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
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 ...
.
See also
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Simurgh
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:Crystal Simorgh recipients
References
Fajr International Film Festival
Iranian film awards
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