Iran has re-opened its main film industry guild more than two years after it was closed by hardliners.
Deputy Culture Minister Hojatollah Ayoubi said the decision to open House of Cinema indicates new President Hassan Rouhani's support for films.
According to the BBC, the culture ministry ordered the House of Cinema to be dissolved in January 2012, after it was accused of amending its founding statutes without consulting officials, the report said.
The guild has 5,000 members reportedly belonging to all film professions.
Many view the decision as a hint of a moderate shift under the new president.
Rouhani had pledged to reopen the centre as part of the social and cultural reforms promised when he took office in August, the report added.
