Damascus-SANA
The meeting of the Minister of Information, Dr. Boutros Al-Hallaq, with a number of screenwriters focused on a number of issues related to the production of drama and dramatic texts, and the obstacles facing their work, and trying to find solutions to them.
During the meeting held today at the invitation of the Film and Television Industry Committee, Al-Hallaq stressed that the Ministry of Information is making efforts to support the drama industry in general, and that the basis of this industry is crystallized in the script industry, noting that there are many creative writers with their ideas and works, and that the state of creativity requires the existence of a collective initiative.
Al-Hallaq pointed out the existence of cooperation between the Ministry of Information, the Film Industry Committee, the Artists Syndicate, and the Ministry of Culture, which resulted in the beginning of its outputs, which is the establishment of a formula called the “National Committee for Drama,” explaining that this committee is not in charge of the drama industry or a substitute for the Artists Syndicate or the Film Industry Committee, but It has a participatory relationship with what is raised on the subject of drama.
The Minister of Information confirmed that the Syrian drama throughout its history is a creative drama, which was exposed during the war years to difficult circumstances, such as the emigration of many of its creators, and there is great optimism for the return of these elements to Syria, stressing that our country is able to advance again in the drama industry.
In the context, the participants in the meeting presented proposals centered on the need for an official body to adopt the writers of dramatic texts and protect their rights. At the same time, they called for the establishment of an assembly or association for screenwriters and to submit a working paper to find appropriate solutions to the problems facing their work.
The meeting was attended by Assistant Minister of Information Ahmed Dhawa, Captain of Artists Mohsen Ghazi, Chairman of the Film Industry Committee Ali Oniz, Director of the Public Corporation for Radio and Television Production Muhib Baloul, and member of the Film Industry Committee writer Diana Jabbour.
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