A boycott would be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year's programme on the Lido, considering that no Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion. Meanwhile, a Venice premiere is confirmed for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master
Iran is threatening to boycott the Venice international film festival next month over ongoing EU sanctions that damage its oil industry. The culture ministry's Alireza Sajjadpur, who has responsibility for cinema, told the Tehran Times that officials were "currently assessing the situation".
"Considering that the EU has imposed the strongest inhumane and illegal sanctions against Iran, we are naturally thinking of boycotting the Venice film festival," Sajjadpur said.
The minister insisted work by Iranian film-makers was often the highlight of western festivals. A Venice boycott would, however, be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year's programme on the Lido. No Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion,...
Iran is threatening to boycott the Venice international film festival next month over ongoing EU sanctions that damage its oil industry. The culture ministry's Alireza Sajjadpur, who has responsibility for cinema, told the Tehran Times that officials were "currently assessing the situation".
"Considering that the EU has imposed the strongest inhumane and illegal sanctions against Iran, we are naturally thinking of boycotting the Venice film festival," Sajjadpur said.
The minister insisted work by Iranian film-makers was often the highlight of western festivals. A Venice boycott would, however, be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year's programme on the Lido. No Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion,...
- 7/31/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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