Fajr Int’l Filmfest reveals 2017 award winners

Jury panel of Fajr International Film Festival in Iran has revealed the award winners in various categories of the event.

Iranian film 'The Home’ by Asghar Yousefinejad crowned at the awards ceremony, winning Golden Simorgh for Best Film and Silver Simorgh for Best Script as well as NETPAC Prize.

A full list of award winners was unveiled as follows:

International Competition (Cinema of Salvation)

Golden Simorgh for Best Film: ‘The Home’, Asghar Yousefinejad (Iran)

Silver Simorgh for Best Director: Ivan D. Gaona, ‘Guilty Men’ (Colombia)

Silver Simorgh for Best Script: ‘The Home’, Asghar Yousefinejad (Iran)

Silver Simorgh for Best Actress: Margita Gosheva, ‘Glory’ (Bulgaria)

Silver Simorgh for Best Actor: Stefan Denolyubov, ‘Glory’ (Bulgaria)

Silver Simorgh for Special Jury Prize – Art Direction and Cinematography: Zhu Jinjing (Cinematography), Wang Tou (Art Director), ‘Mr. No Problem’, (China, France)

Silver Simorgh for Best Short Film: ‘Online Shopping’, Ghasideh Golmakani (Iran)

Muhammad Al-Ameen Award

'Babaei', Mozaffar Hosseinkhani Hezaveh (Iran)

Asian Film Awards

Best Asian Film: ‘Returnee’, Sabit Kurmanbekov (Kazakhstan)

Best Asian Director: Shahrbanoo Sadat, ‘Wolf and Sheep’ (Afghanistan/Denmark/France/Sweden)

Best Asian Short Film: ‘Not Yet’, Arian Vazirdaftari (Iran)

Interfaith Award

‘Knife in the Clear Water’, Wang Xuebo (China)

NETPAC Prize

‘The Home’, Asghar Yousefinejad (Iran)

The awards ceremony for this year’s run was held on Thursday, 27 April, at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. Among the Iranian officials in attendance include Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Reza Salehi Amiri, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and head of Iranian Cinema Organization Mohammad Mehdi Heydarian.

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