109 Countries Welcome the 19th Resistance Film Festival / Nearly 7,000 Works Submitted

The steering council of the 19th International Resistance Film Festival has met / 7,000 works submitted to a cinema event with the flavor of resistance and heroism

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, the steering council meeting of the 19th International Resistance Film Festival was held at the Resistance Cultural Center with the presence of directors of various departments and committees of this period of the festival.

A special look at the 4 great martyrs at the resistance film festival

In this meeting, Jalal Ghafari, the secretary of the 19th International Resistance Film Festival, explained the process of holding this event and added: "I am very pleased that this festival is in the light of the loving shadow and gaze of four noble martyrs, from the leader of the martyr of the Islamic Revolution to the martyr Salami Aziz, the martyr Sardar Alireza Soleimani and the epic maker Sardar Alireza Tangsiri." Martyr Salami always supported the art of resistance; As time goes by, we are moving towards the victimization of the martyred general Alireza Soleimani, who was always a supporter of this event. Martyr Tangsiri also generously hosted the festival for one year, and during that period, the deck of the ship became the festival's home for the first time.

The secretary of the 19th International Resistance Film Festival continued: I heard from the daughter of Martyr Salami that before the closing speech of the 18th Resistance Film Festival in June 1404, they had read several articles in the original language about the concept of "sublime and sublime art" and in the end they expressed those practical talks in that gathering.

Referring to the 17th resistance film festival held on the deck of a ship in the Persian Gulf, Ghaffari said: In that event, when Mr. Mohammad Hossein Latifi was talking about the film "Gharib", they said that they were honored to receive the award from the commander of the IRGC. This shows how much the Resistance Film Festival is connected with the martyrs and generals of the Nizam. I am happy that the Resistance Film Festival is indebted to the martyrs and generals of the Nizam, and there is nothing else in my heart. All the problems are related to me and if something happens, it is due to the martyr's care.

The end of judging more than 3 thousand works in the international section

Referring to the special conditions of the country and its effect on the holding of the 19th International Resistance Film Festival, Ghaffari said: Due to the special conditions of the country, the 19th festival went in a direction where different decisions were made about how to hold it, but thanks to the grace of God and the blessings of the martyrs, we are on the verge of holding this great event. In this year's festival, we have 20 feature films that have been produced in this year and their works have been delivered to the festival. Of these, five or six films have not participated in any festival so far. In terms of quality and quantity, we have received good works. We also had innovations in the international sector and the presence of foreign works is very prominent. The judging of this section has ended and we have many works at our disposal, which include short and long films. Of course, the main focus of these works is on the issue of Gaza and Palestine.

Emphasizing the necessity of expanding the activities of the festival outside of Tehran, he said: We must define a series of provincial events. The issue of justice in holding the festival is to provide access to audiences in different provinces.

In the continuation of the meeting, Jalal Ghaffari, referring to the future programs of the festival and activities related to the resistance culture, said: "The secretariat of the festival has become permanent, and we are proudly ready to host the film and theater festivals of the resistance and help in holding them."

In the end, emphasizing the importance of the culture of resistance, he said: Resistance is discourse; According to Imam Shahid, this issue is a discourse that we must preserve and strengthen.

Received about 7 thousand works for the 19th festival

In the continuation of this meeting, Mohammad Ali Shojaeifard, the secretary of the scientific committee and deputy director of the festival, referring to the changes in the program of the 19th edition, said: The festival was postponed twice due to war conditions. After the burial of the holy body of Martyr Analqab, many works arrived at the festival, which may provide a basis for holding targeted screenings.

Shojaei, explaining the statistics of the works received in the international section, said: In this section, a total of 3 thousand and 17 works from 109 countries have been received. In the domestic section, 3,925 works have been received, of which 130 works entered the competition section and 207 works entered the screening section.

The secretary of the scientific committee of the festival added: 9 works have been received in the animation department, for which we have reserved a special hall. Posters have also been prepared for some feature films. Experience transfer workshops have been designed for this period and we have tried to use the best people to hold these programs.

In the continuation of this meeting, the managers of different parts of the festival reported on the execution process of the activities and the representatives of the partner institutions also offered suggestions for organizing this cultural event as well as possible.

Resistance film festival is a jihadist and necessary work

Sardar Moqvasaz, CEO of Fatah's Narrative Cultural Foundation and Basij's Cultural Vice President, in summing up this meeting, while thanking for the activities carried out, pointing out the difficulties of holding the Resistance Film Festival, said: "Resistance Film Festival is a very laborious work and the result of a collective effort." Holding it is obligatory and necessary, and God blesses these efforts.

He added: We hope that God will bless both this work and those involved this year. This event is a work of jihad and full of hardships, and we hope that this resistance will be more stable, one day we will see the destruction of the Zionist regime together and pray the congregational prayer in Quds Sharif behind the Supreme Leader of the Revolution.

It should be noted that the 19th International Resistance Film Festival will be held in Tehran in November 1405 under the direction of Jalal Ghafari Qadir and in formats and sections such as feature film, short film, documentary, animation, screenplay, research article, promotional items and artificial intelligence.