The call for the 45th Fajr National Film Festival was published by the secretary of Alireza Tabesh.
The opportunity to register films in the “Sudai Simorgh” and “Naghah No” sections of this festival will begin at 3:00 PM today, Thursday, November 21, and will continue until Wednesday, November 4.
The call for the 45th Fajr National Film Festival, which will be held from 12 to 22 Bahman 1405 in Tehran and other host cities, is as follows:
In this land, cinema is the mirror of people’s lives and the guardian of their collective memory, and today, when the noble nation of Iran has shown proud endurance in the recent imposed wars, Iranian cinema is the reliable narrative of this resistance and hope.
The 45th Fajr National Film Festival will be held in Tehran and the host cities from 12th to 22nd of Bahman 1405 with the help of the one and only God and at the same time as the 48th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Fajr National Film Festival is the result of a year of efforts of the great family of Iranian cinema, and without their presence, it has no meaning, therefore the festival secretariat, taking advantage of the experience of previous periods and in solidarity with the Sharif family of cinema, invites them to present their works in this period and make the festival warmer and more prosperous with their presence.
The sections and regulations of this course are as follows:
Sections and awards
a) He didn’t write
In this period, the festival honors the notables of Iranian cinema for their cultural, artistic and professional achievements.
b) Iranian cinema (Sodai Simorgh)
The selection board will introduce 22 films from among the applicant’s works for judging and 4 films as reserves, and the jury will award the following awards:
- Golden Simorgh, the best film from the national point of view (special award for Sardar Shahid Soleimani)
- Crystal Simorgh is the best movie
- Simorgh crystal special prize of the jury
- Crystal Simorgh, the best director
- Crystal Simorgh is the best screenplay
- Crystal Simorgh, best actress, main role
- Crystal Simorgh, best actor, main role
- Crystal Simorgh, best actress, supporting role
- Crystal Simorgh, best actor, supporting role
- Crystal Simorgh is the best cinematography
- Crystal Simorgh is the best editing
- Crystal Simorgh is the best soundtrack
- Crystal Simorgh, the best sound of the movie (recording and dubbing)
- Crystal Simorgh is the best stage design
- Crystal Simorgh is the best design of clothes
- Crystal Simorgh is the best face painting
- Crystal Simorgh, the best field special effects
- Crystal Simorgh with the best visual effects
- Crystal Simorgh, the favorite movie of the audience
Note 1: The Golden Simorgh for the best film from a national point of view (Sardar Martyr Soleimani Special Award) is awarded in commemoration of the events of the second and third imposed wars, in the form of the Minab Martyrs Special Award and upon the proposal of the jury and the approval of the festival secretary.
Note 2: Simorgh is awarded to adapted screenplays, animated films and artificial intelligence films upon the proposal of the jury and the approval of the festival secretary.
Note 3: Crystal Simorgh is awarded to the audience’s favorite film based on the votes of those who have seen the films in the festival halls. The method of voting and monitoring the counting of votes by the movie house will be announced later.
c) New look
This special section is the first feature film of the directors and the awards are given as follows:
- Crystal Simorgh is the best new movie
- Crystal Simorgh is the best director of the first film
Note: The director of the first film is the one who has directed a fiction film for the first time, with a film production license and the legal licenses of the cinema organization, and has not previously released any film to the public.
d) Documentary cinema competition
Iranian feature documentary films with a screening license from the cinema organization (with a duration of more than 60 minutes) entered into the 20th International Documentary Film Festival of Iran (Cinema-Ghekurit) are judged in this section. The Jury will award Simorgh Crystal for the best documentary film to the producer and director of the selected (joint) work. The films of this section are introduced to the Fajr Film Festival Secretariat by the Secretariat of the Truth Cinema Festival.
e) Short story film competition
Iranian short fiction films with a screening license from the cinema organization (with a duration of less than 30 minutes) entered the 43rd Tehran International Short Film Festival, the 38th Isfahan International Film Festival for Children and Adolescents and short fiction films produced this year that have the first presentation are judged in this section. The Jury, Crystal Simorgh, awards the best short story film to the director of the selected work. The films of this section are introduced by the Secretariat of Tehran Short Film Festival to the Secretariat of Fajr Film Festival.
f) Iranian cinema advertising competition
The call for this section will be announced later.
g) manifestation of national will
The terms and conditions of this section will be announced later.
Conditions for acceptance of works in Soda Simorgh and New Look
1. The film applying to participate in the festival must have a production or screening license from the cinema organization.
2. The applicant’s work has not been reviewed in the previous periods of the festival.
3. The film applying for participation in the festival has not been screened in any movie theater, television network, Internet TV, home viewing network, on-demand display system or other Internet display platforms.
4. The applicant’s work has not been shown in any event, festival or film market in the country or abroad.
Note: The works that have been shown in the top festivals introduced by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) or in the International Festival of Films for Children and Teenagers are excluded from this rule.
General regulations
1. The acceptance and screening of works is subject to the rules and regulations of the production and screening of the cinema organization.
2. Registration means acceptance of all the rules of this call. The recorded information will be used in case of finding the way of the film in the book and notification of the festival, and its correctness is the responsibility of the producer.
3. Selection and judging boards are cinematographers and cultural and artistic experts of the country. The main people involved in the production of the works of each section are not present in the selection and judging boards of the same section.
4. The producers of the selected works should deliver the final version to the festival secretariat with the technical standard of screening (DCP) after the approval of the evaluation and supervision deputy of the cinematographic organization. If the final version is not received by the mentioned day, the film or films saved by the selection board will be replaced with the opinion of the secretary.
5. Posters, photos, teasers, and parts of the film are used to promote the festival in the media and make clips of the opening and closing ceremonies.
6. The jury will introduce the candidates for the awards no later than 24 hours before the closing ceremony.
7. The interpretation of the regulations, the resolution of ambiguity and the decision about the unforeseen cases are with the festival secretary, and all applicants are informed in the festival system.
Sign up and send a review copy
The registration of Sodai Simorgh and New Look section will be from Thursday, November 21 to Wednesday, November 4, 1405, and the deadline for submitting the revision copy of the works will be from Tuesday, December 10, to Wednesday, December 25, 1405.
1. The producers of the works complete the registration process by referring to the festival system at fajrfilmfestival.com.
2. This registration means acceptance of all the rules and regulations of participating in the 45th Fajr National Film Festival, and since it will be the basis for future notifications, the producer is responsible for its correctness and accuracy.
Address of the secretariat: Tehran, Waliasr St. (AJ), after Ferdous Garden, Abbas Kiarostami St., Jafari St. corner, Kashi 16
Festival Secretariat: (021)-22734244-22714763-22734244
Technical support for registrations: 09960700165
Festival email: info@fajrfilmfestival.com
Timeline of the 45th Fajr National Film Festival
Thursday, November 21, 1405: Beginning of registration in the festival system
Wednesday, December 4, 1405: Deadline for registration in the festival system
Tuesday, December 10, 1405: The start of sending the revised version of Soda Simorgh and New Look
Wednesday, December 25, 1405: The deadline for receiving the revision copy of Soda Simorgh and Nogh Nah
Tuesday, January 15, 1405: Announcement of works submitted to Souda Simorgh and New Look
Wednesday, January 30, 1405: the final deadline for the delivery of the final copy (DCP)
