Owj Arts and Media Organization (Persian: سازمان هنری رسانهای اوج; 'Owj' means Peak) is legally a media non-governmental organization[4] in Iran, active in launching campaigns, film production and distribution.
Formation | Spring 2011 |
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Type | Non-governmental organization |
Purpose | “Strategic policymaking in the field of arts within the framework of revolutionary discourse”[1] |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Executive Director | Ehsan Mohammad-Hassani & Amirhossein Lotfollahzadeh[2] |
Parent organization | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[3] |
Website | owjmedia |
The organization's works have been described as irritating government of Hassan Rouhani and reformists,[1] anti-Iran deal,[4] anti-American,[5] and subject to Holocaust denial.[6]
Owj organization seems reluctant to provide details about its owner(s) or corporate structure. Its website "About Us" section reads: "Perhaps more important and better than knowing when Owj was established and who were its founders, … it is better to introduce its nature and identity".[1] The organization has been claimed to have ties with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[6] In 2018, Owj's executive director and Ebrahim Hatamikia, a director working for the organization publicly admitted that the organization is run and funded by the IRGC.[3]