Fajr Festival names short film jury

Fajr Film Festival announces the jury members and the participant films of the short film section of the event.

Kiumars Pouahmad, Ali Mosafa, Houman Behmanesh, Aida Panahandeh and Mohammad Shirvani are to judge the films accepted in the short film section.

The jury will introduce one movie to the festival as the winner of the short film section to receive the Crystal Simorgh.

23 short films are sent to the festival’s secretariat.

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 eight days from February 2 until February 9.

FM/RSH