Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution: society needs humorous films
According to Fars news agency, Hojjatul Islam Abdul Hossein Khosrupanah, Secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, following his meetings with the people of culture and art, this time went to the producers and had a meeting and discussion with them. In a meeting with the members of the board of directors and executive directors of the Association of Visual Media Producers, he emphasized the importance of visual media and said: There are three governance models in the world, the pyramid governance which is decided from the top, the next model is the market governance where people make profit with the aim of capitalism. They do economic governance.
He added: The third model of governance is a network in which activists, stakeholders and concerned people participate in governance. Participation in governance has three parts: policymaking, regulation, and management. Hikmat and fiqh believes in network governance. Of course, our point of view is state governance, which is the same as network governance with differences.
The secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution pointed out that the activists of each field are usually in charge of that issue, but because they do not have a role in the issue of regulation and policymaking, they face problems, and said: the stakeholders and activists of each group, including the activists of the visual media, in the issue of regulation and policy-making – they should participate by maintaining the red lines of the system and paying attention to the constitution.
Hojjat-ul-Islam Khosrupanah emphasized that network governance should be considered in the field of media and said: In the compilation of the document on visual media or “pervasive sound and image”, I also emphasize that the opinions of activists in this field must be taken and the participation of activists in this field in The production of this document should be taken into consideration and the field should be given to the activists of this field as much as possible, and the government should remove the obstacles while facilitating the affairs. Stakeholders and activists of each group, including visual media activists, should participate in the issue of regulation and policy-making by maintaining the red lines of the system and paying attention to the constitution.
Pointing out that he has been following various movies and serials regularly for years and sometimes goes to watch some theaters with his family, he said: In addition to some criticisms, good movies have been made in recent years and it must be said that the society Today, we need great comedy movies. Of course, a strict view in film criticism is not acceptable.
The secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, asking the question whether filmmaking is made only for entertainment and to fill free time, or whether cultural creation is also considered in the creation of visual works, said: naturally, one of the goals of making any film is entertainment, but culture creation should be done in He also considered the field of virtue or wisdom in making the film, and in other words, the film must have a suitable message.
While criticizing some of the themes of violence in home network movies, he said: Of course, in these home networks, movies are also made that emphasize issues such as zeal, chivalry, and masculinity, which is appropriate.
Hojjat-ul-Islam Khosrupanah emphasized: Family is one of the most important red lines in the production of visual works that should be taken into consideration. Ignoring the issue of family destroys the social system, while in many countries of the world, Iranian men are known as family-friendly men. Ignoring the issue of family destroys the social system, while in many countries of the world, Iranian men are known as family-friendly men.
Referring to the condition of music in the country, he said: Many Iranian instruments were made by sages, but unfortunately, music has been neglected over the years, and this is harming the culture of our people. If noble Iranian music is not produced and published, it will definitely be replaced by inappropriate western music.
The Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, referring to the formation of four headquarters based on the transformation document of this council, said: Under each of the headquarters, tables have been formed to work on various issues, for the issue of cinema and home theater, it seems that there should be a commission for art. To be formed in the cultural and social headquarters of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and a desk for video media under this commission should be formed.
The video media table should be installed in the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution
At the beginning of this meeting, Mehdi Faraji, the chairman of the board of directors of the Association of Visual Media Producers, expressed his hope that this meeting would have good and brilliant results and said: This association has been in existence for three years with the presence of nearly 500 prominent activists and members in the field of video production. Composed. Today, the importance of media in all dimensions of visual media cannot be denied, and many cultural influences on people are through the use of these media, which are presented to the audience in television, cinema, home theater and virtual space, and affect their lives and customs. , the association of producers covers all visual media other than cinema, and the producers of television, virtual space and home theater are members of this association and produce a variety of products.
He added: Video media producers produce thousands of hours of content per year, but they are not recognized as they should be. Their cultural contribution and position have not been seen well. The first demand is that the video media desk be embedded in the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and this position be recognized and the expert opinions of these members be seen in the approvals. Today, in the field of the family, the home show is accepted next to the TV.
40 years of experience has given the system the power to pursue its goals
Hossein Taheri, a member of the board of directors of the Association of Visual Media Producers and the producer of the Hazrat Salman Farsi series, also pointed to the concerns of Islamic culture in the crowd and said: The experiences and abilities gained during 40 years of visual activity have given the system a strength that is We need certain people to be able to pursue their goals.
He added: In addition to the construction of 20,000 square meters of space in Ghazali town for the Byzantine part of this series, which was built with a civilizational view and preserving the national capital of Iran’s film and series industry, so far, about 17 episodes of this series have been completed. It has passed its editing and is almost finalized. In the center, all active producers from young ages to experienced people are present, and all of them are under the support umbrella of the center as members of the same family.
Emphasis on taking the lead in content production and creating appropriate waves
In this meeting, Saeed Abu Talib also sincerely stated that media content has become one of the essential needs of the society and said: Now everyone who has a mobile phone in his hand is producing a content, this amount of need for content is a huge market of content. has created that a part of this market is the black market, which operates independently of any organization and cannot be blocked easily, so it is necessary to prevent and create appropriate waves in content production.
He added: The members of this center, as forces committed to the system, have the ability to do this. Helping these experienced, skilled and capable people in formulating policies can be very effective.
The necessity of holding a meeting with young people to organize content in cyber space
Mohammadreza Shafiei, the producer and CEO of Saba’s cultural and artistic news agency, also emphasized the neglect of content production in the virtual space and said: During these years, in addition to the damage caused to the country through the virtual space, there has been no significant change in the issue of content production. The content in this space is not found in the country. We have no solution for this issue, except to take content production in these platforms into our own hands.
He added: Currently, a large amount of Instagram content that is produced in Farsi is produced by young people inside Iran, but there is no guidance and supervision over this content, it is enough to hold meetings with these young people without taking it and closing it. become These videos create the lifestyle and thoughts of the society, but unfortunately, the virtual space and content production in this space are completely abandoned and must be organized.
Trust in producers; It will help the government to solve problems
Musallam Aghajanzadeh, the CEO of the center, also emphasized the role of producers in the production of non-cinematic visual works and said: trusting producers in addition to demanding responsibility from them, especially in the form of a trade union, can help the government to overcome many of the problems that exist in the platforms in terms of supervision and control. is solving
The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution approves policies supporting the platforms
In this meeting, Amir Hossein Khorramshahi stated that the media is the most important tool of the system to achieve its goals, but no law has been drafted to support the media during these forty years, and said: Many content creators in non-cinematic works are sympathetic and interested in this government. And there are people, they work in this field and consider themselves as debtors and soldiers of the field of culture and media. This is despite the fact that the regulations and tax laws do not make any difference between production in cinema and production in platforms or television, and the position that can formulate these support policies is only the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution.
He added: Passing laws to support content creators in the visual media is one of the points that have been neglected over the years, and we hope that this problem will be resolved with the flagging of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.
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