25th Fajr International Film Festival
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The 25th International Fajr Film Festival was held from 1–11 February 2007 in Tehran
, Iran
as part of the annual International Fajr Film Festivals.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
as part of the annual International Fajr Film Festivals.
National
- Crystal SimorghCrystal SimorghThe Crystal Simorgh is the most prestigious award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival.It is awarded in several categories of International Competition as well as Iranian Cinema Competition....
Prize for Best Film: The Third Day produced by Alireza Jalali - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Mohammad-Hossein Latifi for The Third Day and Amir-Shahab Razavian for Mina of the Silent City
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: Mainline jointly written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Farid MostafaviFarid MostafaviFarid Mostafavi , born 27 October 1954 in Tehran, Iran is an Iranian screenwriter best known for his social realist films set in urban Tehran, several of which were directed/co-written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad.-Career:...
, Mohsen Abdolvahhab, and Naghmeh Samini - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor: Bahram RadanBahram RadanBahram Radan is an award-winning Iranian actor.He was born on April 28, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. After attending Farhangian School for his primary education, Hejrat Middle School, and Borhan & Matin High Schools, he started studying Business Management. While attending the university, Radan signed...
(SantouriSantouri (film)Santouri is a 2007 Iranian drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui dealing with the life of a santour player named Ali Bolourchi. The film's title, "Santouri" refers to one who can play the santour instrument...
) - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress: Baran Kowsari (Mainline and The Third Day)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor: Afshin Hashemi (Barefoot in Heaven)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress: Pante’a Bahram (Eternal Kids)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Editor: Sepideh Abdolvahhab (Mainline)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Cinematographer: Hamid Khozuei Abyaneh (Barefoot in Heaven)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Composer: Kambiz Roshanravan (Eternal Kids)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Makeup Artist: Mehrdad Mirkiani (Mainline)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Effects: Mohammadreza Delpak (Rule of the Game)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Recorder: Hassan Zahedi and Dariush Sadeqpur (Barefoot in Heaven)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Costume and Stage Designer: Mohsen Ruzbehani (The Third Day)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Special Effects: Mohsen Ruzbehani and Alaeddin Pajhan (Rule of the Game)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best First Film Director: Bahram Tavakkoli (Barefoot in Heaven)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary: Memoirs of a 75-Year-Old directed by Mohammadreza Aslani
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary Filmmaker: Masud Bakhshi ('Tehran Has No Pomegranates)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Film: Weight of Being directed by Hamid Bahrami
Spiritual section
- Crystal Simorgh for best screenplay to The Collector directed by Feliks Falk
- Crystal Simorgh for best director to DormDek horDek hor is a 2006 Thai horror-drama film.-Plot:In Thailand, young Ton Chatree is sent to a boarding school by his father to get good grades and not tell his mother about his father having an affair. Once in the school, Ton feels like an outcast and misses his family and friends...
by Songyos Sukmakanan - Crystal Simorgh for best film to Barefoot in Heaven by Bahram Tavakkoli
Asian section
- Crystal Simorgh for best screenplay to Blue Swallow directed by Yoon Jong-chan
- Crystal Simorgh for best director to Hi-Bi: Days of Fire by Banmei TakahashiBanmei Takahashiis a Japanese film director. Takashi started his career in the pink film industry, making his directorial debut in 1972 with Escaped Rapist Criminal. Due to a disagreement with his producer, Takahashi quit the film industry for a couple years...
- Crystal Simorgh for best film to The Night Bus By Kiumars Purahmad