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===Background===
===Background===
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'''Afghan Film''', also known as '''Afghan Film Organization''' ('''AFO'''), is Afghanistan's state-run film company, established in 1968. Before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the president was Sahraa Karimi, who attained a PhD in Cinema from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and is its first female president.
'''Afghan Film''', also known as '''Afghan Film Organization''' ('''AFO'''), is Afghanistan's state-run film company, established in 1968. Before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the president was Sahraa Karimi, who attained a PhD in Cinema from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and is its first female president.


It is also a film archive. Many of its contents were destroyed by the Taliban, although some staff members saved valuable films risking their own lives. A number of rescue and archival efforts were chronicled in the 2015 documentary ''A Flickering Truth''. An eight-day film festival was launched on August 3, 2019, showcasing 100 films around different cinemas in the country in celebration of the country's 100th anniversary of independence.
It is also a film archive. Many of its contents were destroyed by the Taliban, although some staff members saved valuable films risking their own lives. A number of rescue and archival efforts were chronicled in the 2015 documentary ''A Flickering Truth''. An eight-day film festival was launched on August 3, 2019, showcasing 100 films around different cinemas in the country in celebration of the country's 100th anniversary of independence.


Notably, after the Taliban took over the country in 2021, they also took over Afghan Film, thus making this company the only remaining film company in the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Today, the Taliban-led Afghan Film mainly produce documentaries.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taliban-realise-power-of-film-as-propaganda-wk2q9cfvt</ref>
Notably, after the Taliban took over the country in 2021, they also took over Afghan Film, thus making this company the only remaining film company in the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Today, the Taliban-led Afghan Film mainly produce documentaries, with the purpose of clearing up international misconceptions of Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taliban-realise-power-of-film-as-propaganda-wk2q9cfvt</ref>
==={{Ordinal|1}} Logo (1970s-1980s)===
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'''Logo:''' On a rotating sunburst background, we see a white circle with the black silhouette of a cameraman shooting with a film camera. Above the silhouette is the company name in Pashto and below is "AFGHAN FILMS".
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===Logo (1960s-1989)===
'''Technique:''' Practical effects.
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'''Visuals:''' On a rotating sunburst background, a white circle is shown with a black silhouette of a cameraman shooting with a film camera. Above the silhouette is the company name in Pashto and below is the black text "'''AFGHAN FILMS'''".


'''Variant:''' An in-credit variant exists where the logo is placed against a black background and on top of the Pashto company name.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic fanfare.
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'''Technique:''' Practical effects.
'''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Baba''
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'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the film.

'''Availability:''' The standard variant can be seen on ''Mardara qawl ast'' and ''Baba'' so far. The in-credit variant was only known to appear on a news film ''Afghanistan celebrating Independence Day''.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:54, 14 August 2024


Background

Afghan Film, also known as Afghan Film Organization (AFO), is Afghanistan's state-run film company, established in 1968. Before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the president was Sahraa Karimi, who attained a PhD in Cinema from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and is its first female president.

It is also a film archive. Many of its contents were destroyed by the Taliban, although some staff members saved valuable films risking their own lives. A number of rescue and archival efforts were chronicled in the 2015 documentary A Flickering Truth. An eight-day film festival was launched on August 3, 2019, showcasing 100 films around different cinemas in the country in celebration of the country's 100th anniversary of independence.

Notably, after the Taliban took over the country in 2021, they also took over Afghan Film, thus making this company the only remaining film company in the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Today, the Taliban-led Afghan Film mainly produce documentaries, with the purpose of clearing up international misconceptions of Afghanistan.[1]

Logo (1960s-1989)

Visuals: On a rotating sunburst background, a white circle is shown with a black silhouette of a cameraman shooting with a film camera. Above the silhouette is the company name in Pashto and below is the black text "AFGHAN FILMS".

Variant: An in-credit variant exists where the logo is placed against a black background and on top of the Pashto company name.

Technique: Practical effects.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: The standard variant can be seen on Mardara qawl ast and Baba so far. The in-credit variant was only known to appear on a news film Afghanistan celebrating Independence Day.

References

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