In 1930 the first Iranian silent film was made by Professor Ovanes Ohanian called Abi and Rabi. In 1933 he made his second film titled Haji Agha. Later that year, Abdolhossein Sepanta made the first persian sound film, entitled Lor Girl, which was released in 1933 in two capital cinemas, Mayak and Sepah. The story of the film was based on a comparison between the state of security in Iran at the end of the Qajar dynasty and during Reza Shah period.
The cinematographic camera was introduced to homeland in 1929, as yet another tool of modernization. After Mirza Ebrahim Khan, several others like Russi Khan, Ardeshir Khan, and Ali Vakili tried to establish new movie theaters in capital. Until the early 1930s, there were little more than 15 theatres in capital and 11 in other provinces. In 1925, Ovanes Ohanian, decided to establish the first film school in homeland. Within five years he managed to run the first session of the school under the name “Parvareshgahe Artistiye Cinema”.
