Fajr International Film Festival

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The International Fajr Film Festival Poster 2006

The Fajr Film Festival or Fajr International Film Festival (Persian: جشنواره بین المللی فیلم فجر or simply جشنواره فیلم فجر) is Iran's annual film festival, held every February in Tehran.

The festival, started in 1982, is under supervision of Ministry of Culture in Iran. It takes place every February in Iran on the anniversary of the Iranian revolution.

1 Competition Winners (2006)
2 Competitions
3 Juries
4 Fajr International Film Festivals
5 External link(s)

[edit] Competition Winners (2006)

[edit] International Awards

Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Short Narrative Film to Rain is Falling, directed by Holger Ernst from Germany.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Technical or Artistic Achievement to the film Downfall directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from Germany.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Performance to Mohammad Reza Foroutan for the film Slowly Directed by Maziar Miri, Iran.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script to Mani Haqiqi for Men at Work, Iran.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Gianni Amelio for the film The Keys to the House, Italy.
Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize to Bashing, directed by Kobayashi Masahiro, Japan.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film to Slowly, directed by Maziar Miri, Iran.

[edit] Awards of Spiritual Cinema

Niki Karimi at the 24th Fajr International Film Festival

Crystal Simorgh Prize of Best Script for the film Zozo, directed by Josef Fares, Sweden.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Tae Hyung Im, director of the film Little Brother, Korea.
Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Film to When Everybody was asleep, directed by Fereidoun Hassanpour, Iran.

[edit] Awards of Asian Cinema

Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Script to Mitsuhiro Mihara for the film The Village Album, Japan.
Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Direction to Ma Liwen , director of the film You and Me, China.
Crystal Simorgh prize for Best Film to In the Name of the Father, directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iran.