“Without Anything”, “Yadoo” lead nominees at Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN – “Without Anything”, a loose adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s “The Visit” and the war drama “Yadoo” lead the nominations at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.

Films on national heroes spice up Fajr lineup 

TEHRAN – The official lineup of the 39th edition of the Fajr Film Festival includes “Mansur” and “The Sniper”, which trace two national heroes of contemporary Iran.

Fajr Film Festival to open tomorrow 

TEHRAN – The 39th Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, will open in Tehran and also in 30 provinces and five free zones tomorrow with 16 films contending for a Crystal Simorgh, the organizers announced on Saturday. 

Fajr Film Festival unveils official lineup 

TEHRAN – A total of 16 films will be contending for a Crystal Simorgh as the organizers of the 39th Fajr Film Festival announced the official lineup on Tuesday.

Fajr film festival to pay tribute to Parviz Purhosseini, Changiz Jalilvand

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 39th Fajr Film Festival plan to commemorate Parviz Purhosseini and Changiz Jalilvand, two cinematic figures who recently died of COVID-19.

“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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

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”.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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”.

“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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.