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Fajr International Film FestivalFounded in 1982, Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) is Iran’s largest annual film festival held in Tehran. It is an event that celebrates cultural exchange, displays creative achievements of highly acclaimed cineastes and pays tribute to quality local and international films. Since its establishment, Fajr International Film Festival has played a vital role in the development of the Iranian Cinema. Every year, veteran directors and new filmmakers devotedly present their works in the festival. Over the years, Fajr has been honored by numerous great film figures who have also worked closely with the festival as respectable Jury Members, such as Volker Schlondorff, Krzysztof Zanussi, Robert Chartoff, Semih Kaplanoglu, Bruce Beresford, Percy Adlon, Paul Cox, Shyam Benegal, Bela Tarr, Jan Troell, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Elia Suleiman, Agnieszka Holland, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Rustam Ibragimbekov, just to name a few among other influential figures. Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds to Open FIFF 2018The 36th Fajr International Film Festival will start on April 19 with the screening of Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds. Starring Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan, Beyond The Clouds is scheduled to be released on April 20 in 34 territories across the world besides India as well. The film will be released in over 70 screens across the Persian Gulf region in places like Dubai, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. The film will also be released in the United States, Canada, Pakistan, Singapore, East, West and South Africa, among other countries. Starring Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan, Beyond The Clouds, produced by Zee Studios and Namah Pictures, tells the story of a brother and sister who grow up in a Mumbai slum. When Tara (Mohanan) is arrested on charges of attempted murder, her bond with her brother Amir (Khatter) is put to the test. AR Rahman has composed the music. The film has been doing the rounds of international film festivals since 2017. Majid Majidi (born 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter who started his career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. In 1998, Majidi directed Children of Heaven, which was nominated to receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Though it lost to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni, Children of Heaven is the first Iranian film to have been nominated by the Academy. Majidi has directed several other feature films since Children of Heaven: The Color of Paradise in 2000, Baran in 2001, and The Willow Tree in 2005 (alternate English title One Life More). In 2008, Majidi’s acclaimed film The Song of Sparrows won Silver Bear for Best Actor (Reza Naji) in Berlin Film Festival. He also directed Muhammad: The Messenger of God, a blockbuster about the birth of Islam. His film selected by Iran as its contender for the 2016 Academy Awards. Presided over by Iranian film writer and director Reza Mirkarimi, the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival will be held in Tehran on April 19-27. The Event will take place in Charsou Cineplex in Tehran. 18.04.2018 | Fajr International Film Festival's blog Cat. : FILM
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+ SUBSCRIBE to the weekly Newsletter DealsUser imagesAbout Fajr International Film FestivalFajr International Film Festival,held on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in February,aims at acting as a bridge between national cinemas from the East and the West and emphasing film art`s potentialities for presentation of spiritual values. View my profile Send me a message The EditorUser contributions |