Owj Arts and Media Organization explained

Owj Arts and Media Organization
Formation:Spring 2011
Type:Non-governmental organization
Headquarters:Tehran, Iran
Parent Organization:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Leader Title:Executive Director
Leader Name:Ehsan Mohammad-Hassani & Amirhossein Lotfollahzadeh[1]
Purpose:“Strategic policymaking in the field of arts within the framework of revolutionary discourse”

Owj Arts and Media Organization (Persian: سازمان هنری رسانه‌ای اوج; 'Owj' means Peak) is legally a media non-governmental organization[2] in Iran, active in launching campaigns, film production and distribution.

Ideology and affiliation

The organization's works have been described as irritating government of Hassan Rouhani and reformists, anti-Iran deal,[2] anti-American, and subject to Holocaust denial.

Owj organization seems reluctant to provide details about its owner(s) or corporate structure. Its website "About Us" section reads: "Perhaps more important and better than knowing when Owj was established and who were its founders, … it is better to introduce its nature and identity". The organization has been claimed to have ties with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In 2018, Owj's executive director and Ebrahim Hatamikia, a director working for the organization publicly admitted that the organization is run and funded by the IRGC.[3]

Notable works

Billboard campaign

Short animation

Documentary

Feature film

Festival

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mehrnaz. Samimi. Iran's billboard guide to family planning teaches 'the more, the merrier'. Al-Monitor. 27 December 2013. 1 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Reza. Nasri. Responding to Iran's 'moderates' and the Holocaust. The Hill. 15 May 2016. 20 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Zahra. Alipour. IRGC funding for cinema stirs debate in Iran. Al-Monitor. 15 March 2018. 15 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Roland . Elliott Brown. Iran's Obama billboard: what it really means . The Guardian. 20 January 2013. 1 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Yeganeh . Torbati. Iranian capital takes down some anti-American posters. Reuters. 27 October 2013. 1 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Nuclear Animation Raises Controversy. Iranian Diplomacy. 17 April 2016. 1 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Lebanese filmmaker produces documentary on Iran's naval power from enemies' view. Fars News Agency. 24 September 2013. 1 May 2016. 14 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814155403/http://en.farsnews.com/print.aspx?nn=13920702001553. dead.
  8. Web site: Faghihi . Rohollah . Iran controversial director's new political drama lambasted by moderates . . 18 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Joanna . Paraszczuk. Iran Analysis: Tehran To Host 1st "Down With America!" Award. EA Worldview. 24 October 2013. 20 May 2016.
  10. News: Ishaan . Tharoor. Iran revs up for its latest Holocaust cartoon contest. Washington Post. 12 May 2016. 20 May 2016.