The call for the 9th Iranian Cinema Research Award of the Year was published with the announcement of the different sections and the criteria for participating in this event. This award is held at the same time as the research week in December 1405 and provides a platform for presenting and evaluating scientific, analytical and critical research in the field of Iranian cinema.
According to Saba, According to the Public Relations Department of the Cinema Organization, the 9th Iranian Cinema Research Award will be held in 9 categories, including doctoral theses, completed research projects, master’s theses, scientific articles, notes and media analysis reports, the best university in the field of film research, the best magazine in this field, the best publisher in the field of film research, and a special award.
Four axis for special prize
In the special award section, four topics are considered for the presentation of research works: “Is artificial intelligence an opportunity or a threat for Iranian cinema?”, “Which combination of factors can help to increase the audience of Iranian cinema in a sustainable way?”, “What impact have platforms had on the economy of Iranian cinema?” and “What expectations does the new generation have from Iranian cinema?”.
The works of this section must be presented in the form of a scientific article with a maximum of 8000 words. Directly related to one of the questions raised, innovation, clear explanation of the problem and presentation of practical and applicable proposals in the field of policy are among the conditions announced for this section.
Rules for participating in the call
According to the announced criteria, the works that have participated in the previous periods of this award cannot be resubmitted. Works must be written in Farsi or English. Also, it is mandatory to respect the rights of the authors and the originality of the work, and if there is a violation in the attribution of the work or violation of the rights of the authors, the work will be removed from the judging process.
If the thesis or research paper has been turned into a book, it is also possible to send it in the form of a book. To submit works, participants should refer to cinemaresearchaward.ir.
The deadline for submitting works and announcing the names of the winners
The deadline for submitting works is set until 30th of Aban 1405 and the names of the winners will be announced on 25th of December 1405. Selected researchers in each department will be awarded a plaque, a statue and a cash prize.
For more information, those interested can visit the cinemaresearchaward.ir website or email cinemares@chmail.ir and phone numbers included in the call to contact the secretariat of the research award.
