Iranian Cinema House and Its Affiliated Guilds Issue Statement in Defense of Iran
According to the CinemaDrame News Agency, citing the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Cinema House, the text of the statement is as follows:
*”Homeland is not just a word…
It is a feeling rooted in the hearts of all the people of Iran.
The large family of Iranian cinema, from well-known figures to those less seen, all share an unbreakable bond with this land, with this name—‘Iran.’
These days, in the midst of a war that began under the guise of ‘helping the people’ but quickly revealed its true face—where some brazenly speak of the ‘death of Iran’—silence is no longer an option.
The people need togetherness more than ever.
They need to see solidarity.
They need to feel that they are not alone.
Artists have always been the voice of the people…
Today, it is time for that voice to be heard more clearly than ever.
It does not matter what we think, what criticisms we have, or what path we have chosen; when Iran is at stake, we must stand together.
Today is the time to define the boundaries.
The boundary between love for the homeland…
And everything that crosses it.”*
The statement was issued collectively by the following organizations:
- Supreme Council of Iranian Film Producers
- Iranian Directors Guild
- Iranian Screenwriters Guild
- Iranian Actors Guild
- Iranian Production Planners and Assistant Directors Guild
- Iranian Cinematographers Guild
- Iranian Film Designers Guild
- Iranian Editors Guild
- Iranian Film Composers Association
- Iranian Makeup Artists Guild
- Iranian Sound Recordists and Sound Editors Guild
- Iranian Documentary Film Producers Guild
- Iranian Visual Effects Association
- Iranian On-Set Special Effects Guild
- Iranian Cinematographers’ Photographers Guild
- Iranian Cinema Owners Guild
- Iranian Script Supervisors Guild
- Iranian Film Laboratories Guild
- Iranian Technical Designers and Stage Managers Guild
- Iranian Production Managers Guild
- Iranian Production Logistics Managers Guild
- Iranian Stunt Actors Guild
- Iranian Assistant Cinematographers Guild
- Iranian Film Critics and Writers Guild
- Iranian Cinema Educators Guild
- Iranian Film Advertising Guild
- Iranian Film Distributors Guild
- Iranian Online Video Exhibition Companies Guild
- Iranian Cinema Hall Managers Guild
