The charge of “birthright” to my son is out of ignorance / nothing to hide

Theater News Base: Ali Shahhatami, the producer of the movie “Mahan” directed by Hamid Shahhatami, explained about the preparations for the 40th Film Festival about the preparation of this movie: . Two or three films with these conditions were submitted to the secretariat of this year’s festival.

“The film had a difficult production process,” he said. The film was shot in different cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Kashan, Natanz, Chabahar and one or two other cities, and therefore the production process was difficult. Especially in the era coronavirus The work was such that even some cities did not allow our production team! Due to the announcement of the closure by the government and the imposition of a traffic ban, the work became more difficult for us, and overall it was an exhausting project that we were able to complete. Due to these circumstances, the director had to change parts of the script.

“Fortunately for this film,” Shahhatami said of the impact of these conditions on rising production costs جزو It is the least expensive film in Iranian cinema. Our planning was such that we did not allow the project to close. Our closure was only during periods of commotion, which is normal. We have been filming every day since the beginning of production.

The only Aghazadeh to receive a director award 10 years ago

The veteran producer also said about his son entering the field of cinema directing and raising some issues about the presence of Aghazadehs in the 40th Fajr Film Festival: Hamid Shahhatami is the only Aghazadeh who received the award for best director in the field of cinema 10 years ago. “Mahan” is not Hamid Shahhatami’s first film. His first film, “Cinema Dream”, won him the Best Director Award. It is true that directing that film was a joint venture, but in the end it won the award for best director at the Children’s Film Festival. The film has also participated in several international festivals and won the Best Director award at the Korea Film Festival.

He continued: “I am surprised that some of the issues raised by those who raise these issues are either illiterate or do not understand the conditions of cinema.” If the name is Hamid Shahhatami search They did, they realized that he had won the director’s award many years ago. If he was to be called “Aghazadeh”, then it should have been mentioned, not now that he has made his second film independently.

The producer of “Mahan” emphasized: “Thank God, these issues did not bring any margins for our film, and I personally do not usually mess with them.” Sometimes an issue arises from the understanding and knowledge of a group, but sometimes it comes from ignorance. These friends even bother one Search They did not give themselves to see who Hamid Shahhatami is. It is not at all the case that Hamid’s talent wants to be overshadowed by me as his father.

My son and daughter have a completely independent view of directing

Shahhatami emphasized: Fortunately, I was not present at all in the process of making Hamid’s film. At the same time, my daughter was making another movie that many friends are unaware of. Eight years ago, Zahra Shahohatami’s first screenplay, entitled “Flying Birds”, won the Best Film Award and a Special Jury Prize from the Roshd Film Festival. If in the guidance system search Simultaneously with the work of Hamid Shahhatami, we have recorded another screenplay entitled “It will not rain in hell”. That film is a video we produce for the Art and Experience group. I was involved in the production of both films at the same time, and for this reason I had no other presence in this project other than helping the production team of “Mahan”. Maybe I had one or two sessions to join the group for some coordination. The cinema space is very small and nothing can be hidden. Both Hamid and Zahra have directed their films completely independently. Those who have seen two films to date also believe that their views on filmmaking are completely different from mine.

He continued: Hamid and Zahra were both with me in cinema from a young age, but today each has their own point of view. According to the agents of both projects, I have not even commented as much as an interest. Interestingly, none of them even consulted with me! I was happy too.

Shahhatami also said about his expectations from the 40th Fajr Film Festival: “All over the world, when a festival is held, it has a permanent director and a secretary.” The first festival I attended globally was the Giffoni Festival. The secretary of that festival, after thirty years, is still the secretary until he retires. This standard exists all over the world. It is true that the name of our film festival is “Fajr”, but this is not the reason why the management of this festival will not change with the change of governments. The Minister of Guidance and cinema directors should sit down and separate the issue of the Fajr Festival from the Ministry of Guidance. The Fajr Festival must be held by artists with a permanent secretary. The custodian can also be the cinema house. The stability of the Fajr Festival and its emergence from the shadow of governments is even in the interest of governments.

He concluded: “Every government has its own policies and wants to implement the same policies in the festival.” Sometimes, because of the policies of the Fajr Festival, governments are impeached. It is better to take this burden off their shoulders. Artists make films and present them to the festival, let them be in charge of the festival themselves. This is in the interest of both the artists and the Ministry of Guidance. This does not mean that the secretary of a festival is bad or not, because they have all tried to hold a fruitful festival, but in practice this does not happen. Because they are inevitably under the shadow of governments.