‘Parva’ applies for Fajr Film Festival

Iranian feature ‘Parva’ (fear), directed by Mehran Mahdavian, has applied for the upcoming edition of the Fajr Film Festival in Iran.

The film's producer filled out the application form to attend the 38th Fajr Film Festival, reports said on Saturday.

‘Parva’ is Mahdavian’s debut feature film. It was filmed outside the capital, Tehran.

The film is starring Hessam Mahmoudi, Mahtab Servati, Siamak Adib, Alireza Moayyedi and Akbar Aeen.

Asieh Soltani, Mehrdad Bakhshi, Zeynab Shabani and Mohammad Gohari have also appeared in the movie.

The Fajr Film Festival coincides with the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn) ceremonies across Iran, marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Since its establishment in 1982, 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 every year.

This is while the international version of the Fajr Film Festival will be held in April 2020.

The 38th Fajr Film Festival is set to kick off on February 1, 2020 and will run until February 11, 2020 in Tehran.

SQ/MG