GVF — Close to 2,000 members of Iran’s film community have voiced their protest against the Iranian government’s decision to ban the House of Cinema, an independently run organisation that promotes the film industry.
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Iranian Judiciary Should Dismiss Ministry Order Against House of Cinema
(11 January 2012) The Iranian Judiciary should withdraw the Ministry of Culture order to shut down House of Cinema, the country’s leading independent film association, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Authorities should end the unlawful attacks on independent civil society organizations and on freedom of expression and association, the […]
Cineastes back Iran House of Cinema in row with Culture Ministry
A large number of Iranian cineastes and cinematic associations have backed the Iran’s House of Cinema (IHC) in its dispute with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Iran To Close Independent Cinema Guild
Iran’s House of Cinema (IHC) has accused the country’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of illegally ordering the independent film-promotion institute to close down.
Iran’s House of Cinema ruled illegal
The Iran Public Culture Council (IPCC) has ruled the Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) is illegal, the Persian service of FNA reported on Wednesday. The decision was made on Tuesday during an IPCC meeting, which was held to settle a lawsuit filed against the organization by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance early […]
Iran’s ‘A Separation’ bringing people together
By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times December 11, 2011When Iranian cinema has been in the news of late, it is largely for the legal troubles of leading filmmakers, faced with jail terms, house arrests and bans from travel, interviews and even making future films.
Iranian cinema a ‘whorehouse’, says conservative filmmaker
GVF — “Iranian cinema is a whorehouse,” these remarks were made by an Iranian filmmaker known for his conservative views.
Making Film About His Holiness “Muhammad (S)” could help Iranian cinema evolve, U.S. cineaste
Academy Award winning visual effects supervisor and filmmaker Scott E. Anderson has said that the Iranian blockbuster “Muhammad (S)” could aid progress for the palate of the Iranian motion picture industry.
Film group to pursue case of detained actresses, director
Iran’s Khaneh Cinema (House of Cinema) has formed a committee to look into what’s happened to members of the Iranian film community who have been arrested.