Iran warns movie theater owners not to dismiss employees during coronavirus shutdown

TEHRAN – (Iranart)- Cinema Organization of Iran director Hossein Entezami has warned the theater owners not to dismiss their employees amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Festivals Council Comes to Cope with Iranian Films’ Festoxification

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – The Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) as the country’s highest policy-making body in film industry has a newly established council to supervise Iran’s presence at international film events.

Movie ratings system seeks to foster people’s culture of cinema: official

TEHRAN – (Iranart)-The director of the Cinema Organization of Iran said on Monday that the age-based movie ratings system has been set up to raise the culture of cinema among people.

Tehran Polish filmfest postponed over Warsaw anti-Iran summit

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – The Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) has postponed a Polish film festival in Tehran indefinitely in response to Poland’s decision to host a U.S.-led anti-Iran summit.