16th Fajr International Film Festival

16th Fajr International Film Festival
Official poster
Opening filmThe Glass Agency
LocationTehran, Iran
Founded1983
AwardsCrystal Simorgh
Editor-in-chiefSeifollah Dad
Festival date1–11 February 1998
LanguagePersian, English
Fajr International Film Festival

The 16th Fajr International Film Festival (Persian: شانزدهمین جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر) held 1–11 February 1998 in Tehran, Iran.

The Glass Agency (Ebrahim Hatamikia, 1998) was the festival's best film in "Competition of Iranian Cinema" and The Promise (Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 1996) —a Belgian film— was the festival's best film in "Competition of International Cinema".

The Glass Agency won a record-tying nine awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.