Cultural development is part of our beliefs

Artistic figures and officials of the city of Rasht were present in this ceremony: Atabak Naderi (Director of the Drarmatic Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Education), Hadi Haghshenas (Governor of Gilan), Mohammad Hussain Wasegh Kargarnia (Chairman of the Islamic Council of Rasht), Amir Hossain Taheri (Director General of Culture and Guidance of  Province), Hadi Ramezani (Chairman of the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Council) , Rahim Shoghi (Mayor of Rasht).

Atabak Naderi said in this ceremony: The city of Rasht is the city of poetry, consciousness and noise, the city of rain and kindness. My first trip after accepting responsibility in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is to the city of Rasht. I love the city. In the event of Sahebdalan, I saw a few works of art and thanks to the efforts of the honorable mayor, the cultural organization of the municipality and the Islamic City Council, I am grateful that my colleagues in the General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Gilan Province and the members of the staff were present.
 

And he emphasized: Cultural development is part of our beliefs and the time has come if we look for the development of culture and art by using the existing capacities in the field of politics and economy.

The general director of Dramatic Art centers of Iran went on to say: Many managers knows the importance of the development of culture and art to improve the quality of life of the citizens, if the model is based on the municipality, and their performance can be a model for big cities. As a representative of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, I know that despite of limited budget, the provincial departments do their organizational duties and there is always a problem about this. If an organization such as the cultural and artistic organization of the municipality does not support, Holding the festival was difficult. When organizations sponsor art events in cities, brilliant art events are held there.

And in the end, he said: Humanization and cultural justice will lead to the development of economy, culture and art.
Mahmoud Farhang, the artistic director of Sahebdelan Festival, also stated:  The festival has been held for 14 years, it has been held for one year with the name of Truth and for 13 years under the name of Sahebdelan. Basically, there are various festivals in Iran, which are formed with great passion and enthusiasm for the prize, but unlike all events, Sahebdelan is a Non-competitive Theater Festival.

The names of the recipients of the various sections were announced.

Playwright category: Mohammad Irani (1st rank), Mohsen Rahmani (2nd rank) and Shadi Ghafourian (3rd rank)

 

Zahra Haji Ahmadi was honored in the field of research.

 

Mahyar Hazar Jaribi was honored for playwriting in stage section, as well as Homan Mir Mawani for design and Idea for street performance  Navard.

 

Also, Mohammad Rasaeli and Erfan Khatibzada were honored for acting.

 

Other artists who were honored at the closing ceremony were Akbar Gahremani and Arezoo Alipour( directing in  street  section), Ali Zisti (directing in stage section).