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2020-12-30 18:44
“The Sniper” lays in ambush for Crystal Simorgh of Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – The real-life drama “The Sniper”, which portrays Abdorrasul Zarrin who was one of the most lethal snipers in the Iranian forces during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, will be contending for a Crystal Simorgh during the 39th Fajr Film Festival.
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2020-12-06 18:21
Fajr filmfest 2021: pandemic forces jury-only screenings
TEHRAN – The 39th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, will go ahead with screenings but only for the jury due to a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
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2020-08-09 18:17
Iran searching for safe platform to organize Fajr Film Festival online
TEHRAN – Cinema Organization of Iran director Hossein Entezami announced on Sunday that the organization is searching for a safe platform to organize the Fajr Film Festival online if the pandemic continues until February 2021.
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2020-02-16 18:17
Revolutionary critics named “Butterfly Swimming” Fajr’s best film
TEHRAN – Mohammad Kart’s directorial debut “Butterfly Swimming” took first place in the top six selected by the Association of Islamic Revolution Writers and Film Critics from among the movies screened at the 38th Fajr Film Festival.
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2020-02-11 23:03
By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
Child labor drama “The Sun” shines as best film at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – “The Sun”, Majid Majidi’s drama about child labor in Tehran, won the Crystal Simorgh for best film at the 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival on Tuesday.
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2020-02-11 18:32
“The Sun” director Majid Majidi says everybody responsible for child labor
TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated director Majid Majidi whose latest movie “The Sun” is about child labor has said that everybody is responsible for this issue.
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2020-02-09 18:00
“Sheen” producer Shahab Hosseini asks Iranian artists to be voice of people
TEHRAN – Shahab Hosseini, the producer and a cast member of the thriller “Sheen”, has asked Iranian artists to be the voice of their people.
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2020-02-09 17:58
“To Die in the Pure Water” gets extra screenings at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 38th Fajr Film Festival have arranged 15 additional screenings for “To Die in the Pure Water” in Mashhad, Shiraz and Kish Island due to popular demand.
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2020-02-08 18:55
Faramarz Qaribian bids farewell to acting with “Exodus”
TEHRAN – Faramarz Qaribian, the 78-year-old star of such acclaimed movies “The Deer” and “Beautiful City”, bowed out on Friday from his 50-year acting career, saying that he has done his final performance in the Iranian cinema with director Ebrahim Hatamikia’s peasant protest movie “Exodus”.
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2020-02-08 18:50
Critics’ remarks draw ire of protest film “Exodus” director Hatamikia
TEHRAN – Comments by critics and journalists about “Exodus” provoked the anger of its director, Ebrahim Hatamikia, during a press conference organized in Tehran Friday evening after the premiere of the movie.
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2020-02-08 18:46
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Hatamikia’s “Exodus”, a political statement
TEHRAN – Prominent director Ebrahim Hatamikia’s latest movie “Exodus” is not only a film but also a political statement about President Hassan Rouhani’s government.
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2020-02-07 18:21
Afghan immigrants come into focus in “To Die in the Pure Water”
TEHRAN – “To Die in the Pure Water”, a movie directed by Tehran-based Afghan brothers Navid and Jamshid Mahmudi about Afghan expatriates in Iran was screened during the 38th Fajr Film Festival in Tehran on Thursday.
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2020-02-07 18:17
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
“Walnut Tree”, time to tell our story
TEHRAN – Young director Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian is well-known for telling factual political stories in his movies, but his latest film “Walnut Tree”, which is competing in the 38th Fajr Film Festival, narrates a different story.
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2020-02-04 18:58
Director calls “Abadan 11, 60” depiction of Iranians’ resistance during war
TEHRAN – Mehrdad Khoshbakht, the director of “Abadan 11, 60”, has said that his films represent Iranians’ resistance during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
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2020-02-04 18:48
Action film “Day Zero” brings Jundallah founder Rigi back to life
TEHRAN – Saeid Malekan, producer and makeup artist, has brought Abdul-Malik Rigi, the founder and leader of the Jundallah terrorist group in southeastern Iran, back to life in his directorial debut “Day Zero”.
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2020-02-03 19:10
“Silence, the Cochlea” director wants to bring the deaf under spotlight
TEHRAN – “Silence, the Cochlea” is not the sole Iranian movie produced to attract people’s attention to the problems facing the deaf, but director Behrang Dezfulizadeh has said that he is seeking once again to bring hearing impaired people under the spotlight by this film.
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2020-02-03 19:02
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
“Qasida of the White Cow”, mediocre movie with big questions
TEHRAN – Numerous films of Iran’s post-revolution cinema have considered social issues such as women’s rights, addiction, poverty, the younger generation’s problems and lex talionis.
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2020-02-01 09:04
By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
Political, social dramas lead Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – The 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, which features the major productions of the Iranian cinema every year during February, will be dominated by political and social dramas.
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2020-01-31 18:33
By Manijeh Rezapoor
Aid to flood-struck Sistan-Baluchestan to kick off Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – The 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival will officially commence tomorrow by forwarding tons of relief supplies to help the flood-stricken people in Sistan-Baluchestan.
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2020-01-24 18:17
Fajr Film Festival announces jury
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 38th Fajr Film Festival announced the jury for the documentary, short film, and New Look sections on Friday.
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2020-01-17 18:48
Fajr festival announces short films lineup
TEHRAN – A lineup of 10 short films have been selected to go on screen at the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.
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2020-01-11 18:33
Fajr Film Festival announces official lineup
TEHRAN – A lineup of 22 movies will go on screen in the official competition of the 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, the president of the festival Ebrahim Darughezadeh announced on Saturday.
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2020-01-05 18:32
Instagram suspends Iran’s Fajr Film Festival account over posts on commander Soleimani
TEHRAN – The Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, announced on Sunday that Instagram has suspended the festival’s account over posts expressing sympathy for the martyrdom of Quds Force commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. air raid in Baghdad.
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2020-01-03 19:05
Fajr Film Festival to honor resistance films with Qassem Soleimani award
TEHRAN – The Fajr Film Festival will honor films on resistance and jihad this year with an award named after Quds Force commander Major-General Qassem Soleimani who was martyred in a U.S. air raid in Baghdad on Friday.
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2019-12-31 18:12
Fajr festival announces New Look competition lineup
TEHRAN – Ten directorial debut feature-films will premiere in the New Look section of the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2019-12-27 18:11
Fajr Film Festival to unveil “Made in Iran” Crystal Simorghs
TEHRAN – The Fajr Film Festival announced on Thursday that winners at the 38th edition of the event will be awarded Crystal Simorghs made by domestic artisans.
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2019-12-23 18:08
Fajr festival announces documentary lineup
TEHRAN – A lineup of 10 movies will go on screen in the documentary section of the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Monday.
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2019-12-14 18:39
Tehran Municipality to award movies promoting less waste
TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality has announced its plan to award movies that promote waste reduction.
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2019-04-24 10:00
Photo: Babak Borzouyeh
Fajr Iranian Film Market underway in Tehran
The Iranian Film Market is currently underway on the sidelines of the 37th Fajr International Film Festival at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex. A selection of 25 Iranian films have been offered at the market, which will come to end on Thursday.
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2019-04-16 19:03
By Manijeh Rezapoor
37th Fajr Intl. Film Festival to open with 1990 war drama “The Scout”
TEHRAN – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival will open tonight at Tehran’s Felestin Cinema with Ebrahim Hatamikia’s 1990 war drama, “The Scout”.