euronews interview - #39;Film and cameras are weapons #39; Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi
http://www.euronews.com Euronews reporter Wolfgang Spindler spoke to the exiled Iranian filmmaker of Kurdish ethnicity Bahman Ghobadi. The director speaks about making movies in Iran, his latest offering "Rhino Season" and his hopes for the future of his country. Wolfgang Spindler, euronews. "Your last movie is the first you have made since leaving Iran. What was it like working outside your homeland?" Bahman Ghobadi: " Firstly, I didn #39;t leave Iran they forced me out of my country. It is very difficult to make a film in a country without knowing the language or culture. So this film reflects my feeling since I left Iran, in other words it is a very personal piece of art." euronews: During the Cannes Film Festival I interviewed your colleague Asghar Farhadi, he said there is a problem of censorship, not censorship from the authorities, but a self censorship, within the film community. Bahman Ghobadi: "What I always say about censorship is that we have become worse than the state, it is automatic, yet we don #39;t want censorship, but the constant pressure on us by the regime forces you into it. One becomes like a convict on death row. They treat you so badly that you decide to kill yourself. Iran is like a condemned man who has been shot but the bullet missed the heart, Iran is seriously injured, we must help this country rise again." euronews: "Did you leave Iran with a heavy heart?" Bahman Ghobadi: "It has been that way for three or four years I feel their is a hand smothering me ...From:EuronewsViews:0 4ratingsTime:07:00More inShows
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The Pod Delusion - Episode 161
We speak to Pirate Party leader Loz Kaye about his party and author Stephen Trombley about his new book looking at the key figures in western philosophy. We also tackle censorship and law, dodgy Ofsted inspections, communicating the scientific method and how to make the perfect cheese toastie. -uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.comFrom:PodDelusionViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:04:07More inMusic
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The Obama administration signaled Thursday that it had no intention of letting up on sanctions pressure against Iran following the reelection of US President Barack Obama. The United States announced it had sanctioned four individuals and five entities for censorship, including jamming satellite broadcasts and blocking Internet access, in the first foreign policy move since Tuesday #39;s vote. Those designated include Tehran #39;s Communication and Information Technology Minister Reza Taghipour, and its Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.From:djgabrielpresentsViews:110 10ratingsTime:04:07More inNews Politics
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