German duologue “Pandora 88” grabs Fajr Grand Prize

The winners of the festival in the international and national sections were announced during a ceremony at the Vahdat Hall on Sunday.

“Pandora 88” portrays two men who are trapped in a world inside a small lift and they are forced to live together as best they can –- climbing the walls, the roof and each other.

The winners of the festival’s International Section were announced as follows:

Festival Special Award: Reza Servati for “Wonder of Creatures” (Iran)

Best Director Award: Claudia Sorace for “(A+B)3” (Italy)

Best Playwright Award: Reza Guran for “Clouds behind Throat” (Iran)

Best Actress Award: Elina Reinold for “Antigone” (Estonia)

Best Actor Award: Masud Delkhah for “Routine” (Iran)

Best Music Composer: Antonio Pizzicato for “The Passion of the Trojan Women” (Italy)

Best Stage Designer: Siamak Ehsaii for “Letters to Thebes” (Iran)

At the ceremony, the stage veteran artists Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Farideh Sepah-Mansur, Mahmud Azizi and Yadollah Aqa-Abbasi were honored.

Then, the winners of the National Section of the festival were also announced:

Best Director Award: Hossein Pakdel for “Your Majesty”

Best Playwright Award: Arash Abbasi for “Lobby”

Best Actress Award: Atefeh Razavi for “Your Majesty”

Best Actor Award: Parviz Fallahipur “Lobby”

Best Stage Designer: Arvand Dasht-Aray for “Let’s Swing” and “Señora Carrar’s Rifles”

The 29th Fajr International Theater Festival was held from February 12 to 20 in Tehran.

Photo: Reza Guran hold a prize for best playwright he received for “Clouds Behind Throat” during the closing ceremony of the 29th Fajr International Theater Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on February 20, 2011. (Fars/Hossein Musavifaraz)

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