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The 26th International Fajr Film Festival were held from February 1 to February 11, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. It consisted of seven competitions: Seeking the Truth ( Competition of Spiritual Cinema), Eye for the Real (Competition of Iranian Documentary Cinema) held in two subsections for long films and short and medium-length films, Contending for Symorgh (Competition of Iranian Cinema — Featured Films), Eastern Vista (Competition of Asian Cinema), World Panorama (International Competition) in two subsections for short films and featured films.[1] Awards were given to the winners in the closing ceremony on February 11.[2]
[edit] National Films
[edit] Featured Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “As Simple As This” produced by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Majid Majidi for “The Song of Sparrows”
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “As Simple As This” jointly written by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi and Shadmehr Rastin
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actor: Amin Hayai (“Night”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Actress: Hengameh Ghaziani (“As Simple As This”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh (“A Testimonial For God”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Supporting Actress: Mahtab Nasirpour (“The Son Of Soil”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Editor: Hasan Hasandoost (“The Song of Sparrows”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Cinematographer: Hosein Jafarian (“The Wall”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Composer: Hossein Alizadeh (“The Song of Sparrows”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Makeup Artist: Saeid Malekan (“The Song of Sparrows”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Sound: Iraj Shahzadi (“Green Fire”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Costume and Stage Designer: Zhila Mehrjouei and Sholeh Navab Tehrani (“Green Fire”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Special Effects: Hosein Talabeigi (“Flags Of The Castle Of Kaveh”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best First Film Director: Seyyed Rouhollah Hejazi (“In The Middle of Clouds”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film (Spectators' Choice): “A Women Is Always Involved” produced by Mohsen Aliakbari
[edit] Short Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Film: “Boomerang” directed by Dariush Gharibzadeh
[edit] Documentaries
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Documentary Filmmaker: Mehdi Moniri (“Tinar”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Short Documentary Filmmaker: Hamed Khosravi (“The Gloomy Song of Mountains”)
[edit] Spiritual Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “The Island” by Popel Lotkin
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: “The Professor And His Favorite Equation” by Takashi Kuizomi
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “The Son Of Soil” jointly written by Mohammad Ali Ahangar and Mohammad Reza Gohari
[edit] Inter-religious Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “Musicbox” by Farzad Motamen
[edit] International Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “Wind Waves In The Meadow” by Jozan Film Institute
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Juries Special Award: “Très bien, merci” produced by Paulo Branco and directed by Emmanuelle Cuau (Portugal)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey) for “Yumurta” (The Egg)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “El Violin” (The Violin) by Francisco Vargas (Mexic)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film (Spectators' Choice): “Très bien, merci”
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Technical And Artistic Achievement: Özgür Eken (“Yumurta”)
[edit] Asian Films
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Film: “In The Historical Expectancy” by Katsuyuki Avana
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Director: Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi (“As Simple As This”)
- Crystal Simorgh Prize for Best Screenplay: “As Simple As This” jointly written by Seyyed Reza Mirkarimi and Shadmehr Rastin
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