The 43rd Fajr Film Festival is underway. A festival whose luster has, in various editions, dimmed or brightened, but which has always kept its appeal; for veteran directors, for newcomers, and for audiences alike.
What makes this festival special for all of these different groups and preserves its appeal over many years is a unique cinematic atmosphere in which the filmmaker or the audience, by being placed in it, feels part of the mainstream of Iranian cinema.
This year 13 figures have appeared at the Fajr Festival with their films for the first time. Directors who are either first-time filmmakers or have previously had filmmaking experience.
19 directors have also, in some way, previously appeared at this festival, of whom 13 filmmakers in earlier editions won a Simorgh or a Diploma of Honor.
Among them, Ebrahim Hatamikia leads with 7 Simorghs. In total, to date, 15 of Hatamikia's films have been selected for a Diploma of Honor, a Crystal Simorgh, or a Simorgh nomination at the Fajr Film Festival.
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian