, we found that a number of cinemas had their internet disconnected within hours, and as a result, popular votes were not recorded for some of the films. Many friends told me not to make this public, but that’s rightPeople Was. Despite all the rumors, the decision of Mr. Naghashzadeh and the cinema organization was a brave one. We take the popular vote حإف We did not, but protected them. We did not allow a film to be unfairly selected.

He continued: “Of course, some of these foreign networks and even domestic sites encouraged the issue that we do not accept the popular vote, but they did not know that there was a violation in this popular vote and it was the duty of the government to investigate it.” I believe that we should have clarified our task by doing this because it is truePeople It was our neck. It proved to me that we had a technical defect and that the rights of a group of filmmakers could be lost in the process. We could easily have covered it up, which was a very bad thing. One of the good things that the film organization did was look at their justice and they were brave enough to raise this issue. We apologize to the people for this defect.

In the end, Khazaei said about the critical situation of a film waiting to be released: The family of Iranian cinema should get together and think about this issue. The filmmakers have invested and they want their film to be seen. If the filmmakers want to be in excellent condition, we will have a lot of opportunities to release films next year. We should have online screens, incentive packages, cinema screens and come up with a solution in this regard.

He added: “We have 12 regulations in the cinema organization that filmmakers must make according to.” Everyone who casts their eyes upon it, wants a go. We have designed many programs for the cinema organization, we will announce them later.

The head of the cinema organization said about the process of holding this year’s festival: “I thank the selection committee and the jury very much.” During this period, we had both a youthful look and an approach to Genre And different types of cinema have been considered. Eighty percent of the films that participated in previous festivals were social. We have to create a basket of our cultural goods for the audience to use.

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