‘Hundreds applied to Fajr Film Festival’

Over 600 moviemakers from 35 countries have submitted works to the 2018 edition of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in Iran, organizers say.

Organizers of the prestigious Iranian event this year sent invitations to producers all over the world to submit their films until the end of February 2018, a month before the Fajr International Film Festival will take place.

The 36th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival will be held in Tehran in April 2018.

So far, more than 600 filmmakers from 35 countries have applied to take part in various sections of the festival, organizers noted.

The 36th Fajr International Film Festival will be held from April 19-27, 2018.

Established in 1982, FIFF is an annual event held by Farabi Cinema Foundation, under the auspices of Iran’s Ministry of Culture.

Since 2015, the festival has been held in two separate national and international categories.

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