Due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions and the overall difficulty of traveling during these difficult times, many have requested online classes, therefore, we would like to announce that we will be offering online classes for people who live outside of Toronto and Canada.
To register for online classes, please type “online class” in the “Additional Information” section upon registering on arkgate.ca/seminar1.
The dates of the online classes are different than those of the in-person classes. Those who register for the online classes will be notified via Email about the dates and additional details.
Furthermore, because every students must have enough time to present themselves and participate, the online classes will also be semi-private to ensure that every student is getting enough time and attention.
به دلیل محدودیت‌های سفر –در شرایط سخت شیوع ویروس کروناو پیشنهاد هنرجویان برای برگزاری کلاس‌های آنلاین، امکان چنین آموزشی برای علاقمندان در خارج از تورنتو و کانادا نیز فراهم شده است.
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تاریخ کلاس‌های آنلاین با کلاس‌های حضوری و قاعدتا نوع اجرای آن متفاوت است که چگونگی آن از طریق ایمیل به ثبت‌نام شدگان اطلاع داده می‌شود.
از آن‌جا که هر هنرجو نیاز به فرصت کافی برای معرفی و کار عملی دارد، کلاس‌ها به شکل نیمه خصوصی و با افراد محدود برگزار می‌شود.
ARK GATE FILMS would like to invite you to participate in our school of cinema. Our goal is to find talented actors to work with in our future projects alongside reputable people in cinema, while teaching them not only acting skills, but also playwright and directing skills to ameliorate their performance. Students who attend our school will be featured on our website.
The school workshops are both in English and Farsi and will progress in a number of terms. The first term will include 2 workshops per person (each workshop is 4 hours) to ensure that we are respecting social distancing rules. These workshops will take place in person on the 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, 31st of October and the 1st of November in Toronto (Dates may change due to Covid-19, participants will be notified via email). Workshop hours will run from 9:00a.m- 1:00p.m and 2:00p.m- 6:00p.m. Participants may choose which of the above dates better suits them. After the term is finished, students can proceed to the next terms. Students who complete the final term will receive a certificate.
The plot of the film is set in the North of Iran and the film is a product of Iran, Canada, and France. This is the second film of Kahani in 2020 that has been filmed in Canada. The first film is titled “ISTHMUS”, which features an all Canadian cast and story, and a screenplay that is in English. “You Won’t See Winter”, however, is a return to Iranian stories and the Farsi language. When both films are completed, they will be distributed by an international distributor in 2021.
The Executive Producers of “SAY’ are Patrick Gimenez, Ali Aryana, and Dorsay Shafie. The actors of the film have been selected from the Iranian-Canadian community and include Ali Aryana, Ghazal Partou, Sadaf Shakori, Nazanin Rasekhi, and Aryan Abasniya. The Cameraman is Moein Motalebi, who has previously worked with Abdolreza Kahani in Iran. Shima Monfared, the Editor of the film who has always worked alongside Abdolreza in his projects, is in the process of editing the film. David Moffat is the Sound Engineer. The Assistants include Kayvan Fard, Dorin Saadat, and Armand Gangi. The Assistant Producers are Elnaz Zarsazan and Roham Maher. Natalia Pozo is the Special Effects Makeup Artist. Last but not least, Armin Pasha is the Set Designer.
The postproduction of “SAY” is being completed in Toronto and Paris. We look forward to showing you our completed project and we thank you for your support.
ARK Gate Films is proud to announce that we are in the midst of producing our first film “You Won’t See Winter.”
“SAY” is an Iranian-Canadian film that will be directed by Abdolreza Kahani. The film will be shot on an island in Ontario in the months of July and August. The cast and crew for this film have already been determined and the film is set to be completed by the end of September this year.
Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani (Twenty), whose films have played at Karlovy Vary, Thessaloniki and Sao Paolo film festivals, is making his English-language debut with psychological thriller Isthmus.
Writer-director Kahani emigrated to France in 2015 after three of his films were banned in Iran and he was prevented from submitting them to international festivals.
Shoot is underway in Canada on Isthmus, about a woman who loves her husband but struggles with the fear of being controlled by him. The Canadian cast includes Stephanie Jaskot, Reece Presley, Catherine Howard and Adam Daniel Mezei.
In Iran, the Ministry of Guidance and Islamic Culture imposes a strict process of review and approval for all screenplays before films can be legally produced in the country. Films that are produced also face censorship, and directors are often ordered to remove certain scenes before the authorities allow them to screen the film. Prominent director Abdolreza Kahani migrated to France in 2015 after three of his films were banned in the Islamic Republic and he was prevented from submitting them to international festivals. His films, which focus on social issues in the country, had great commercial success but “sometimes a filmmaker’s actions become more important than his films,” he told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) in a recent interview.
CHRI: What kind of censorship do filmmakers encounter in Iran? Which agencies are involved? Kahani: First, the screenplay has to be submitted to the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry. A censorship committee of eight or nine people will review it. After the film is made, it has to be reviewed by the Screening Permit Council.
But after the council issues a permit, many other authorities can create problems, including the Islamic Propagation Organization (IPO), the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the municipality and others.
For instance, the IRIB could refuse to show the trailer [on national TV] for certain films. Or the municipality could refuse to let it be shown at theatres. Every organization will raise obstacles in any way they can. Filmmakers always had issues with the Guidance Ministry but now they have to deal with other agencies as well. In fact, censorship has not gone away; it has become even worse. CHRI: Are members of the review committees known by the filmmakers? Are they themselves engaged in the film profession? Are they film critics? Kahani: There is a department of the Guidance Ministry called the Office for Overseeing and Evaluating Films. It is the censorship office, in essence. They watch all the films. Some of them are permanent members and others change with every new government. Some of them are filmmakers who like to engage in censorship as well. That is one of the strange aspects of the film industry in Iran.
The committee watches the films to ensure that the people would not be “corrupted” by certain scenes. That always made me ask the question: How is it that the sensors themselves are not corrupted when they watch these films? CHRI: Are censorship requests communicated verbally or in writing?
Iran-Thailand cinematic venture ‘Miss Yaya’ is set to get theatrical release in Iranian cinemas soon.
Abdolreza Kahani made a screening deal for his new flick set in Thailand with a string of stars from Iran cinema such as Reza Attaran, Amin Hayai and Hamid Farokh Nejad.
The flick has some Thailand thespians on the cast list as well.
‘Miss Yaya’ which changed name from ‘We Like You Miss Yaya’ will be screened at Iran Cinematic group.
