27Th Fajr International Film Festival
The 27th Fajr International Film Festival (Persian: بیست و هفتمین جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر) held from 31 January to 10 February 2009 in Tehran, Iran.
 Official poster | |
| Opening film | Every Night, Loneliness |
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| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Awards | Crystal Simorgh Golden Simorgh |
| Editor-in-chief | Majid Shah-Hosseini |
| No. of films | 277
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| Festival date | 31 January–10 February 2009 |
| Language | Persian, English |
Doubt (Varuzh Karim-Masihi, 2009) — which adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet — was the festival's best film in "Competition of Iranian Cinema" and Snow (Aida Begić, 2008), a Bosnian film, was the festival's best film in "Competition of International Cinema".
Competition of Iranian Cinema
Tributes
| Opening ceremony of the 27th Fajr International Film Festival's Competition of Iranian Cinema | |
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| Date | 30 January 2009 |
| Site | Milad Tower |
| Hosted by | Mohammad-Reza Foroutan |
| Produced by | Morteza Razzaq-Karimi |
| Directed by | Majid Barzegar |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Barefoot in Paradise (1) Three Women (1) |
| Most nominations | The Second Wife (2) Three Women (2) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | IRIB TV2 |
| Duration | 3 hours, 15 minutes |
Opening ceremony of the festival's Competition of Iranian Cinema took place on 30 January 2009, at the Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran beginning at 7:45 p.m. IRST.
Following individuals tributed by Golden Plaque:
- Ebrahim Hatamikia – Filmmaking occupations: director and screenwriter
- Mohammadreza Sharafoddin – Filmmaking occupations: producer and special effects supervisor
- Deceased Khosrow Shakibai – Filmmaking occupations: actor
- Rasul SAmeli – Filmmaking occupations: producer, director and screenwriter
- Mahmoud Kalari – Filmmaking occupations: cinematographer
Advertisement Competition
Winners of Crystal Simorgh are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Winners of secondary awards are listed second, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a dagger (†).
| Best Still Photography
| Best Film Poster
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| Best Film Billboard
| Best Film Trailer
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Contending for Simorgh
| Closing ceremony of the 27th Fajr International Film Festival's Competition of Iranian Cinema | |
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| Date | 10 February 2009 |
| Site | Ministry of Interior Hall |
| Hosted by | Mohammad-Reza Shahidifard |
| Produced by | Morteza Razzaq-Karimi |
| Directed by | Majid Barzegar |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Doubt |
| Most awards | When We're All Asleep (3) |
| Most nominations | Doubt and About Elly (11) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | IRIB TV2 |
| Duration | 3 hours, 30 minutes |
Closing ceremony of the festival's Competition of Iranian Cinema took place on 10 February 2009, at the Ministry of Interior Hall in Tehran, Iran beginning at 7:25 p.m. IRST. The ceremony was televised by IRIB.
Awards and nominations of the Competition of Iranian Cinema sections are below:
- Golden Simorgh
| Best Film with National Point of View
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- Audience Choice
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Main Competition
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| Best Supporting Actor
| Best Supporting Actress
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| Best Cinematography
| Best Film Editing
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| Best Score
| Best Sound
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| Best Set and Costume Design
| Best Makeup
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| Best Special Effects
| Best Short Film
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- Non-nomination Crystal Simorgh
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- Films with multiple nominations and awards
The following 12 films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Film |
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| 11 | Doubt |
| About Elly | |
| 8 | The Postman Doesn't Knock 3 Times |
| 6 | When We're All Asleep |
| Twenty | |
| 5 | Motherland |
| Superstar | |
| Child and the Angel | |
| 3 | Karat 14 |
| The Voices | |
| The Day Goes and the Night Comes | |
| 2 | The Penalty |
The following 5 films received multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
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| 3 | When We're All Asleep |
| 2 | Doubt |
| About Elly | |
| Motherland | |
| Twenty |
New Vision
| Best Film | Best Director
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- Non-nomination Crystal Simorgh
| Special Jury Prize
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- Non-nominated Honorary Diploma
- Best Director: Masoud Naghashzadeh – Child and the Angel
- Additional Honorary Diploma
- Best Actor: Hamed Behdad – Bleeding Heart
- Best Actress: Mona Ahmadi – Child and the Angel
- Best Screenplay: Penniless – Hamid Nematollah and Hadi Moghadamdoost
- Best Cinematography: When the Lemons Turned Yellow – Fereydoun Shirdel
Video-Cinema
| Best Film
| Best Director
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- Non-nominated Honorary Diploma
- Best Director: Hassan Lafafian – White Piece's Move
Eye of the Reality
| Best Documentary Feature Film
| Best Documentary Short Film
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- Non-nominated Honorary Diploma
- Best Documentary Short Film: Dahieh – Habibollah Valinejad, producer
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harandi Mohammad-Reza Jafari-Jelveh | Presenters of the award for Best Film with National Point of View |
| Mahmoud Farshchian Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour | Presenters of the award for Audience Choice of Best Film |
Performers
| Name(s) | Role |
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| Hesameddin Seraj | Performer of the opening ceremony |
| Salar Aghili and Dastan Ensemble | Performers of the closing ceremony |
Competition of International Cinema
| Closing ceremony of the 27th Fajr International Film Festival's Competition of International Cinema | |
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| Date | 3 February 2009 |
| Site | Vahdat Hall |
| Hosted by | Akbar ʿAlemi |
| Produced by | Morteza Razzaq-Karimi |
| Directed by | Majid Barzegar |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Snow |
| Most awards | Snow (2) Pandora's Box (2) |
| Television coverage | |
| Duration | 2 hours, 25 minutes |
Closing ceremony of the festival's Competition of International Cinema took place on 3 February 2009, at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran, Iran beginning at 7:35 p.m. IRST.
World Panorama
"World Panorama" is the main section of competition of International Cinema.
- Audience Choice
| Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film
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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Film
| Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay
| Crystal Simorgh for Best Performance
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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Technical and Artistic Achievement
| Crystal Simorgh for Best Short Film
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- Non-nomination Crystal Simorgh
| Crystal Simorgh of Special Jury Prize
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Seeking the Truth
"Seeking the Truth" section also known as "Competition of Spiritual Cinema". This section organized to emphasize cinema's incomparable capacity for depiction of the transcendental realms. Films which guide viewers to spiritual values and foster elevated human characteristics entered in this section.
| Crystal Simorgh for Best Film | Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay
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- Additional Honorary Diploma
Eastern Vista
"Eastern Vista" section also known as "Competition of Asian Cinema". This section organized to promote film art and industry in Asian countries. Asia is the main core of the East, and East is not limited to a geographic concept, whereas it also includes history, culture, identity and all the shared elements of the people in this part of the world. in addition to the diversity of cultures in the Asian countries, this section also insists on the necessity of connections, unification, and cooperation of these countries. The "Special Asian Unity Prize" is created with respect to this idea and goal.
| Crystal Simorgh for Best Film | Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay |
Special Asian Unity Prize
"Special Asian Unity Prize" from Asian Parliamentary Assembly awarded to:
Turquoise Road Prize
"Turquoise Road Prize" had no winner. The prize scheduled to the Best Film from Economic Cooperation Organization countries, jointly with ECO Cultural Institute.
Path of the Prophets
"Path of the Prophets" section awarded "Interfaith Award" to:
- A Time to Love – Ebrahim Forouzesh (Iran)
Moustapha Akkad's Special Prize
"Golden Banner" in memorial of deceased Syrian director Moustapha Akkad, designed in order to persuade that part of the world cinema which has a respectful look at Islam and its greatness. The prize awarded to:
- Laila's Birthday – Rashid Masharawi (Palestine, Tunisia and Netherlands)
Non-competition sections
Special Screenings, retrospectives and memorials
Ceremony information
The Kingdom of Solomon (Shahriar Bahrani, 2010) removed from the festival's list of accepted films, due to incompleteness of post-production processes.
One of the most controversial events of the Iranian cinema's passed year was Golshifteh Farahani's appearance in Body of Lies (Ridley Scott, 2008). Because of her performance in a Hollywood film, Asghar Farhadi's About Elly faced preventing its screening at the Fajr International Film Festival. At last, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stepped in and ordered the removal of the obstacles.
Bahram Beyzai's When We're All Asleep awarded by main prizes of the Fajr International Film Festival while many of his plays and scripts had rejected for production permit by government, after the revolution.
Footnotes
Notes
References
Sources
- Burnett, Mark Thornton (2019). 'Hamlet' and World Cinema. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-13550-5.
- Esfandiary, Shahab (2012). Iranian Cinema and Globalization: National, Transnational, and Islamic Dimensions. Bristol: Intellect. ISBN 978-1-84150-470-4.
External links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (Persian)
- Fajr live tv
- 27th Fajr International Film Festival on SourehCinema (in Persian)
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