18th Hafez Awards reveals nominations for TV figure of year

The 18th edition of the Hafez Awards, honoring the film industry and TV productions as Iran first indie award event, has revealed nominations for the best TV figure of the year.

The TV figure of the year will be selected from presenters of different TV shows that have gone on IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) antennas last year.

Actors such as Pejman Bazeghi, Kamran Tafti, Rambod Javan, Soroush Sehhat, and Mehran Modiri are among the nominees.

Filmmaker Fereydoun Jeyrani, Hossein Dehbashi, poet Mohammad Saleh-Ala, Reza Rashidpour, Ali Zia, Arash Zellipour, Ehsan Alikhani, Adel Ferdowsipour, and Mohammad-Hossein Misaqi are the other nominees.

The award gala will be held in Tehran on August 13, the organizers announced on Sunday.

Iranian film critic and producer Ali Moallem was the founder of the event, annually organized by his Persian cinematic monthly Donya-ye Tasvir, meaning the world of picture.

Moallem passed away due to a heart attack in 2017 but the publication and awards were kept alive by Moallem’s widow, Azar Memarian, and his son, Omid.

Other nominees and the venue to host the award ceremony will be announced later.

The 17th edition of the Hafez Awards was held at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on August 13, 2018.

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