In 1973, the National Film Center underwent a name change, becoming the Fīlm-Khanah-i Milli-i (National Film House), and it remained under the administration of the Ministry of Culture and Art until the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Presently, it operates as a film department affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The National Film Center played an outstanding role in promoting film culture amongst Iranian filmmakers.
Many of the key figures in the New Wave of Iranian cinema, including Bahram beizayi (1938-), Faridun Rahnama (1930-1975), Daryush mehrjuie (1939-2023), Naser Taghavi(1941-), Muhammad Reza Aslani (1943-), Kamran Shirdel (1939-), and Bahman Farmanara (1942-), were members of the Film Center. It was through their affiliation that they were introduced, often for the first time, to significant film movements from around the world, such as Italian neorealism and the French New Wave.
