Fajr Film Festival seventh day held in Tehran

The seventh day of Fajr Film Festival has been held in Tehran on Saturday.

Four movies of the competition section vied in Tehran theaters on the seventh day of the event.

Pouran Derakhshandeh’s ‘Under the Smoky Roof’, ‘Sara and Ayda’ directed by‌ Maziar Miri, ‘Domestic Killer’ by Masoud Kimiaee and Mohsen Gharaee’s ‘Obstruction’ were screened.

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 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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