Rezakhani: One of the problems of Iranian cinema is conflict with celebrities

According to the reporter of Fars News Agency Radio and Television, Maziar Rezakhani (cinema expert) said in Radio Javan’s “Sinmachi” program about the impact of Fajr film festivals on the entry of students into the field of cinema: Basically, the main task of festivals is to think together and gather together. is interested in this field and can provide a suitable and favorable platform for people who want to join this body, and the presence of the jury of these festivals, who are prominent and first-rate people in the field of cinema, helps people to be seen better. In addition, the output of these festivals creates an important motivation in people to continue this important and influential path.

He went on to say: The presence of different people in film festivals, especially students in this field, helps a lot in the direction of familiarizing people with different film attitudes and different ways of making films in the country, and we have been holding student film festivals for the past 2 decades with a favorable trend and We were a good companion, which has had an impact on the process of students’ activities in this field, and this procedure determines the cinematographic future of people.

Referring to the necessity of people’s effort and perseverance in order to succeed in the field of cinema, this cinema expert said: Undoubtedly, someone who does not continuously work in this field and does not work on the stage will not be able to achieve a special and significant success, and this is in addition to university education, because A person who does not go to university and does not learn this field in a specialized way, will undoubtedly not succeed in this path; Therefore, experience alone is not enough and specialized education is especially important in this regard.

He continued: In the field of cinema and theater, people who are interested should go to the stage and get familiar with the stage and study in order to get to know the basics of acting and filmmaking. They will not have power and shine in this field and their success will not be possible. Of course, we have to note that in recent years, we have faced the lack of work of universities in this field as well, to the extent that the graduates of art universities in the 80s are the same people who formed the body of the country’s cinema, and we have not seen such special brilliance since those years.

Maziar Rezakhani, while emphasizing the specialization of cinema activists, said: If the current trend in the output of art universities continues, we will no longer have films like those that participated in the Fajr Film Festival, and in the future, the Fajr Film Festival will also gradually disappear. Because we will not see those valuable outputs anymore. For example, Mrs. Narges Abiyar is the output of Parvin Etisami festival film for Iranian cinema, which has reached this special position and rank in the cinema with the cooperation of the greats of the country’s cinema.

This cinema expert noted that the entry of students and graduates of art universities into the field of cinema and the association of cinema greats with them has improved the position of Iranian cinema in the world and while revealing the different dimensions of a festival at the international level, it has brought wide impacts in this field. and we hope that this process will affect the decisions of managers and officials in this area and they will take decisions in order to prevent the decline of Fajr Festival and its functions.

He further added: In the meantime, unfortunately, we have to say that we do not have a special film that deals with students, the concerns of this class and related issues, and this is considered one of the problems of the cinema industry and the main reason for this unfavorable trend. The conflict of Iranian cinema is with an element called celebrity, because when we don’t have celebrity students, people don’t buy tickets, and in such a situation, the producer and investor are not interested in it, and in such a situation, celebrities in the field of knowledge foundations and special discoveries are not introduced. And this group is neglected.

Maziar Rezakhani also said: We have celebrities in knowledge-based fields who are special and few; But our producers are not willing to turn their cameras towards them and make a film about them because they know that there is no special fan and audience for such films in our current society and their film will not have the expected sales and this process is a loss. It is considered big for Iranian cinema, which will cause irreparable damage to its body.

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