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December 15, 2005
Offside: did Dolby refuse Iranian director Jafar Panahi?
"The London office of the U.S. company Dolby Laboratories Inc. refused to sell its services to Offside, the latest film of Iranian director Jafar Panahi, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Monday. Celluloid Dreams, the French distributor of film demanded the services from the company, which said in response that they will never let the film utilize Dolby facilities...
"The countries used to exclude cultural affairs from their extensive political conflicts up till now... As nothing could sabotage production of the film in Iran, we, in collaboration with the production crew, are trying to make the film technically ready in line with international standards for Iranian people," Panahi is quoted as saying. Offside is about a girl who attempts to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium dressed as a boy in order to watch a big football match but she is caught and arrested because women are not allowed to enter the stadium... Crimson Gold and Panahi's previous film "Circle" have never received permission for screening in Iran due to some restrictions enforced by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. However, his first feature-length film, The White Balloon, was shown in Iran..."
Posted by pride at December 15, 2005 08:11 AM
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