“Satra and its history, a tool for suppression in the media sphere/ Mostafa Azizi”

To suppress visual media, the Islamic Republic has taken different approaches. They used to think that their control over the radio and television would be permanent and all they needed was to have control over it and exercise complete supervision, and even if they loosened restrictions in cinemas, suppression would still be carried out. At […]...

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Repeated censorship of visual media and its impact on human rights / Abdullah Bai Lashki

Human rights and visual media play a vital role in a free world and act as powerful tools for promoting transparency, accountability, and social justice. In countries that uphold the principles of freedom of expression and information, individuals have the right to produce, access, and share visual media, which can expose human rights violations, document […]...

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In the circumstances of Simorgh/ Navid Mihan Dost

The Fajr Film Festival is one of the most interesting events that has been organized by the Islamic Republic. As you know, the Islamic Revolution in Iran aimed to transform all cultural, political, and social aspects, and in this process, cinema was one of the main targets for destruction and annihilation. It is not meaningless […]...

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Karim Lakzadeh: The only way for cinema to join our recent protests is through suicide/ Ali Naseri

“Examining Iran’s Protest Cinema in Conversation with Karim Lakzadeh, Film Director” Karim Lakzadeh believes that in Iranian cinema, films have always been made that appear to be protest films, but in reality, they have only been used by opportunists to advance the filmmaker’s goals and gain international recognition. Given that these days, the art of […]...

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Kermanshah, with a population of over one million, does not have a cinema. / Keyumars Amiri

The twelve cinemas in this city, which date back to before the revolution, have been abandoned in a dilapidated state for four decades. Note: Cinema is a great achievement of humanity in the 20th century, which holds a special place in human society. This amazing phenomenon, based on human needs and with their ingenuity, has […]...

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“Under the heavy shadow of censorship, rent and corruption, the cinema house/Mostafa Azizi”

In Iran, during the month of Shahrivar, all eyes turn towards the cinema. This is because on the 21st of Shahrivar, the 100th anniversary of the entry of cinematography into Iran, is celebrated as “National Cinema Day.” It is also because one of the major events in Iranian cinema, the “Cinema House Celebration,” is held […]...

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Migration or Liberation from the Bonds of the Seventh Art Community in Iran?/ Morteza Hamounian

It was supposed to be a beginning for everything; but it turned into a beginning for many endings, for departures and leaving things behind, for leaving the country and entrusting the homeland to dreams. As they say, it was supposed to rain and wash away the souls, but instead a flood came and took away […]...

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Bahman Maghsoudlou: Iranian cinema has failed/ Ali Klayi

Ali Kala’i Behrouz Moqaddam is a filmmaker, critic, and researcher of cinema. He has been active in the field of Iranian and international cinema for over 40 years. Before the revolution, in Bahman 57 (1974), he received the prestigious literary award of Forough Farrokhzad for his writing and editing of a series of books about […]...

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Niloufar Beizaei: In Iranian cinema, women’s rebellion is ridiculed.

Niloufar Beydai, a playwright and theater director, was born in Tehran on January 15, 1967. In 1985, she was forced to leave the country and moved to Germany. She studied German literature, theater, cinema, and television, and education in this country. After completing her studies in 1994, she founded the theater group “Darycheh” in Frankfurt […]...

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Mohammad Tangestani: Chastity has no meaning in cinema/ Simin Rouzgar

  Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Mohammad Tangestani is a poet and journalist. He has experience working with various artistic and social publications in Iran, and is the author of books such as “Amir Zahra” and “Citizen of the World”. In the past two years, he has specialized in the field of censorship and self-censorship. In […]...

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Media in the shadow of politics/ Sina Kiani

This is a caption This is a caption Sina Kiani State television, cinema, and theater have always been available spaces for women to engage in, participate, and consume cultural productions. However, there has always been inequality in terms of time and location distribution compared to men. The position and power of women in each of […]...

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From Caesar Kimiaei to Farhadi the seller; Changing the image of women in Iranian cinema / Ali Ajami.

This is a caption. Ali Ajami In the span of half a century, Iranian society has undergone significant changes from the film “Qeysar” (1348) to “The Salesman” (1396). Comparing the portrayal of Iranian society in these two films can demonstrate these changes; however, this writing will focus on the changes that have occurred in the […]...

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