Spanish university holding course on Iranian cinema

TEHRAN,July 17(MNA) -- The Complutense University in Madrid is holding a course on Iranian cinema this week. Entitled “Iranian cinema: A Narrative Proposal for Universal Dialogue”, the event started on July 15 and runs until Friday. The course is as a part of the university’s summer courses, which are held in El Escorial, a historical residence near Madrid. The course is directed by the Spanish film scholar Clara Janneth Santos Martinez. Iranian literary translator Najmeh Shobeyri is the secretary of the event. The course aims to introduce Iranian cinema, create an opportunity for intercultural dialogue and promote media literacy. Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi is presenting several papers during the event and also is holding a roundtable on literary and cultural roots of Iranian cinema. Iranian musician Piruz Arjmand also is holding a meeting on the role of music in Iranian cinema, its origins and evolution. The author Shadmehr Rastin is holding a meeting on the social and generational role of women in film. Director Fereshteh Taerpur also is holding a meeting on the role of the contemporary woman in Iranian cinema and why the international audience. Some of the movies directed by Reza Mirkarimi including “A Cube of Sugar” and “So Simple” will go on screen during the event. Spanish scholars including Francisco García García, Mario Rajas are attending the event. The Iranian cultural attaché office in Madrid, the Spanish Icono 14 cultural institute and Iran’s Islamic Dissemination Organization coordinated the event.