Fajr Film Festival most popular films named for 3rd day

Results for the popular vote count of Fajr Film Festival on its third day of running have been unveiled with the top movies announced.

The winning films include ‘Villas’ by Monir Qeidi, ‘No Date, No Signature’ by Vahid Jalilvand, ‘Midnight Event’ by Mohammad Hossein, , ‘Abajan’ by Hatef Alimardani, ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Weird’ by Peyman Ghasemkhani ‘Morality Police II’ by Saeed Soheili, and ‘Season of Narges’ by Negar Azarbayjani.

The vote count takes place at the end of each day of Fajr Film Festival.  

Fajr Festivals are held annually 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, 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.

The screening sessions will last for 8 days from January 29 to February 9.

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