“Killer and savage” has been reviewed in “Fajr 38” + minutes

According to Fars News Agency, quoting the Fajr Film Festival Public Relations Information Center, the Fajr Film Festival Secretariat published a text emphasizing that the movie “The Killer and the Wild” was reviewed in 1998 with the signatures of seven members of the selection committee.

Additional information from the Fajr Film Festival Secretariat states:

“According to the minutes of the selection committee of the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the film” Killer and Wild “made by Hamid Nematollah was presented to the festival in 2009 and reviewed with the signatures of seven members of the selection committee.

The festival secretariat reminds once again: According to the regulations of the 40th Fajr Film Festival, “Fajr Film Festival only accepts films that have been produced in the year before the festival and have not been submitted to the festival before. Therefore, all films applying to participate in any of the competitive sections must be produced from 1399 onwards and have not been reviewed by the selection committee in previous periods of the festival.

According to the documents of the Fajr Film Festival Secretariat, the film “The Killer and the Wild” made by Mr. Hamid Nematollah was produced before 1399, presented to the 38th Fajr Film Festival in 1398, reviewed by the selection committee and its minutes signed by seven The member of the selection committee has reached the thirty-eighth term.

Following the recent media coverage of the film “The Killer and the Wild”, Homayoun Asadian, a member of the selection committee for the 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, announced in an interview with ISNA: “The Fajr and Wild Film Festival The direction of Hamid Nematullah has not been reviewed by the order of the then secretary of the festival. “No leaflets or notes were signed to evaluate the film,” he said. Because by the order of the festival secretary, there was no review of the film “The Killer and the Wild” and if it had been reviewed, we would have had to rate it like the other films. “There is no written document on the evaluation and grading of the killer and savage film with the name and signature of the members of the selection committee of the 38th Fajr film.”

Minutes of the review of the movie Killer and Savage signed by Mohammad Ehsani, Mahmoud Arbabi, Homayoun Asadian, Yalda Jeblai, Reza Dorostkar, Seyed Mahmoud Razavi and Hossein Karami [هفت عضو هیأت انتخاب دوره سی‌وهشتم جشنواره] Available below.

According to the documents of the Fajr Film Festival Secretariat, in 2009, a 156-minute version of the film “The Killer and the Wild” was submitted to the Festival Secretariat. In the last three minutes of this version, the director facing the camera explains the final scenes of the film. All members of the selection committee of the 38th Fajr Film Festival have reviewed this version and signed the review minutes.

According to the information of the Fajr Festival Secretariat, in 2009 the film Killer and the Wild was completely reviewed; However, due to property problems, he was dismissed by the then secretary of the festival. The film had also registered to participate in the Fajr Film Festival in 1399, but this request was not approved due to the lack of a film screening license.

It is worth mentioning that showing any film in theaters and public places requires a license or screening permit, and screening at the festival is no exception. Therefore, all films screened at the festival must obtain a screening license from the Monitoring and Evaluation Office.

“The Fajr Film Festival Secretariat, while respecting the great efforts of all artists and filmmakers in the country, emphasizes the need to adhere to the law and observe the festival regulations.”

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