Pantea Panahiha is an Iranian actress and. She is best known for her performance in Breath (2016), which was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Parinaz Izadyar is an Iranian actress. Izadyar is mostly known for her willingness to play dramatic roles, making her one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. She has received various accolades, including a Pesaro International Film Festival Award and a Dhaka International Film Festival Award.
Pardis Ahmadieh is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her performances in Red Nail Polish (2016) and The Lion Skin (2022–2023). She has received various accolades, including a Hafez Award and an Urban International Film Festival Award, in addition to nomination for an Iran Cinema Celebration Award.
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.
The 27th Fajr International Film Festival held from 31 January to 10 February 2009 in Tehran, Iran.
Atabai is a 2020 Iranian romantic drama film directed by Niki Karimi and written by Hadi Hejazifar and Karimi. The film screened for the first time at the 38th Fajr Film Festival and earned 5 nominations.
Mohammad Kart is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and actor. In 2020, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film for making the film Drown at the 38th Fajr Film Festival.
Pardis Pourabedini is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Razieh in Blue Blood (2020–2021) for which she earned a Hafez Award nomination. She won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the 41st Fajr International Film Festival for her role in the 2023 war film Unknown.
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.
Mirsaeed Molavian is an Iranian actor. He gained recognition after portraying Reza Fakhar in the romance historical drama Once Upon a Time in Iran (2021–2022). Molavian earned a Crystal Simorgh nomination, a Hafez Award nomination and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award nomination for his performance as a gambler in the 2020 drama film Tooman.
Mojtaba Pirzadeh is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his role in the 2016 drama film The Salesman, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is also known for his performances in Rona, Azim's Mother (2018) and No Choice (2020). Pirzadeh received critical acclaim and a Crystal Simorgh nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the drama film Tooman (2020).
Navid Pourfaraj is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his role as Amir in Sheeple (2018) for which he earned a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award nominations. He won the Best Actor Award at the 8th Duhok International Film Festival for his performance in Zalava (2021).
Mohammad Ali Shadman is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his acting in M for Mother (2006) that was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. He is also known for Divar Be Divar (2017–2018), Drown (2020), I Want to Live (2021) and Rebel (2022). Shadman earned a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor nomination for his performance in Drowning in Holy Water.
Mohammad Hanif is an Iranian novelist and scholar. He is the winner of many national awards including the prestigious Iran's Book of the Year Awards, Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards, Golden Pen Award.
Playing with Stars is a 2021 Iranian drama film directed and written by Hatef Alimardani. The film screened for the first time at the 39th Fajr Film Festival and earned 2 nominations.
The 40th Fajr Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conference.
The 39th Fajr Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 February 2021 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 39th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2021, at a press conference.
Rouhollah Zamani is an Iranian actor, known for his performance in the 2020 film Sun Children.
