Saeed Elahi said that compared to the previous editions, the prestigious event of the Fajr Film Festival will go under tremendous changes this year due to the ‘New Islamic Civilization’, IRNA reported.
Under the supervision of Masoud Naqashzadeh, this year the festival will be held in Competition and Culture sections.
Elahi added that ten meetings will be held under the title of ‘10 Nights with Intellectuals’ with university scholars on the articles of the ‘Second Phase of the Revolution’ and ratio of cinema with major strategic concepts.
Six prominent Iranian films will be screened and reviewed to discuss its cinematic techniques, he noted.
Four cineastes who have produced considerable works during the last year will be commemorated.
Ten other meetings will be held on scientific and new subjects which received cinema lovers during the last year, he said.
It is also planned that 10 expert-level meetings will be held online with the cooperation of four universities and one strategic studies center in Tehran, Elahi noted.
The international version of the event will be held later in 2022.
As of next year, the Fajr Film Festival and Fajr International Film Festival will be merged into one event, after five editions in which they were held separately, said the head of Cinema Organization of Iran.
The festival was established in 1982, and since 2015 the international section of the festival has been held separately from its national counterpart, said Mohammad Khazaei.
Since its establishment, the festival has played a vital role in the development of Iranian cinema. Every year, veteran directors and new filmmakers devotedly present their works in the gathering. It is widely considered one of the most prestigious and influential in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Source: Iran Daily