New Fajr popular vote count announced

Results for the popular vote count of Fajr Film Festival on its ninth day have been unveiled with the top movies announced.

The films include ‘Abajan’ directed by Hatef Alimardani, ‘No Date, No Signature’ directed by Vahid Jalilvand, ‘21 Days Later’ directed by Seyyed-Mohammadreza Kheradmandan, ‘Midday Event’ directed by Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian and ‘The Good, the Bad and the Weird’ directed by Peyman Qasemkhani.

The vote count takes place at the end of each day of Fajr Film Festival.

Fajr Festivals are held annually in Iran during the Fajr Decade (literally meaning ten days of dawn), which marks the anniversary of the ten days from the return of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, to Iran (February 1) until the victory day of the Islamic Revolution (February 11) in 1979.

Established in 1982, the Fajr International Film Festival celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the Fajr Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian Cinema.

Supervised by Iran’s Ministry of Culture, the festival hosts veteran directors and new filmmakers from Iran and across the world every year.

The screening sessions will last for 11 days from January 30 to February 9.

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