Vacancies for social and children’s films/cinemas available for comedy films

Charso Press: The release of Nowruz can be considered the most important time of release in Iranian cinema, therefore every year the owners of works have a greater desire to release their works at this time, although after the spread of the corona virus, the equations became a little more complicated and we saw that many films released at this time also They faced failure and even some cinematographers wanted to postpone the release of their work to another time.

As a rule, during Nowruz, due to more free time, going to the cinema can be considered as one of the entertainment options of the society. For this reason, the selection of films becomes an important issue in order to attract the audience to the cinemas. After numerous meetings, it was finally decided that the films “Gareeb”, “Meeting the Witch”, “Fossil” and “The Bride of Fereshte Street” will start showing in Nowruz 1402; Choices that may be a little far from the mind and different from common practice.

In a conversation with several cinematographers, we discussed the package of Nowruz films, which you can read below:

Everything for the taste of comedians

There is no place for children’s and social films

Mohammad Ghanbari (Cinemamagamal director) About Nowruz 1402 films, he said: Relatively good films have been selected for Nowruz release. Among the works, there is a film from the Holy Defense Cinema, and the rest of the new works that will be released in Nowruz next year are comedy films, and in this situation, the only social film “Private Meetings” that has been released in cinemas is a long time since its release. goes on.

Ghanbari pointed out that among his works, three films “Bucharest”, “Left Right” and “Equator” are being screened in cinemas, and three other comedy films “Meeting the Witch”, “Fossil” and “Bride of Fereshte Street” The sum of these works is added. On the other hand, among the films selected for Nowruz, there is not a single children’s film, and this is while the time for the release of the films “Space Island”, “Lupto” and “Bambala” has passed. In my opinion, choosing a good social movie and a children’s movie among Nowrozi works could have made this combination better and actually include all tastes.

At the end, Ghanbari said: Currently, the composition of Nowruz movies is more suitable for the taste of people who like comedy movies, which happens to be a large part of the audience. For this reason, I think that the Nowruz screening will be successful and the films will be well received, considering that Nowruz and Ramadan, and in fact the screening of Eid al-Fitr, are close together.

A children’s movie would have made the combination more complete

Advertising is more important than ticket price

Mehdi Nikain (Director of Sepideh Cinema) About the films selected for Nowruz 1402 screening, he said: A relatively good composition has been chosen for Nowruz screening, and considering that works of humor and holy defense are seen in this composition, I think the works will be well received, of course, I am of the opinion that If a children’s film was also selected for the Nowruz screening, we would have a more complete composition.

Nik Ayin noted: Floating the price of cinema tickets is a good decision and is closer to justice, which I think will have a positive effect on the number of cinema audiences. With the decision that has been made, we can hope that the audience will go to the cinema in various screenings and cinemas considering the price of the ticket.

He added: But in the end, in my opinion, the conditions of the society determine how many people will come to the cinemas. On the other hand, more than the ticket price, it is the amount of information and advertising that can influence the amount of cinema audience. If the media shows happiness to the cinema and the films are promoted well, we can hope for more sales of the works. In general, the situation is such that cinema needs the support of other institutions.

In the end, the director of Sepideh Cinema said: Everything is increasing in price at a strange speed, and cinema is still the cheapest entertainment in this situation, and I think that if advertising and information about movies and pricing are done correctly, we will see good things for cinema. In general, cinema still hasn’t returned to the conditions before Corona and we can’t expect that movies will be well received like in the years before Corona. We will see better sales compared to the last two or three years.

Everything is for the benefit of moviegoers

Mojtaba Shariat (Director of Moinmal Cinema) About the films selected for Nowruz 1402 screening, he said: the choices made are in favor of moviegoers because most of the works are comedies and as we know, comedies are most popular in Iranian cinema. Among these works, the movie “Fossil” produced by Ebrahim Amarian, whose works have always had acceptable sales, can be one of the best-selling movies.

Shariat noted: In addition to comedy films, the works selected for Nowruz are in different genres, which can attract many audiences to the cinema. I think that after the severe stagnation that we have seen in the cinemas of the country in recent months, we can hope for more prosperity of the cinemas with the release of Nowruz.

At the end of his statement about the floating price of cinema tickets, he said: Floating price is a very right decision for some cinemas that have a small audience. Some cinemas in the country have their own customers and a small change in price does not affect their sales, but cinemas with few audiences can attract audiences if their ticket prices are lower than other cinemas. You can see the effects of floating ticket prices in Nowruz screening, and I think the effects of this plan will be positive.