35th Fajr Film Festival to honor Farhadi Tohidi and Touraj Mansouri

The 35th Fajr Film Festival is set to commemorate two Iranian cineastes.

Screenwriter Farhad Tohidi and cinematographer Toraj Mansouri will be honored during the prestigious cinematic event.

The festival will also commemorate two other cineastes who are yet to be named.

Fajr Festivals are annually held in Iran during the Fajr Decade (literally meaning ten days of dawn) which marks the anniversary of the ten days from the return of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, to Iran (February 1) until the victory day of the Islamic Revolution (February 11) in 1979.

Established in 1982, 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, Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of the 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.

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