Iran Fajr Film Festival announces winners

Winners of the 36th Fajr Film Festival in various categories have been announced in the closing ceremony of the event.

The closing ceremony of Iran’s leading cinematic event was held at Tehran’s Milad Tower Sunday night.

The event was attended by the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed-Abbas Salehi and Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri.

The nominees grabbed the top prize (Crystal Simorgh) are as follows:

Crystal Simorgh for Best Short Film:

Bahram & Bahman Ark for ‘AniMal’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Visual Effects:

Farid Nazer-Fasihi for ‘Istanbul Juncture’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Special Effects:

Mohsen Rouzbahani for ‘The Lost Strait’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Make-up:

Saeed Malekan for ‘The Lost Strait’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Stage Design:

Abbas Bolvandi for ‘Underwater Cypress’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Costume Design:

Sara Khaledizadeh for ‘Bomb: A Love Story’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Sound Mixing:

Ali-Reza Alavian for ‘Damascus Time’ & ‘Sheeple’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Sound Recording:

Rashid Daneshmand for ‘The Lost Strait’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Music:

Karen Homayounfar for ‘Cold Sweat’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Editing:

Bahram Dehqani & Mohammad Najjarian for ‘Cold Sweat’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Cinematography:

Ali-Reza Zarrin-Dast for ‘Underwater Cypress’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Film in 'Art and Experience' section:

Houman Seyyedi for ‘Sheeple’

Crystal Simorgh for Best First Film:

Reza Maqsoudi for ‘Don’t Be Embarrassed’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Sahar Dowlatshahi for 'Cold Sweat' & 'Istanbul Jucture'

Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Jamshid Hashempour for 'The Woodpecker'

Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role:

Sara Bahrami for 'The Woodpecker'

Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor in a Leading Role:

Amir Jadidi for ‘The Lost Strait’ & 'Cold Sweat'

Diploma of Honor for Best Actor in a Leading Role:

Amin Hayaee for ‘Ablaze'

Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay:

Kambozia Partovi for ‘Truck’ & Houman Seyyedi for ‘Sheeple’

Crystal Simorgh for Best Director:

Bahram Tavakkoli for ‘The Lost Strait’ & Ebrahim Hatamikia for 'Damascus Time'

Crystal Simorgh for Special Jury Prize

Peyman Moadi for 'Bomb, A Love Story'

Crystal Simorgh for Best Film:

Saeed Malekan for ‘The Lost Strait’

Golden Simorgh for Best Film from National Perspective:

Seyyed-Hamed Hosseini for ‘Underwater Cypress’

Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice Award:

Saeed Sadi for ‘Sheeple’

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

Since its establishment, the Fajr 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.

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