Popular vote for Fajr Filmfest unveiled

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

The results were announced on Wednesday by the Audience Award Committee of Fajr Film Festival while ten movies have been arranged based on the popular vote count.

‘Negar’ by Rambod Javan and ‘Villas’ by Monir Qeidi Abajan’ as well as Vahid Jalilvand's ‘No Date, No Signature’ and Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian’s ‘Midnight Event’ are among the chosen movies on the list.

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 8 days from January 29 to February 9.

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