Fajr Intl. Theater Festival wraps up in Tehran
The curtains have fallen on the 42nd Fajr International Theater Festival, with a closing ceremony held at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Thursday.
Over 570 foreign films submitted to Fajr festival
The organizers of the Fajr International Film Festival announced on Saturday that they have received 578 submissions to the international competition of the 41st edition of the event.
Film Festival Postponed over Covid-19
The outbreak of the novel Covid-19 in Iran has postponed the 38th edition of Fajr International Film Festival that was initially slated for April 16-24, an official said.
Fajr festival to pay tribute to Ezzatollah Entezami
The 37th Fajr Film Festival plans to pay tribute to legendary actor Ezzatollah Entezami by organizing a special program during the opening ceremony of the event on January 30, the organizers announced on Friday. Entezami, the veteran actor of stage and screen, who was referred to as the “master actor” and “the honor of Iranian […]
“Django” star Franco Nero to attend Fajr festival
TEHRAN – Italian actor Franco Nero who is best known for his role in “Django”, Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti western, will attend the 36th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival. Nero, 77, has appeared in over 200 films during his career that spans 56 years. He also played a cameo role in “Django Unchained”, […]
Fajr festival to review Georgian cinema
TEHRAN — The 36th Fajr International Film Festival is scheduled to review Georgian cinema in a special program, which will screen films from the country. A collection of six films will be screened in the program “Retrospective of Georgian Cinema”. Among the films is well-known Georgian director George Ovashvili’s “Khibula” that depicts the final days […]
War movie “The Lost Strait” named best at Fajr festival
TEHRAN – “The Lost Strait”, a drama produced by Saeid Malekan on an epic battle by Iranian combatants during the last days of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, was crowned best at the 36th Fajr Film Festival on Sunday night. The film’s director Bahram Tavakkoli and Ebrahim Hatamikia, whose Daesh drama “At Damascus Time” premiered at […]