Fajr International Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival ( or simply ) is Iran
's annual film festival
, held every February in Tehran
.
The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in Iran
. It takes place every year on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution
.
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...
's annual film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
, held every February in Tehran
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...
.
The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture in 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...
. It takes place every year on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
.
International
- 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 Short Narrative Film - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Technical or Artistic Achievement
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Performance
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction
- Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film
National
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Editor
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Cinematographer
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Composer
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Makeup Artist
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Effects
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Recorder
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Costume and Stage Designer
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Special Effects
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best First Film Director
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary Filmmaker
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Film
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best photo
National
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “As Simple As This” produced by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Majid MajidiMajid MajidiMajid Majidi is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Majidi's films have touched on many themes and genres and he has won many international awards.-Biography:...
for The Song of SparrowsThe Song of SparrowsThe Song of Sparrows is a 2008 Iranian movie directed by Majid Majidi. It tells the story of Karim, a man who works at an ostrich farm until he is fired because one of the ostriches fled. He finds a new job in Tehran, but he faces new problems in his personal life... - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “As Simple As This” jointly written by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi and Shadmehr Rastin
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor: Amin HayaiAmin HayaiAmin Hayaei Mamadzade , Actor is one of the young stars of the past decade of Iranian cinema...
(“Night”) - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress: Hengameh Ghaziani (“As Simple As This”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh (“A Testimonial For God”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress: Mahtab Nasirpour (“The Son Of Soil”)
National
- Crystal Simorgh 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”)
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 Takahashi
- Crystal Simorgh for best film to The Night BusThe Night Bus (film)The Night Bus is the name of an Iranian motion picture directed by Kiumars Pourahmad. It was made in 2006 and released in 2007.The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers and a civilian driver transporting...
By Kiumars Purahmad
National Awards
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best film: In the Name of the Father - Ebrahim HatamikiaEbrahim Hatamikia-Biography:Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some short films and...
- Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize: Friday Afternoon - Mona Zandi HaghighiMona Zandi HaghighiMona Zandi is an Iranian film director and script writer.Mona Zandi was an assistant to renowned Persian film director, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad.-External links:*...
International Awards
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Performance to Mohammad Reza Foroutan for the film Slowly Directed by Maziar MiriMaziar MiriMaziar Miri is a renowned Iranian filmmaker.Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000...
, Iran. - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script to Mani HaghighiMani HaghighiMani Haghighi is an Iranian filmmaker, screen writer and actor. He is the grandson of the writer and filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan.-Education:...
for Men at Work, Iran. - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Gianni AmelioGianni AmelioGianni Amelio is an Italian film director.-Biography:Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with his mother and his grandmother...
for The Keys to the HouseThe Keys to the HouseThe Keys to the House is a 2004 dramatic family film telling the story of a young father meeting his handicapped son for the first time and attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager...
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. - Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize to BashingBashing (film)is a 2005 film by Kobayashi Masahiro. It premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or.-Cast:* Fusako Urabe - Yuko* Nene Otsuka - Yuko's step mother* Ryûzô Tanaka - Yuko's father* Takayuki Katô - Ex-boyfriend...
, directed by Kobayashi Masahiro, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. - Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film to Slowly, directed by Maziar MiriMaziar MiriMaziar Miri is a renowned Iranian filmmaker.Maziar Miri graduated in editing, and started his career with making documentaries about Iran. He made his first short film in 1996, and worked for several years in the editing department of Iranian TV, channel 2. He made his debut feature film in 2000...
, Iran.
Competitions
- Competition of Asian Cinema
- Competition of Spiritual Cinema
- International Competition
- International Competition of Short Films
- Competition of Iranian Cinema
- Competition of Iranian short film
- Competition of Documentary Works
Juries
- International Competition Jury
- Competition of Spiritual Cinema Jury
- Competition of Asian Cinema Jury
Fajr International Film Festival editions
- 7th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1989)
- 8th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1990)
- 9th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1991)
- 10th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1992)
- 11th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1993)
- 12th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1994)
- 13th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1995)
- 14th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1996)
- 15th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1997)
- 16th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1998)
- 17th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1999)
- 18th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2000)
- 19th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2001)
- 20th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2002)
- 21st Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2003)
- 22nd Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2004)
- 23rd Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2005)
- 24th Fajr International Film Festival24th Fajr International Film Festival24th Fajr International Film Festival was held in Tehran, Iran from February 2nd to February 12th, 2006 , which is called Dahe-ye-Fajr in Iran.-National Awards:...
( 1 - 11 February 2006)
- 25th Fajr International Film Festival25th Fajr International Film FestivalThe 25th International Fajr Film Festival was held from 1–11 February 2007 in Tehran, Iran as part of the annual International Fajr Film Festivals.-National:*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: The Third Day produced by Alireza Jalali...
( 1 - 11 February 2007)
- 26th Fajr International Film Festival26th Fajr International Film FestivalThe 26th International Fajr Film Festival were held from February 1 to February 11, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. It consisted of seven competitions: Seeking the Truth , Eye for the Real held in two subsections for long films and short and medium-length films, Contending for Symorgh The 26th International...
( 1 - 11 February 2008)
- 29th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2011)