TEHRAN -- Zhao Zhiyong, the executive deputy secretary general of the Organizing Committee of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival, has said that Iranian filmmakers can be a role model for those Chinese cineastes seeking progress.
“Iranian cinema is in an ideal situation, from which Chinese filmmakers should learn a lot,” he told the Persian service of the IRNA on Thursday.
He praised Iran’s Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s contribution to Asian cinema and added, “Iran’s cinema enjoys a unique high status across the world and we as an Asian nation pay special respect to it.”
He said that paying attention to the preservation of national cultural origins and religious values, and showing respect for national traditions and luminaries are some of the lessons that Chinese cineastes should learn from Iranian cinema.
Zhao also said that the Beijing International Film Festival can provide the opportunity for Iranian and Chinese filmmakers to expand collaborations.
“Impermanent”, Iranian filmmaker Amir Azizi’s debut, will be screened in the competition section of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival, which will be held from April 17 to 20.
Fourteen other films from China, France, Italy, UK, Russia and several other countries will also be competing in this section.
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