Kazaei’s response to the withdrawals from the Fajr Film Festival
The head of the Cinema Organization has not provided any reasons for the lack of information about the international section of the Fajr Film Festival, which has become dominant both inside and outside the country. When film rights are paid, there is no right to withdraw. The same applies to the domestic cinema sector, so they cannot withdraw. The four foreign films that have been discussed in terms of their withdrawal are not even in the competition section, and there is mostly a screening space for them. They are placed under a separate category after registration and issue statements. This is another matter. Many films have been submitted to this year’s festival, and if the friends had announced their withdrawal earlier, we would have quickly replaced them.