Short Film Award returns to Fajr Film Festival

The 35th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival has scheduled to bring back the Short Film Award after 7 years of hiatus, a director says.

The decision to bring back the Short Film Award was made after talks among members from the Iranian Short Film Association and the Head of Iran’s Cinema Organization Hojjatollah Ayyoubi, the director of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS), Seyyed-Sadeq Mousavi, said on Tuesday.

“A number of award winners at previous editions of the festival have been brilliant in making short films and it shows the importance of supporting the young filmmakers,” Mousavi added.

Established in 1982, the Fajr Film Festival is an event that celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to local and international films.

Since its establishment, the Fajr International Film Festival 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 and across the world every year.

MG/AI