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Fajr Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. It takes place on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The awards are the Iranian equivalent to the American Academy Awards. The festival has been promoted locally and internationally through television, radio and webinars; speakers have come from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Organizations contributing to the event have included the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran film foundation, Press TV, HispanTV and Iran's multi-lingual film channel IFilm. From 2015, the festival has been separated into a national festival in February, which is notable for premieres of the most important domestic movies, and an international one, held in April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh
The Crystal Simorgh ( fa, سیمرغ بلورین) is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival, Iran's major annual film festival. It is awarded in several categories of ''International Competition'' as well as ''Iranian Cinema Competition''. The award's name comes from the Simurgh, a mythical bird that appears in Persian mythology. The Crystal Simorgh is one of the highest film honors in Iran. See also *Simurgh Simurgh (; fa, سیمرغ, also spelled ''simorgh, simorg'', ''simurg'', ''simoorg, simorq'' or ''simourv'') is a benevolent, mythical bird in Persian mythology and literature. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as the ... * :Crystal Simorgh recipients References Fajr International Film Festival Iranian film awards {{film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedieh Tehrani
Hedieh Tehrani ( fa, هديه تهرانی; born June 25, 1972) is an Iranian actress. She is most noted for willingness to play mysterious, stony-faced and cold-hearted women. She has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, four Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Award. Career Mohammad Reza Sharifinia and Azita Hajian were the first ones to propose her a role for ''The Fateful Day''. She auditioned for acting in ''The Fateful Day'' but refused to cooperate and the role went to Ladan Mostofi. Before acting in ''The King'', she refused a part in '' Leila'' directed by Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Kianoush Ayari then approached her for acting in his movie, ''To Be or Not to Be'' and again she refused to play. Masoud Kimiayi was the first director who succeeded to have her playing in his film ''The King''. Personal life The actress was arrested in 2016, in Tehran's central Lala Garden for ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parviz Parastouei
Parviz Parastui ( fa, پرویز پرستویی ; born 24 June 1955) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including four Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor–making him the only actor to have four wins in that category–four Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and an Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards. Personal life Parastui was born in Kabudrahang, Hamadan province. He served in the Iran-Iraq war. Early life Parviz Parastui had worked in judicature before he became an actor. He began his career by starring in the film ''Diar-e Asheghan''. Following ''Diar-e Asheghan'', Parastui began a long lasting career in films. Career Film After starring in films such as ''Pishtazan-e Fath'', ''Hunting'', etc., Parviz Parastui acted as "Sadeq Meshkini", a comedy role in the highly acclaimed yet controversial movie '' Leily Is with Me'' directed by Kamal Tabrizi. The war film ''Leily Is with Me'' brought a new perspective to the Iran–Iraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Kalari
Mahmoud Kalari (Persian: محمود کلاری; born in Tehran), is an Iranian cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and photographer, who has worked with number of renowned Iranian directors such as Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Asghar Farhadi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf. After completing photography courses in the United States, he held his first photo exhibition titled "Visit with People Around Us" at Tehran University in 1976. few years later he became employed by Paris-based Sigma Photo News Agency and worked for them for four years. In 1980 he was ranked one of the '15 Best Photographers of the Year' by Time Magazine, and his photos could be seen in French, German, and American magazines. Kalari moved back to Iran and from 1982 to 1984 worked as the supervisor of the Tehran National TV Photography Unit. Kalari started his film career in 1984 as the cinematographer of Jadehay sard (1985) (Frosty Roads) for which he won the Best Cinematography award at Tehran's Fajr Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambozia Partovi
Kambuzia Partovi (also spelt Kambozia Partovi, fa, کامبوزیا پرتوی; 11 November 1955 – 24 November 2020) was an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Rasht, Iran, on the Caspian Sea. After studying theater arts in school he wrote mainly scripts for TV series. In 1988 he made his feature film debut with ''Golnar''. His 2007 film '' Café Transit,'' which received the special mention at Mar del Plata film festival, was selected by Iran as its candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He wrote screenplays for other directors, most notably Jafar Panahi's '' The Circle''. In 2013 he acted in and co-directed ''Closed Curtain'' with Panahi. Partovi trained and supported many Iranian artists and film makers, most notably Bahman Ghobadi. He died on 24 November 2020, of complications from COVID-19. Filmography Director *1988 ''Golnar'' *1990 ''The Singer Cat'' *1991 ''The Fish'' *1992 ''The Adult Game'' *1994 ''The Legend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majid Majidi
Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. Biography Born in an Iranian middle-class family, he grew up in Tehran and at the age of 14 he started acting in amateur theater groups. He then studied at the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tehran. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf's ''Boycott'' in 1985. In 1997, Majidi directed ''Children of Heaven'', which was nominated to receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Though it lost to the Italian film ''Life Is Beautiful'' by Roberto Benigni, ''Children of Heaven'' is the first Iranian film to have been nominated by the academy. Majidi has directed several other feature films since ''Children of Heaven'': '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebrahim Hatamikia
Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of the name Abraham or Avram in Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East. In the Levant and Maghreb, Brahim and Barhoum are common diminutives for the first name Ibrahim. Given name *Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (died 632), was the third son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. *Ibrahim (died 750), the Umayyad caliph and a son of Caliph al-Walid I *Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi (779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi. *Ibrahim ibn Salih (died 792) Abbasid governor of various provinces in Syria and Egypt in the late eighth century. * Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar or Al-Muttaqi (died 968), Caliph of Baghdad during Later Abbasid period *Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar al-Muqtadir, was the Abbasid prince and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh For Audience Choice Of Best Film
Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film ( fa, سیمرغ بلورین بهترین فیلم از نگاه تماشاگران) is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... Winners References {{Fajr International Film Festival Awards for best film Film by Audience Choice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh Of Special Jury Prize
Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... Winners Notes References {{Fajr International Film Festival Special Jury Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh For Best Actor
The Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Fajr Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T .... Winners and nominees References {{Reflist Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Simorgh For Best Screenplay
Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. Winners and nominees Most wins and nominations Crystal Simorgh for Best Adapted Screenplay Crystal Simorgh for Best Adapted Screenplay is an award which established in 2006 but only awarded three times in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Nominations of this award were not announced. Winners Notes References {{Fajr International Film Festival Screenplay ''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993. Background After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ... Screenwriting awards for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
