Guests express views on Fajr Int’l Film Festival

The 37th Fajr International Film Festival has brought many international cinephiles together to watch and discuss movies in the running at the event.

Here is an excerpt from ifilm exclusive on the international guests attending the 37th annual Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF).

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Mr. Yahya -- CEO, Indonesia TV Channel

“Iran movies are very strong, winning many awards in foreign festivals.”

Mr. Hejazgol -- Cinema Lecturer, Pakistan

“We are running a film club in Islam where we show Iranian films. I’m a great fan of Majid Majidi. We have shown films like ‘Children of Heaven’, ‘The Color of God’, ‘Baran’. All these films have been liked a lot by the audience.”

Ali Beik -- Representative, Kazakhstan Festival

“We have screened a lot of Iranian films in our country. You have a big output.”

Mike Van Diem -- Jury Member, Dutch Oscar-winning director/ screenwriter

“The qualities are very interesting….the variety is enormous. We’ve seen social drama. We’ve seen highly experimental films…We’ve seen semi-psychological horror film. So it’s very hard to compare.”

Peter Fleischmann -- Jury Member, German film director

“It’s a really interesting festival. I really enjoyed being here.”

The 37th edition of Fajr International Film Festival was launched in Tehran on April 18 and will come to a close on April 26, 2019.

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