The relation of Policy makers and cinema workers in policy making for Iranian cinema

Iranian cinema has a governmental origin and so far we can find all kinds of positive and negative confrontations between policymakers and filmmakers. An important part of these confrontations has been effective in identifying problems and shaping the agenda of policy makers in cinema. Important factor in the policy-making in an individual-centered system is the issue of personality that influences these confrontations. In this study, by asking the question of how the state acts as the main player in the policy-making process in the face of problems in the field of cinema, the dimensions of the problem and the policy maker’s personality are examined. And typology of the different types of responsiveness and expectation in the field of policy making has adapted by using a behavioral model in developmental psychology. In this adaptation, characteristics were drawn for the four types of "authoritarian", "authoritative or decisive", " unengaged” and " permissive " in the field of policy-making, and then by using a survey method and designing a closed questionnaire, Necessary data were collected from 53 people related to Iranian cinema. The findings of the study indicate that the general approach of policy makers in Iranian cinema in choosing a problem or solution is based on "the urgency of the problem" and "external pressure" and "doing something in the management period". And, somewhat contrary to them, "Paying attention to the needs of filmmakers" is less of a concern for policy makers in Iranian cinema.