Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Making 'Constructive' Films: Generic Themes and Modulations 2. Iranian Cinema Means the Middle Classes... 3. New Iranian Cinema and the International Festivals 4. Film Festivals and Festival Films: an Iranian Perspective 5. Cinema is a Weapon: Combatting the Soft War 6. Culture is not a form of entertainment Conclusion - Our art will remain the same Bibliography Filmography

About the Author

Anne Demy-Geroe was the inaugural Artistic Director of the Brisbane International Film Festival for eighteen years and for seven years a co-Director at the Iranian Film Festival Australia. A Vice President of NETPAC, inaugural member of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations Council, and a director of the Asia Pacific Screenlab, she was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal for services to the film industry in 2003. She now lectures on Asia Pacific Cinema at Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Australia.