Fajr International Film Festival

The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival (PerB|جشنواره بین المللی فیلم فجر or simply PerB|جشنواره فیلم فجر) is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.

The festival, started in 1982, is under supervision of Ministry of Culture in Iran. It takes place every February in Iran on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution.

Awards

International

*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Narrative Film
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Technical or Artistic Achievement
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Performance
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction
*Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film

National

*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Editor
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Cinematographer
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Composer
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Makeup Artist
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Effects
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound Recorder
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Costume and Stage Designer
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Special Effects
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best First Film Director
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary Filmmaker
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Film

Competition Winners (2008)

National

*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “As Simple As This” produced by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Majid Majidi for "The Song of Sparrows"
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “As Simple As This” jointly written by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi and Shadmehr Rastin
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor: Amin Hayai (“Night”)
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress: Hengameh Ghaziani (“As Simple As This”)
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh (“A Testimonial For God”)
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress: Mahtab Nasirpour (“The Son Of Soil”)

Competition Winners (2007)

National

*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “The Third Day” produced by Alireza Jalali
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Mohammad-Hossein Latifi for “The Third Day” and Amir-Shahab Razavian for “Mina of the Silent City”
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “Mainline” jointly written by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Farid Mostafavi, Mohsen Abdolvahhab, and Naghmeh Samini
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor: Bahram Radan ("Santouri")
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress: Baran Kowsari (“Mainline” and “The Third Day”)

Asian section

*Crystal Simorgh for best screenplay to “Blue Swallow” directed by Yoon Jong-chan
*Crystal Simorgh for best director to “Hi-Bi: Days of Fire” by Banmei Takahashi
*Crystal Simorgh for best film to "The Night Bus" By Kiumars Purahmad

Competition Winners (2006)

International Awards

*Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Short Narrative Film to "Rain is Falling", directed by Holger Ernst from Germany.
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Technical or Artistic Achievement to the film "Downfall" directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from Germany.
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Performance to Mohammad Reza Foroutan for the film "Slowly" Directed by Maziar Miri, Iran.
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script to Mani Haqiqi for "Men at Work", Iran.
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Gianni Amelio for the film "The Keys to the House", Italy.
*Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize to "Bashing", directed by Kobayashi Masahiro, Japan.
*Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film to "Slowly", directed by Maziar Miri, Iran.

Awards of Spiritual Cinema

* Crystal Simorgh Prize of Best Script for the film "Zozo", directed by Josef Fares, Sweden.
* Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Tae Hyung Im, director of the film "Little Brother", Korea.
* Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Film to "When Everybody was asleep", directed by Fereidoun Hassanpour, Iran.

Awards of Asian Cinema

* Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script to Mitsuhiro Mihara for the film "The Village Album", Japan.
* Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Ma Liwen , director of the film "You and Me", China.
* Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Film to "In the Name of the Father", directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iran.

Competitions

* Competition of Asian Cinema
* Competition of Spiritual Cinema
* International Competition
* International Competition of Short Films
* Competition of Iranian Cinema
* Competition of Iranian short film
* Competition of Documentary Works

Juries

* International Competition Jury
* Competition of Spiritual Cinema Jury
* Competition of Asian Cinema Jury

Fajr International Film Festival editions

* 12th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1994)

* 13th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1995)

* 14th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1996)

* 15th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1997)

* 16th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1998)

* 17th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 1999)

* 18th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2000)

* 19th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2001)

* 20th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2002)

* 21st Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2003)

* 22nd Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2004)

* 23rd Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2005)

* 24th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2006)

* 25th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2007)

* 26th Fajr International Film Festival ( 1 - 11 February 2008)

External link(s)

* [http://www.fajrfestival.ir/ Fajr International Film Festival official website]