Fajr International Film Festival

Fajr Film Festival:

Iranian cineastes’ wins at 2019 global events acknowledged

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The organizers of the Fajr International Film Festival held a ceremony on Friday at the Iranian Art Museum Garden to honor the Iranian cineastes who won awards or were selected for juries at international festivals in 2019.
2020-09-14 19:00
Majid Majidi's 'The Sun' to via at Venice Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian film “The Sun” directed by Majid Majidi has been accepted in the competition section of the 77th Venice Film Festival in Italy.
2020-07-28 16:57
16th Resistance Intl. Film Festival announces timetable

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The 16th Resistance Intl. Film Festival will be held in two time periods in coincidence with auspicious Basij Week and 40th Anniversary of the declaration of the Imposed War on Iran and the commencement of the Sacred Defense.
2020-07-13 11:30
38th Fajr intl. film fest canceled

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – This year's edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) is canceled due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus that has negatively affected all cinematic events and activities in the world.
2020-05-07 15:51
Iran postpones major intl. film event due to coronavirus

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The 38th Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s major international film event, has been postponed due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus across the world.
2020-03-04 12:21
By: Mohammad Mohsenifar

Ceremony of 'Manifestation of National Will’ at 38th Fajr Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – A ceremony entitled the "Manifestation of National Will’ as part of the 38th Fajr Film Festival was held in Eyvan-e Shams Hall late on Sun. where winners in various categories received their awards.
2020-02-18 11:30
By: Bahman Vakhshur

“Walnut Tree”: story of enemies’ sustained evil

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – “Walnut Tree” is Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian’s latest film in the docudrama genre. The director has already shown his ability and skill in this genre with “The Midday Event” and “Standing in the Dust”.
2020-02-12 23:10
By Samaneh Aboutalebi

“A Stranger at Home” scoops awards at Fajr theater festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Iranian director Seyyed Mohammad Mosavat’s play “A Stranger at Home” has scooped the main awards, including the grand prize, at the 38th Fajr International Theater Festival (FITF).
2020-02-12 20:15
By: Samaneh Aboutalebi

Hatamikia’s “Exodus”, a political statement

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Prominent director Ebrahim Hatamikia’s latest movie “Exodus” is not only a film but also a political statement about President Hassan Rouhani’s government.
2020-02-09 21:25
Fajr Film Festival on 2nd day

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The second day of the 38th Fajr Film Festival was held on Sunday at the Mellat Cinema Complex, north of Tehran.
2020-02-03 09:43
By: Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Political, social dramas lead Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – 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.
2020-02-01 15:33
By Manijeh Rezapoor

Aid to flood-struck Sistan-Baluchestan to kick off Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – 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.
2020-02-01 15:00
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Press conference on 38th Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The press conference on the 38th Fajr Film Festival was held on Sunday morning in the presence of the Secretary of Fajr Film Festival Nader Borhani. The 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival will take place from 1st to 11th February 2020.
2020-01-26 15:38
'The Warden' vying at 9th ICAPFF

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iranian feature, 'The Warden' directed by Nima Javidi, is taking part at the International Crime and Punishment Film Festival (ICAPFF) in Istanbul, Turkey.
2019-11-23 15:17
By: Mohammad Moheimani

Closing ceremony of 49th Roshd Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 49th Roshd International Film Festival was held at Tehran’s Artistic Bureau on Fri. in the presence of Minister of Education Mohsen Haji Mirzaei.
2019-11-23 10:57
‘Reza’ wins at Barcelona Asian Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian movie ‘Reza’ written and directed by Alireza Motamedi won the best film award at the 7th Asian Film Festival Barcelona (AFFBCN) in Spain.
2019-11-11 12:42
Iran, China heading towards co-production treaty: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Iran and China are set to sign film co-production agreements by the end of this year, says GM of the China Film Co-Production Corporation, Miao Xiaotian.
2019-06-19 09:44
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Presser of secretary of 7th Shahr International Film Festival

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – The secretary of 7th Shahr International Film Festival Hashem Mirzakhani held a news conference in Mellat Cineplex on Sunday in the presence of media reporters and correspondents.
2019-06-17 12:10
Latest edition of 'Mehr Vision' addresses US hostile policies

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The latest edition of 'Mehr Vision' rounds up interviews, reports and opinion pieces on the recent developments in Iran, the Middle East region and the world.
2019-05-11 16:34
Danish Filmfest. organizers elaborate on Iran-Denmark cultural coop.

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The Danish Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday night. Running from May 1st to May 4th, the event was held in collaboration between Denmark’s Embassy in Iran and the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS)- an educational film organization and the major supporter of short films and young filmmakers in Iran which is affiliated to Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
2019-05-05 15:52
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

Fajr Intl. Film Festival gives you a cinema of all flavors

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival came to a close on Friday, after screening as many as 109 titles from 75 countries from near and far, offering the avid festival goers a cinematic concoction of all flavors.
2019-04-27 16:32
2019 Fajr Intl. Filmfest. names winners; 'A Russian Youth' wins grand prix

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The Fajr International Film Festival announced the full lineup of winners at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall for their 37th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, fiction, documentary and animation films from across the globe.
2019-04-26 14:02
By: Asghar Khamseh

Closing ceremony of 37th FIFF

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) wrapped up its work at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall late on Thursday with introducing winners in different sections.
2019-04-26 11:39
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Paul Schrader's presser in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Renowned American screenwriter, director, and film critic Paul Schrader, the FIFF special guest, held a press conference at Charsou Cineplex in Tehran on Wednesday.
2019-04-25 13:02
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

Women have more powerful stories to tell, Indian director Praveen Morchhale says

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Indian director and script writer Praveen Morchhale, whose ‘Widow of Silence’ is competing at 37th FIFF in Tehran, believes that women have more powerful stories to tell, and cinema can play a role to improve their situation in the world.
2019-04-25 11:48
Iran's Critics’ Circle Award goes to 'A Russian Youth' at 37th FIFF

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – The Iranian film critics named 'A Russian Youth' by Alexander Zolotukhin as the crowning achievement in film with the Critics’ Circle Award 2019. The second award went to 'Werewolf' by Adrian Panek.
2019-04-25 10:11
By: Majid Haghdoust

Fifth day of 37th Fajr Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival is underway in Tehran through April 26, screening 107 titles from 75 countries around the world. Renowned American screenwriter, director, and film critic Paul Schrader, the FIFF special guest, made an appearance at Charsu Cineplex on Monday.
2019-04-23 09:30
Ali Akbar Sadeghi receives FIFF Crystal Simorgh

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Ali Akbar Sadeghi, a globally acclaimed painter, animator, illustrator and installation artist, received the Crystal Simorgh of the 37th Fajr International Film Festival.
2019-04-23 09:01
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

‘Do not go gentle into that good night’; FIFF celebrates free, fighting spirits

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Although Fajr is not a themed festival, some movies in this year’s lineup for the intl. competition share something in common: strong characters, mostly women, who resist an outside force bent on changing them, and use their free, fighting spirits to change the force instead.
2019-04-22 15:33
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Fourth day of 37th Fajr Intl. Film Festival

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – The 37th Fajr International Film Festival is underway in Tehran through April 26, screening 107 titles from 75 countries around the world.
2019-04-22 10:04