Ceremony honoring late director held in Tehran

A ceremony honoring the late Iranian director Homayoun Shahnavaz on the anniversary of his passing was held at the Cinema Museum of Iran in Tehran yesterday.

Earlier in the ceremony, a bust sculpture of the late director was installed in the museum followed by the main event of the ceremony which was the unveiling of the book “Homayoun’s Era” compiled by Mohammad Valizadeh.

The ceremony also premiered the film ‘The Homayoun of Art’ produced by Shahram Assadi.

Later in the event, the late director’s brother along with various figures active in the Cinema and Arts industry honored and paid tribute to the late Shahnavaz’s life and legacy.

Shahnavaz, director of the classic ‘The Valiant of Tangestan’ and scriptwriter for the masterpiece ‘The Fateful Day’ died after succumbing to injuries from a fire blast at his home in Tehran on March 7, 2018.

After an explosion caused by a gas leak erupted in the director’s home, he was catapulted from the fourth floor to the street below.

He died at a Tehran hospital from injuries he suffered as a result of the fire at the age of 80.

Shahnavaz was buried in the southwestern coastal city of Delvar, beside the house of Raisali Delvari, who was the leader of an armed uprising against British forces during World War I.

The historical event was depicted in Shahnavaz's TV series 'The Valiant of Tangestan' in the early 1970s.

His tomb is next to the house of Raisali Delvari, which was registered in the National Cultural Heritage List in 1997 and was also converted into a museum showcasing objects from the armed uprising.

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