cinema trust Ahmad Masjidjamei, the 8th Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, believes that Iran has a unique capacity that we are faced with a sea of subjects with any approach, and the point of view of the documentary maker in choosing the subject and making the film is what makes these works distinctive and prominent.
He said about the importance of documentaries and the Iranian documentary film festival “Cinema-Ghekrit”: these days, attention is paid to documentary cinema, documentary films, and the production and distribution of documentary works more than in the past, this is a good thing. Following this attention, the focus on the “Cinemavegetir” festival has increased as a place to show the works of documentary filmmakers, what happens in the cinema, it is better to be excerpted, because in the times we live in, the contents are quickly are transmitted and understood.
The former head of Tehran City Council added: Documentary is one of the sectors that really needs more attention. Some of our people may not be literate in the academic and modern sense, but they have a lot of understanding in understanding life, the complexities and the meaning hidden in phenomena. Some time ago I was in a garden and saw some trees. I saw a gardener there and asked him what these trees are. The gardener asked me which tree I was referring to, each tree is different from other trees and even each leaf is different from another leaf. This is a high and very beautiful understanding of the world, imagine how beautiful it would be if something like this was documented.
In another part of his speech, Masjid Jamei said, referring to Iran’s cultural, historical and scientific background: With this article, you can make a documentary as many as the leaves of the trees in the world. We all know that Iran has a strange and unique capacity that you look at it with any historical, cultural, social, mystical, etc. approach, you will come across a sea of topics, designs and ideas and the way you deal with them as Documenting is important and one of the aspects of distinguishing your work from others.
The 18th International Iranian Documentary Film Festival “Cinema-Ghekrit” will be held from December 18 to 25 under the direction of Mohammad Hamidi Moghadam in Charso campus.