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| Iran's main film industry guild has reopened, almost two years after it was closed by hardliners, reports the state news agency, Irna. | Iran's main film industry guild has reopened, almost two years after it was closed by hardliners, reports the state news agency, Irna. |
| The demise of the House of Cinema was criticised by high-profile directors such as Asghar Farhadi, whose film, A Separation, won the 2012 Oscar for best foreign-language film. The reopening could signal a change in attitude towards film under the leadership of new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, who is seen as more moderate than his predecessor and has hinted at a greater tolerance on cultural issues. | The demise of the House of Cinema was criticised by high-profile directors such as Asghar Farhadi, whose film, A Separation, won the 2012 Oscar for best foreign-language film. The reopening could signal a change in attitude towards film under the leadership of new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, who is seen as more moderate than his predecessor and has hinted at a greater tolerance on cultural issues. |
| The guild, which has more than 5,000 members from all corners of the Iranian film industry, was closed in January 2012 after being accused of changing its statutes without consulting officials. Deputy culture minister Hojatollah Ayoubi criticised the closure and confirmed that the decision indicated the new president's support for local directors. "When a cultural issue – like the one about the House of Cinema – becomes a political one, that is [because] the situation was not managed properly," he told Irna. | The guild, which has more than 5,000 members from all corners of the Iranian film industry, was closed in January 2012 after being accused of changing its statutes without consulting officials. Deputy culture minister Hojatollah Ayoubi criticised the closure and confirmed that the decision indicated the new president's support for local directors. "When a cultural issue – like the one about the House of Cinema – becomes a political one, that is [because] the situation was not managed properly," he told Irna. |
| The reopening will raise hopes that Iran's best-known film-maker, Jafar Panahi, might soon benefit from the country's increasing tolerance. Panahi, the celebrated director of The White Balloon and Offside, is currently under house arrest for defying authorities with his films. He was banned from making films for 20 years and sentenced to six years in prison in December 2010. | The reopening will raise hopes that Iran's best-known film-maker, Jafar Panahi, might soon benefit from the country's increasing tolerance. Panahi, the celebrated director of The White Balloon and Offside, is currently under house arrest for defying authorities with his films. He was banned from making films for 20 years and sentenced to six years in prison in December 2010. |
| • Jafar Panahi's Closed Curtain collaborators grounded in Iran | • Jafar Panahi's Closed Curtain collaborators grounded in Iran |
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