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2020-01-20 18:50
Potteries to take center stage at Fajr crafts festival
TEHRAN – A select of top Iranian potters have been invited to promote the millennia-old craft at the 4th Fajr national handicrafts festival, which will be held at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran from February 2 to 10.
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2019-04-14 18:52
Fajr filmfest to help victims of floods
TEHRAN – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival plans to help victims of Iran’s recent floods, the organizers have announced.
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2019-04-09 19:18
Fajr festival highlights Amir Naderi’s “Runner” in official poster
TEHRAN – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival unveiled its official poster on Tuesday featuring a still from New York-based Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi’s 1984 acclaimed drama, “The Runner”.
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2019-03-01 18:44
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Fajr festival to review Chinese, German films
TEHRAN – The 37th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival plans to review films from Chinese and German directors in two special sections, the organizers announced on Friday.
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2019-02-20 12:34
Photo: Babak Borzouyeh
Fajr Festival of Fashion and Costume underway
TEHRAN – The 8th edition of Fajr Festival of Fashion and Costume is underway in Tehran's Goftegoo Park. The festival aims at promoting the culture of clothing based on Iranian-Islamic lifestyle. With a variety of tribal cultures Iran enjoys outstanding capacity in fashion and costume, said Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, at the opening ceremony of the festival. The 7-day event will wrap up on February 21.
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2019-02-17 15:21
Lezgi dancers join Rastak at Fajr festival
A group performs Lezgi, a style of traditional dance common in Iran’s Azarbaijan region and the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with the Iranian folk music ensemble Rastak at a concert during the 34rd Fajr Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on February 15, 2019.
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2019-02-15 18:56
Fajr festival tells story of “White Nights” director’s failure to stage in Saint Petersburg
TEHRAN – Iranian director Ali-Asghar Dashti recounted on Thursday the story of his failure to direct a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “White Nights” at a theater festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia in a play during the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival.
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2019-02-12 18:32
Narges Abyar’s love, terror story sweeps awards at Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – Narges Abyar’s “The Night When the Moon Was Full”, a true love story of Jundallah terrorist group member Abdul-Hamid Rigi, won Crystal Simorghs in six categories, including best film and best director, at the 37th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced Monday evening.
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2019-02-04 18:22
Fajr festival movie recounts true love story of rebel Rigi
TEHRAN – The 37th Fajr Film Festival has premiered director Narges Abyar’s latest drama “The Night When the Moon Was Full” about a true love story of Abdul-Hamid Rigi, a member of the Jundallah terrorist group.
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2019-01-31 15:03
Fajr Film Festival opens with big nostalgia for “days of snow and coldness”
The 37th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, opened at the Tehran Theater Complex on Tuesday night during a ceremony blended with filmmaker Masud Kimiai’s nostalgia for “the days of snow, coldness and SAVAK.” Tehran Times / Babak Borzuyeh
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2019-01-31 00:57
Tehran to host major crafts exhibit
TEHRAN – The 3rd Fajr handicrafts festival, which brings together works from all over Iran, will be held at the Iranian Artists Forum in downtown Tehran from February 1 to 12.
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2019-01-22 18:35
Iran cancels Polish theatrical performances over Warsaw anti-Iran summit
TEHRAN – Iran has called off two performances by a Polish troupe arranged for the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival over Poland’s decision to host the U.S.-led anti-Iran summit in February.
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2019-01-18 18:43
Fajr festival to pay tribute to Ezzatollah Entezami
TEHRAN – The 37th Fajr Film Festival plans to pay tribute to legendary actor Ezzatollah Entezami by organizing a special program during the opening ceremony of the event on January 30, the organizers announced on Friday.
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2018-04-09 18:28
Fajr festival announces lineup for Cup of Divination
TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the lineup for Cup of Divination, a section dedicated to screening films acclaimed at various international events.
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2018-03-05 18:05
Fajr festival to review Georgian cinema
TEHRAN -- The 36th Fajr International Film Festival is scheduled to review Georgian cinema in a special program, which will screen films from the country.
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2018-03-03 19:58
Fajr Fashion and Clothing Festival intl. section opens in Tehran
TEHRAN — The international section of the 7th Fajr International Fashion and Clothing Festival opened in Tehran on Saturday.
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2018-02-28 18:16
Restored Iranian classics to go on screen at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – A lineup of four Iranian films is scheduled to be screened during a special program at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, the organizers announced on Wednesday.
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2018-02-17 19:10
Fajr unveils poster for Cinema Salvation
TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr International Film Festival unveiled a poster for Cinema Salvation, the official competition section of the festival, on Saturday.
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2018-02-16 18:26
36th Fajr Intl. Film Festival unveils official poster
TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr International Film Festival unveiled an official poster on Friday.
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2018-02-14 18:34
“The Elephant King” producer laments brush off from Fajr festival
TEHRAN – The Honar Pooya Group, the producer of director Hadi Mohammadian’s animated movie “The Elephant King”, has criticized the organizers of the 36th Fajr Film Festival for their dismissal of the movie.
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2018-02-02 19:28
Veterans receive career awards at Fajr Film Festival
TEHRAN – The 36th Fajr Film Festival opened at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Thursday with honoring cineastes Mohammad-Ali Najafi, Manuchehr Esmaeili and Akbar Abdi, and a tribute to the late producer, Ali Moallem.
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2018-01-26 19:00
Fajr festival announces jury
TEHRAN – The organizers of the 36th Fajr Film Festival announced the jury for the official competition on Friday.
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2018-01-02 09:20
IAF to host major exhibit of Iranian crafts
TEHRAN – Handicrafts from all over the country will go on show at a sales exhibition, which will be held from January 21 to 30 at the Iranian Artists Forum in downtown Tehran.
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2017-12-31 18:43
Fajr Film Festival unveils official lineup
TEHRAN – A total of 22 films will be contending for the Crystal Simorgh in the official competition at the 36th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Sunday.
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2017-12-18 19:04
Fajr festival announces documentary lineup
TEHRAN – Eleven films have been selected to screen in the documentary competition of the 36th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Monday.
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2017-04-18 19:02
International cineastes to hold workshops at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Cineastes from Iran and around the world will hold workshops during the 35th Fajr International Film Festival at Tehran’s Felestin Cinema, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2017-04-04 18:37
Fajr festival announces lineup for Retrospective of Korean Cinema
TEHRAN – The 35th Fajr International Film Festival announced the lineup for the Retrospective of Korean Cinema on Tuesday.
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2017-04-03 18:49
Fajr festival to screen films from 58 countries
TEHRAN – A selection of 140 feature and short films from 58 countries will go on screen during the 35th Fajr International Film Festival, which will open on April 21.
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2017-02-01 18:49
IAF showcasing Iranian handicrafts
TEHRAN - A wide range of traditional and modern Iranian handicrafts have been put on show at the Iranian Artists Forum in downtown Tehran.
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2017-01-28 18:35
Fajr festival pays tribute to Abbas Kiarostami in poster
TEHRAN – The 35th Fajr Film Festival is commemorating Abbas Kiarostami by a poster featuring the legendary Iranian filmmaker.
