 Poster of the first edition of the festival,by Guity Novin | |
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
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| Established | 1972 |
| Disestablished | 1977 |
| Awards | winged goat (Persian: بز بالدار) |
Tehran International Film Festival was an annual festival that was held in Iran before the Iranian Revolution. [1]
In this festival, selected films of Iranian cinema competed alongside works from other countries. [2]
The first period of the festival was held in 1973 and the last period (the sixth period) was held in 1977, which was closed after the revolution and after 4 years, it was held simultaneously with the Fajr International Film Festival. [3]
Tehran International Film Festival was held with the support of Farah Pahlavi's special office. [4]
Sirous Ranjbar is an Iranian filmmaker.
Ali Zare Ghanatnowi is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, translator, cinema teacher, graphic designer, cameraman, and film producer. An active film-maker from 2000, he had been involved in over twenty films, including animations, shorts, and documentaries. Zare attained critical acclaim for directing Empty View (2017) and Dad's Fragile Doll (2013) which was awarded the best animation of International Open Film Festival (IOFF). His other film Empty View has won multiple international awards, including the best animation of Asians On Film. The music part in Empty View is made by Mohammadreza Aligholi. Empty view has been in the official selections for the best animation in Edmonton International Film Festival in Canada. This festival is among those confirmed by Oscar Academy that is held every year in Edmonton, Alberta. Ali Zare Ghanat Nowi, who had achieved this before by Dad's Fragile Doll being selected in Anima Mundi (event), now again reached this place by Empty View.
Just 6.5 is a 2019 Iranian thriller drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee. It was well received by critics at the 76th Venice Film Festival, and won multiple awards, including the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, at the 37th Fajr Film Festival.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Film is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.
Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.
Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran.
The 16th Fajr International Film Festival held 1–11 February 1998 in Tehran, Iran.
23 People is a 2019 drama war film based on the novel 23 People. The film was directed by Mehdi Jafari and sponsored by Owj Arts and Media Organization in Tehran. Yusefzadeh and some of the other teen captives attended the movie along with the cast and crew. Yusefzadeh said, “We were absolutely thrilled with this movie.... By watching the film, we didn’t know whether to cry or to be happy, because everything was very real in the film.”
Fereshteh Hosseini is an Afghan-Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in Parting (2016), Rona, Azim's Mother (2018), and The Frog (2020–2021). She won the Best Actress award at the 16th Marrakech International Film Festival for her performance in Parting.
Minoo Sharifi is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her performances in Walnut Tree (2020) and Lunar Eclipse (2021–2022). Sharifi earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination for her performance in Walnut Tree.
The 38th Fajr Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 February 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 38th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2020, at a press conference.
Hossein Doumari is an Iranian screenwriter and director. He has been nominated for the Crystal Simorgh three times. Doumari and Pedram Pouramiri are credited as "the youngest directors of Iranian cinema", producing their first film when they were 23.
Hadi Hejazifar is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. He gained attention and received critical acclaim for his performances in films Standing in the Dust (2016), Midday Adventures (2017), Atabai (2020), Majority (2021), and The Lion Skin (2022–2023). He has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, two Hafez Awards, an Urban International Film Festival Award and two Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.
Ehsan Hemmati is a film director from Iran. He is a M.A in Film Director from Tehran University of Arts and a bachelor's degree in Film Director. Hemmati is also a researcher of filmology, philosophy of art and psychological activities in cinema.
Nasukh is a story by Mohammad Rasouli, an Iranian writer. It combines the literary school of surreal modernism of Iran in the 14th century. Nasukh is influenced by a kind of historical philosophy and is written with a mysterious look at the myths of Iran, and at the same time, it deals with the issues of the time and the present day. The short film Nasukh is taken from this book.
Nasukh is a surreal short film written and directed by Asghar Abbasi. This film deals with the conditions of Iran in the 14th century from the perspective of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. Nasukh is taken from the story of Nasukh book written by Mohammad Rasouli, Shahnameh scholar and Iranian writer. Nominated for the "Book and Cinema" special section of the 40th Tehran International Short Film Festival.
SETiN is an Iranian short film with a social theme, directed and written by Asghar Abbasi. This film deals with the social issues of Iranian culture. Siamak Atlasi is one of the actors of this movie. Setin was nominated for the best film at the HECare Film Festival in Canada.
Mohammad Rasouli is a writer, Shahnameh scholar and economist from Iran. Rasouli works as a Shahnameh scholar in Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Rasouli's last work named Nasukh was nominated for the "book and cinema" section of the Tehran International Short Film Festival. The script of the short film Nasukh is taken from the book Nasukh written by Mohammad Rasouli.
Morteza Alizadeh is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Alizadeh won Tehran International Short Film Festival Award for Best Adapted Film. He nominated for the best first director at the Fajr Film Festival.
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