Iran fest announces winners

The closing ceremony of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival has been held with awards given to best nominees in each competitive category of the event.

During the event, the Iranian and international winners of various sections were announced.

Check out the list of winners below:

International Competition (Cinema Salvation)

Best Film: Milko Lazarov, Aga (Bulgaria, Germany, France)

Best Director: Alexey German Jr., Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia)

Best Script: Ramtin Lavafi, Hattrick (Iran)

Best Actor: Leon Lucev, The Miner (Slovenia, Croatia)

Best Actress: Mahoor Alvand, Hattrick (Iran)

Special Jury Prize: Richard Kendrick, Cinematographer, Song of Granite (Ireland, Canada)

Best Short Film: Faith, Tatiana Fedorovskaya (Russia)

Special Mention: Mr. Deer, Mojtaba Mousavi (Iran)

The Cinema Salvation – International Competition Jury: Joanna Kos-Krauze (Poland), Milcho Manchevski (Macedonia), Dimitri Athanitis (Greece), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (India), Giovanni Spagnoletti (Italy), Mahmoud Kalari (Iran), Merila Zarei (Iran).

Asian Film Awards

Best Asian Film: Father and Son, Dung Ding Loung (Vietnam)

Best Asian Director: Maryam Bahrololumi, Patio (Iran)

Best Short Film: Pedavore, Mohammad Kart (Iran)

Eastern Vista – Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries Jury: Salome Demuria (Georgia), Suhan Pansha (Malaysia), Ahmet Boyagioglu (Turkey), Ammar Jamal (Iraq), Farhad Aslani (Iran)

Interfaith Award

Grain, Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar)

Interfaith Competition Jury: Valerie De Marnhac (France), Thomas Kroll (Germany), Mohammad-Reza Zaeri (Iran)

NETPAC Prize

Hendi & Hormoz, Abbas Amini (Iran)

NETPAC Jury: Raman Chawla (India), Asif Rustamov (Azerbaijan), Habib Ahmadzadeh (Iran)

Best First Film Award

Dressage, Pooya Badkoobeh (Iran)

First Film Jury: Viera Langerova (Slovakia), Barmak Akram (Afghanistan), Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar (Iran)

Muhammad Al Ameen Award

Majid Majidi, Beyond the Clouds (India)

Peace Prize

Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement: Rithy Panh (Cambodia)

Honorary Diploma: The Miner, Hanna Slack (Slovenia, Croatia)

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

Since its establishment, the Fajr International 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 festival came to an end on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Tehran.

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