Schedule
Centre for Media and Film Studies / SOAS
Communicating with the Persian-speaking World
Khalili Lecture Theatre, 6-7th June 2008
Brunei Gallery 8 June
Friday 6 June 2008
9:30 Registration
10:00 Opening - Professor Annabelle Sreberny, SOAS
10:15-11:30 The State of Independent Media in the Persian-speaking world
Moderator: Dr. Massoumeh Torfeh, SOAS
Iran: Akbar Montajabi; Afghanistan: Aziz Hakimi; Tajikistan: Umid Babakhanov
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-13:30 Cinema Adjusts to Social and Political Rules
Moderator: Dr. Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad, SOAS
Iran: Hooshang Golmakani; Afghanistan: Siddiq Barmak; Tajikistan: Safarbek Soliev
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 Deadlines and Red Lines
Moderator: Solmaz Dabiri, journalist
Iran: Kasra Nouri; Afghanistan: Faheem Dashty; Tajikistan: Shkhlo Akobirova
16:00-16:30 Tea Break
16:30-17:30 “Modern†Journalism and “Challenges†of Tradition
Moderator: Massoumeh Torfeh, SOAS
Presentation by Zaid Mohseni on Arman Radio and Tolo TV in Afghanistan
18:00-1900 Film from Tajikistan: “Calendar of Expectations†(۲۰۰۵)
Q&A with the Director: Safarbek Soliev
19:30: Dinner Russell Restaurant SOAS (Invited guests ONLY)
Saturday 7 June 2008
10:00 -11:00 The Impact of Women in Film and Media
Moderator: Professor Annabelle Sreberny/
Iran: Mehdi Jami/ Parisa Bakhtavar Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai, Tajikistan: Shkhlo Akobirova
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 No Media No Comment: Consequences for the young
Moderator: Massoumeh Torfeh
Tajikistan: S. Aioubzod; Tajikistan: Dododjon Atoeuliev, Afganistan: Shafiq Haghpal
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Citizen Journalism & Responsibility
Moderator: Mehdi Jami
Iran: Shadi Sadr, Tajikistan: S. Rajabian,
15:00-15:30 Tea Break
15:30- 16:15 Regional Cooperation on Media and Film: A discussion
Moderator: Professor Annabelle Sreberny
16:15- 18:00 Film from Afghanistan: “Opium War†(۲۰۰۸)
Q&A with the Director: Siddiq Barmak
Closing Remarks
Sunday 8 June 2008
Brunei Gallery
16:00 -20:00 Film from Iran: Dayre-Zangi (2008): With Q&A with the director
Directed by Parisa Bakhtavar
Moderator: Houshang Golmakani
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