Fajr offers condolences to Ali Nasiriyan on death of his wife

The organizers of the 37th Fajr Film Festival have offered condolences to veteran film and television actor Ali Nasiriyan on the death of his spouse Fatemeh Bayat.

Ali Nasiriyan is one of the stars of ‘Buffoon’ which is participating at this year's edition of the event. 

‘Buffoon’, the directorial debut of Homayoun Ghanizadeh, was screened for media crew on Saturday.

At a press conference for the movie, Ghanizadeh and the producer Ali Mosaffa also expressed sympathy with Nasiriyan.

The 37th edition of the FFF kicked off on January 30, 2019, and will run until February 11 in Tehran.

The festival coincides with the Ten-Day Fajr ceremonies across Iran, marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Since its establishment in 1982, the FFF 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 every year.

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