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 Fajr Film Festival logo | |
| Location | Tehran, Iran |
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| Founded | February 1, 1983 |
| Awards | Crystal Simorgh Golden Tablet Diploma Honorary |
| Festival date | 1 February – 11 February |
| Language | Persian English |
| Website | www |
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (Persian: جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; Persian: جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983.[1] 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.[2][3]
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 to 2022, the festival was bifurcated into two festivals, a national festival in February, which was notable for premieres of the most important domestic movies, and an international one, which was held in April.
Since 2022, the national and international segments have been merged again, with the combined festival taking place from 1 to 11 February every year.[4]
- ^ "ماجرای اولین جشنواره فیلم فجر/ بینالمللی بودن با اهداف سینمایی ملی در تعارض است". February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. International Film Guide. p. 146. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "Fajr International Film Festival". Iran Chamber Society. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Fajr national, international filmfests to reunite in 2022". 26 October 2021.