[22 June 2013] Conference Call - Following Hollywood or Bollywood?...
conference call
Program 7-- Cinema
-History, Its Importance, Need and Requirement for Cinema
-What would it bring to our society, or to the...
conference call
Program 7-- Cinema
-History, Its Importance, Need and Requirement for Cinema
-What would it bring to our society, or to the Muslim World
-Existence of Cinemas in our society for a positive real cause
Anchors: Syed Ali Hameed,Syed Mohtashim Ali Naqvi
Webcam Guests: Mubassir Saleem,Mehar Inaam
Expert on Webcam: Syed Nusrat Abbas Bukhari
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Gaza Photo Expo Threatened with Closure - 16Feb2010 - English
On Monday, Feb. 15th, Cinema du Parc received an email insisting that CJPME's Photo Exposition, Human Drama in Gaza, be immediately removed from...
On Monday, Feb. 15th, Cinema du Parc received an email insisting that CJPME's Photo Exposition, Human Drama in Gaza, be immediately removed from the Cinema. The email was from a legal representative of Gestion Redbourne PDP Inc., the owners of the building housing Cinema du Parc. The Cinema has hosted dozens of expositions in the past three years, and this is the first time that such action has been taken. This move on the part of Redbourne seems entirely political, to muzzle the message of Human Drama in Gaza.
If you live outside Montreal, click here (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103051037264&s=16948&e=001lbx5DoOzK2lQ2AkszhAXAcw77yHdCXtCL8T0qJpd4L_1Nbb17CtbwXJvymCoHeOkYqGvkWUSWVEuH0gY0YTHWYo2RySXVSbYQdNd_gXJkkyFSlO25c9M2C6OBYbWHHnXJVQatP5EzstlidTU5Qk2fQ==) to protest this action.
On Monday, Feb. 15th, the critically acclaimed Human Drama in Gaza
Photo Exposition in Montreal was threatened with closure by Gestion Redbourne PDP Inc., the real
estate management firm owning the property housing the Exposition. A legal representative of
Redbourne, Lieba Shell, sent an email late in the day to the exposition host, Cinema du Parc,
ordering the removal of the exposition and threatening legal action if the exposition were not taken
down by evening. Cinema du Parc and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
(CJPME) – the producer of the exposition – asserted through their legal advisor, Mark H. Arnold,
that such threats from Redbourne were not lawful.
Human Drama in Gaza was launched in mid-January, and received very positive reviews in several
media. Redbourne, however, demanded the removal of the exposition based on a paragraph in the
lease that Cinema du Parc has with Redbourne relating to “purely cinemagraphic use” of the
premises. Arnold, however, asserted that the cinema’s hosting of a photo exposition would very
much constitute cinemagraphic use of the premises. Officials with Cinema du Parc also pointed out
that the cinema has hosted dozens of photo expositions in the past several years, and has never had
a complaint from Redbourne, the landlord.
“This move on the part of Redbourne is clearly political,” declared Thomas Woodley, President of
CJPME. “Cinema du Parc is known for its ongoing expositions which touch on important issues of
social concern, and Redbourne never had an issue in the past.” Last week, both Cinema du Parc
and Place du Parc (the shopping mall housing the cinema and owned by Redbourne) received
emails and calls from individuals unhappy with the Human Drama in Gaza exposition. The
complaints accused the exposition of being anti-Israel, but stopped short of questioning the
credibility of the exposition content. “The suffering of the 1.5 million people of Gaza is an
important social issue like any other,” asserted Woodley. “The fact that certain people wish to stifle
open discussion on Gaza is even more a reason to bring the debate out into the open.”
According to CJPME, the exposition itself seeks to put a human face to the misery of the people of
Gaza, and the poignant resilience of a people facing severe adversity. The captions accompanying
the photos cite statistics and legal analyses of Israel’s 22-day assault on Gaza of last winter. The
legal advisor to CJPME pointed out that if security forces from Redbourne were to attempt to
forcibly remove the exposition, they would be considered trespassers. As such, Arnold concluded,
the “Cinema staff have been advised to immediately call the police.”
About CJPME – Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is a non-profit and secular
organization bringing together men and women of all backgrounds who labour to see justice and peace take
root again in the Middle East. Its mission is to empower decision-makers to view all sides with fairness and to
promote the equitable and sustainable development of the region.
For more information, please contact Grace Batchoun at 514-745-8491or
[email protected].
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
www.cjpme.org
More Info
CJPME's Human Drama in Gaza Photo Exposition features 44 photos, taken before, during and after last winter's 22-day assault on Gaza by professional photographers from Israel, Palestine, and the West. Produced by CJPME, and funded through private donations, the Montreal stop at Cinema du Parc is the first in a series of cross-Canada shows.
The Montreal Exposition began on Friday, Jan. 15th and was originally scheduled to continue through through Sunday, February 28th. The Exposition is open from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays, and from 3:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on weekends. All the photos and captions used in the Exposition can be found here, and a video trailer introducing the Exposition can be found here.
Cinema du Parc has been great partner in the hosting of the Exposition in Montreal, and is standing its ground in the face of Redbourne's action.
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[Hollywood Director] Sean Stone became Muslim says Shahada in Isfahan -...
sean stone converts to shia islam - TEHRAN -- The son of U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, Sean, who has converted to Islam and chosen the name Ali in...
sean stone converts to shia islam - TEHRAN -- The son of U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, Sean, who has converted to Islam and chosen the name Ali in Iran, was honored Thursday during a side section program at the 30th Fajr International Film Festival.
The honoring ceremony took place at Tehran’s Azadi Cinema with Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini, Deputy Culture Minister for Cinematic Affairs Javad Shamaqdari and secretary of the festival Mohammad Khazaei attending.
Stone converted to Islam at the office of Shia cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Nasseri Dowlatabadi in the city of Isfahan last week.
On receiving his award, Stone expressed his thanks to Iranians and hoped to make joint films to help improve relations between Iran and the United States, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Friday.
He also explained about his reasons for accepting Islam and said that as a student of history, he had studied different religions and it was because of his personal interest that he chose Islam; adding that actually, it was Islam that had invited him.
“The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, with which I was born. It means I have accepted Muhammad (S) and other prophets,” Stone, whose famous father is Jewish and mother is Christian, had told AFP last week.
Stone came to Iran in early February to attend the 30th Fajr International Film Festival, which ended on February 12.
The ceremony continued with a brief speech delivered by Hosseini, in which he hoped Sean Stone would be strong and steady enough to fight against any kinds of attacks or assaults.
“If Islam is introduced as a symbol of beauty to the world, all people would be attracted to it,” he said, stressing that Stone was seeking the truth and had discovered it here.
Hosseini also expressed his thanks to the filmmakers who tried harder this year to help achieve the ideals of the Islamic Revolution.
The ceremony was brought to an end by paying tribute to the managers of several film studios and theaters across Tehran.
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[Movie] نیش و زنبور Bee Sting - Farsi sub English
دو دوست از دو طبقه اقتصادي و اجتماعي متفاوت روزگار خوبي را با يكديگر گذرانده اند....
دو دوست از دو طبقه اقتصادي و اجتماعي متفاوت روزگار خوبي را با يكديگر گذرانده اند. تا اينكه يكي احساس مي كند ديگري به او نارو زده. اين دو باز يكديگر را مي يابند و رابطهشان از نو شكل مي گيرد اما همواره احساس بدبيني و سوءتفاهم ميانشان وجود دارد.
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[Movie] Story of a friend سینمایی - داستان دوست - Farsi...
دو برادر پس از سالها دوري همديگر را پيدا مي كنند و مي شناسند؛ اين در حالي است كه...
دو برادر پس از سالها دوري همديگر را پيدا مي كنند و مي شناسند؛ اين در حالي است كه برادر بزرگتر به خاطر مرگ مادر و جدایی از خانواده و ازدواج مجدد پدر، از برادر کوچکتر دلِ خوشی ندارد، اما برادر کوچکتر...
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[Movie] At the start of a day سینمایی - در آغاز یک روز...
موضوع این فیلم در مورد یک شخصیت علمی ایرانی(علی نصیریان) است که تحصیلات خود...
موضوع این فیلم در مورد یک شخصیت علمی ایرانی(علی نصیریان) است که تحصیلات خود را خارج از کشور گذرانده و با زنی که اهل شمال بوده ازدواج کرده و صاحب فرزندی می شود که فلج است.او پس از این اتفاق از همسرش جدا می شود و چنین وانمود می کند که به دلیل عدم همراهی همسرش با او در سفر خارج از کشور،طلاقش داده است.
لوكیشن های این فیلم در لاهیجان،چمخاله،روستای چوشل لاهیجان،شهرستان رامسر و تهران بوده است.
علی نصیریان،پریوش نظریه،هومن سیدی،شاهرخ فروتنیان،علیرضا كمالی نژاد و نسرین نصرتی از جمله بازیگران اصلی تلهفیلم\"در آغاز یك روز\"محسوب میشوند.
عوامل پشت دوربین این فیلم نیز عبارتند از:مرتضی قیدی(تصویربردار)،شهرام متولینژاد(صدابردار)،سعید ملكان(طراح چهره پردازی)،علی ملاقلیپور(دستیار یك و برنامهریز)و بهرام سربازی(مدیر تولید).
گفتنی است،فیلم تلویزیونی\"در آغاز یك روز\"به نویسندگی بهرام توكلی و تهیه کنندگی پژمان لشکری پور در مركز سیمافیلم تهیه و تولید شده است.
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[Movie] Twenty سینمایی - بیست - Farsi sub English
A once thriving reception hall has been reduced to catering to the funeral business and the somber rituals of death. The owner, Soleimani, is a...
A once thriving reception hall has been reduced to catering to the funeral business and the somber rituals of death. The owner, Soleimani, is a sour, lonely and unloved old man who treats his workers with contempt, inflicting small cruelties whenever possible. Embittered and seeing a psychologist, he decides he will close the business in twenty days, sending his staff, already fighting just to get by, into a state of fear and uncertainty. Like a close-knit family, the staff members endure their daily suffering together. These good-hearted people include an ostracized young widow trying to survive with her daughter; a chef with a paralyzed arm who has a demanding wife; and two young men, working but homeless, who must sleep in the company\'s truck. Despite Soleimani\'s indifference to their plight, the people on his staff have retained their hope and humanity. As the threat of closure nears, they work together to save the hall and at the same time attend to each others\' emotional needs.
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[Movie] A house like a city سینمایی - خانه ای مثل شهر...
در شبی زمستا نی خانوادهً سید حمزه که در حومه شهر آمل زندگی می کنند صدای تیر...
در شبی زمستا نی خانوادهً سید حمزه که در حومه شهر آمل زندگی می کنند صدای تیر اندازی می شنوند. روز بعد پدر به شهر می رود و متوجه می شود که یک گروه سیاسی مسلح از جنگل به شهر یورش آورده و پس از مقاومت نیروهای مسلح و مردم متفرق شده اند. جواد پسر بزرگ خانواده نیز در درگیری زخمی شده است. پس از بازگشت به خانه سید حمزه با تعدادی از افراد مهاجم روبه رو می شود. آنها از او راهی برای نجات می جویند. سید حمزه افراد مهاجم را به منطقه ای برفی می کشاند و ...
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