Tribute to Kamran Sahrkhiz; Film Without a Lab Is Crippled

A tribute ceremony for artists of the Iranian Cinema Film Laboratory Guild was held Monday evening, 20 Mehr, at the House of Cinema, attended by a number of film figures and cultural managers.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, citing the public relations of Khane Cinema, the honoring ceremony for the artists of the Iranian Cinema Film Lab trade association was held last evening, Monday, October 20, at Khane Cinema. Ali Zadmehr was in charge of this program.

At first, Homayoun Asadian, CEO of Cinema House, while welcoming the audience, pointed out the place and collective memory of laboratories in Iranian cinema and said: The concept of laboratory has a long history for us, although today its shape and image has changed. I hope that an opportunity will be provided to continue holding such a ceremony for other cinema genres as well.

In addition, Zahra Zamani, the secretary of the trade association of laboratories, expressed her happiness to meet again with the activists of this field: since our last meeting, bitter and difficult days have passed, but we hope that from now on we will have days full of hope, love and prosperity ahead, and I wish all my loved ones blessed days.

Then a clip of the deceased activists of the Iranian cinema laboratories was shown and the memory of the deceased was honored and then the speeches of the living son of Bijan Jabari, an activist of the Iranian Cinema Film Laboratory, were broadcasted, and in the presence of Habib Esmaili and Amir Yafsani, Hassan Jafar Lavasani and Mohammad Najafipour, two veterans of the Film Laboratory field, were honored.

In another part of the ceremony, a short documentary about the activities of Kamran Saharkhaiz was shown.

The important role of laboratories in improving cinema standards

Mahmoud Kalari, one of the veteran cinematographers of cinema, came to Rois-e-San and said: Lab activists have always maintained the quality of Iranian cinema films with limited facilities.

Referring to the role of laboratories in maintaining the quality of cinematographic works, he said: During these years, active friends in the laboratories performed magic and their work was extraordinary. The things they did with the old devices at that time were very strange; Because the up-to-date negatives were not available to us and the sensitivity of many existing negatives was out of standard. However, the activists of the laboratories used different tricks to turn them into usable samples.

Referring to his first experiences in the field of digital laboratory, Clary said: The first collection that I got to know as a digital laboratory was the collection of Roshana and Kamran Saharkhaiz. At that time, the movie "Boutique" was made as the first movie in video format in Iranian cinema, and Mr. Saharkhiz showed a lot of effort and hard work at that time.

Laboratories play an important role in the formation of the visual language of the film

Also referring to the role of laboratories in the quality of cinematographic works, Alireza Zarindasth, a veteran cinematographer, stated: The laboratory's experiences in Iranian cinema have had bright spots, and we cinematographers are indebted to the activists in this field. I remember in the movie "Long Shadows of the Wind" the technical procedures were done in the laboratory with a very professional quality.

Stating that the laboratory plays an important role in determining the color and character of a film and assumes a significant part of the responsibility for creating the visual atmosphere of the work, he said: I worked with Abbas Kiarostami on the black and white film "Experience", which was developed in the filmmaker's laboratory. At that time, I went to the laboratory myself, took the film positive home and watched each and every picture with love.

The important role of Saharkhaiz in the transition of Iranian cinema from analog to digital

Ali Loqmani, the veteran cinematographer of cinema, also pointed out the close relationship between the cameramen and the laboratory managers in different stages of production and stated: In Iran, the analog laboratory did not turn into digital form gradually and along a long experience. This process took its course in the world and professional abilities were properly formed during it; But there was no similar experience in Iran. The presence of people like Kamran Saharkhaiz was very important in order for this long journey to be completed in a shorter time and in a professional manner by complying with the standards, and for knowledge and work ethics to be transferred correctly. If it wasn't for people like him, it might take years to get from analog to digital.

The laboratory is part of the language and expression of the film

Next, Behrooz Shoaibi, the director of the cinema and CEO of the Youth Cinema Association, expressed a memory of his experience working with Kamran Saharkhaiz and said: Years ago, I worked on a film that was one of the digital works, Mr. Aladposh was the project consultant and Ms. Mofkham was its editor. In the middle of filming, the person duplicating the rushes changed, and it turned out that more than half of the rushes were missing. The filming was over and Mr. Aladposh said that only Mr. Saharkhaiz can solve this problem and I got to know him.

Emphasizing the place of the laboratory in the creative process of cinema, he said: the laboratory is a part of the language and expression of the film, and without it, the expression of a film remains incomplete. I thank Mr. Saharkhiz for his dynamism and continuous effort and transfer of knowledge to others.

In the continuation of this ceremony, with the presence of Mahmoud Kalari, Alireza Zarindast, Ali Loqmani and Behrouz Shoaibi, Kamran Saharkhiz, Pishkesut and the activists of the laboratory area were appreciated.

Saharkhaiz said in this section: I am happy to be with a large group of cinema artists today. Sometimes obsession and idealism make the work steps difficult, that's why the work my friends do in the laboratory and color correction is very important. I hope everyone will move in a professional direction and give new life to movies.

Celebrating studio representatives and laboratory activists

In another part of the ceremony, with the presence of Gholamreza Mousavi, Mehri Shirazi and Alireza Hosseini, Mohammad Alipour, representative of Pishgaman Laboratory, and Negin Heydari, representative of Roshana Studio, were honored. In addition, with the presence of Abolhassan Davoudi, Ruhollah Hosseini and Bahram Dehghani, Ali Zaindarbashi, representative of Khat Fadzi Studio, and Arash Kazemzadeh, representative of Majd Studio, were honored.

In addition, Pedram Azimi, vice president of the laboratories trade association, said: I am happy that we were able to hold this celebration. I would like to thank Khana Cinema, Cinemashahr Institute and the Ministry of Culture and Guidance for their support in organizing this event, and especially Mr. Bakht Talee.

In the other part of the ceremony, with the presence of Maitham Zandi, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Saeed Khani and Nadera Rezaei, Sara Tashemi selected by Farbod Studio, Saman Majed Vafaei in the category of best color correction for short films, movies and serials (chosen by the laboratories) and Zahra Zamani selected by the board of directors were recognized.

Kamran Saharkhaiz's activity helped the sound of cinema to be seen

Referring to the role of digital technology in the evolution of cinema sound, Mohammadreza Delpak, a veteran sound engineer of cinema, said: "Since digital sound entered Iranian cinema, this technology has helped a lot in the field of sound. Mr. Saharkhiz is one of the cultured and valuable people of Iranian cinema, and the Iranian Cinema Sound Association is grateful for his efforts.

Unveiling the young talents of the laboratory

Behnoud Bakht Talee, the head of the Iranian Cinema Laboratories Association, apologized to Hassan Jafar Lavasani and Mohammad Najafipour for the delay in honoring these 2 veterans and said: I apologize to these dear ones that the honoring of them was done with a long delay. These people have a very brilliant career and deserve to receive a first-class artistic award.

Regarding honoring Kamran Saharkhiz, he also said: In gratitude to Kamran Saharkhiz, we wanted to appreciate his efforts in the middle of the route and say goodbye to him. We are proud to have distinguished veterans. I hope that by relying on the expertise of the young generation, we will achieve brilliant achievements and be able to introduce young talents in this field every year. I hope the young generation can be a worthy trustee for the veterans of this field.

In this ceremony, people such as Bahram Dehghani, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Maitham Zandi, Abolhasan Davoudi, Amir Tudeh Rusta, Mehdi Jafari, Hojat Qasimzadeh Asl, Mehdi Kohian, Mohammad Ali Hosseinnejad, Nima Debirzadeh, Mehri Shirazi, Shahrad Banki, Amirreza Motamedi, Danesh Aqbashavi, Hossein Faraj, Laden Kasraei, Mohammad Aladposh, Sahar Ghamkhwar, Nadera Rezaei, Bijan Mirbaghri, Masoume Fard Shahin, Saeed Khani, Mohammad Sufi, Mohsen Babaei, Hassan Agha Karimi, Arash Ghasemi, Amirshahab Razaviyan, Abbas Yari, Nader Rezaei, Laden Taheri, Ahmad Amini, Nazanin Mofkham, Abbas Sahidzadeh, Pedram Azimi, Alireza Hosseini, Naser Ansari, Aydin Zarif, Homan Shidrang, Amir Farz Elahi, Mohammad Mohammadi, Nagin Heydari, Jamshid Majid Wafai and... were present.