40th Fajr Film Festival

The 40th Fajr Film Festival (Persian: چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر) was held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conference.[1][2][3][4][5]

40th Fajr Film Festival
Opening filmBeyro
by Morteza Aliabbas Mirzaei
Closing filmLinden
by Davoud Bidel
LocationMilad Tower
Founded1983
No. of films40 films
Festival dateOpening: February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)
Closing: February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
WebsiteFajr Film Festival
Fajr Film Festival
41st
40th Fajr Film Awards
DateFebruary 11, 2022
SiteMilad Tower, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Organised byFarabi Cinema Foundation
Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Highlights
Most awardsThe Situation of Mehdi (5)
Most nominationsThe Situation of Mehdi (14)
Best FilmThe Situation of Mehdi
Special Jury PrizeAmir Hossein Asgari (director) – The Last Snow
Audience Choice of Best FilmNo award given
WebsiteFajr Film Festival
Television/radio coverage
NetworkIRIB Namayesh

Jury

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Main Competition

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Documentary

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  • Ahmad Zabeti Jehrami
  • Mohammad Tahami Nejad
  • Mohammadali Farsi
  • Morteza Shabani
  • Mohammadreza Abassian

Short Film

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  • Ahmadreza Motamedi
  • Danesh Eghbashavi
  • Hamed Jafari

Advertising Competition

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  • Ali Nikraftar
  • Mehrdad Khoshbakht
  • Mohammad Rouhallamin[6]

Winners and nominees

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Reza Mirkarimi, Best Director winner
 
Amin Hayai, Best Actor winner
 
Nader Soleimani, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Sadaf Espahbodi, Best Supporting Actress winner

Main Competition

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Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
Best Editor
Best Sound Effects
Best Sound Recording
  • Massih Hadpour Seraj –The Situation of Mehdi
    • Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh – Squad of Girls
    • Abbas Rastegarpour – No Prior Appointment
    • Amir Nobakht Haghighi – Golden Night
    • Babak Ardalan – The Late Father
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Special Effects
Best Makeup
Best Documentary
Best Visual Effects
  • Lamentation
    • Persian Elementary School
    • Soldier N.0
Best National Film
  • Behrouz Shoeibi – No Prior Appointment
Best Short Film
  • Bonus
    • Past
    • Longing

First Look

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Best First Film

Advertising Competition

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Best Poster Design
Best Still Photography
No Simorgh given
  • Ehsan Barabadi – Old Men Never Die (Honorary Diploma)
    • Erfan Behkar – The Badger
    • Mohammad Taghi Pour – Mansour
  • Habib Majidi – Mansour
    • Omid Saleh – Atabai
    • Fattah Zinouri – Under Low Light
Best Trailer
  • Omid Mirzae – Staging, The Sniper

Films with multiple wins

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Wins Films
5 The Situation of Mehdi
4 The Last Snow
Grassland
2 The Night Guardian
Squad of Girls
No Prior Appointment
The Opposition

Films with multiple nominations

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Nominations Films
14 The Situation of Mehdi
13 Grassland
12 The Last Snow
9 The Night Guardian
7 Squad of Girls
The Opposition
6 Killing a Traitor
5 No Prior Appointment
3 The Late Father
Without Her
The Town
2 The Loser Man
Conjugal Visit
Beyro
2888

Films

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Main Competition

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Title Director
2888 Keyvan Alimohammadi, Ali Akbar Heydari
No Prior Appointment Behrouz Shoeibi
The Last Snow Amir Hossein Asgari
Without Her Arian Vazirdaftari
Motherless Morteza Fatemi
Beyro Morteza Aliabbas Mirzaei
Killing a Traitor Masoud Kimiai
Scent of the Wind Seyyed Hadi Mohaghegh
Squad of Girls Monir Gheidi
The Late Father Hossein Namazi
Golden Night Yousef Hatamikia
The Town Ali Hazrati
Henas Hossein Darabi
The Opposition Amir Abbas Rabiei
Grassland Kazem Daneshi
Layers of Lies Ramin Sohrab
Mahan Hamid Shahhatami
The Loser Man Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Conjugal Visit Omid Shams
The Situation of Mehdi Hadi Hejazifar
The Night Guardian Reza Mirkarimi
Linden Davoud Bidel

Documentary

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Title Director
The Man Came by Bus Nima Mahdian
Lamentation Hojat Taheri
My Brother's Gun Kamran Jahedi
Persian Elementary School Hassan Naghashi
Soldier N.0 Mohammad Salimi Rad
Tonight's Homework Ashkan Nejati, Mehran Nematollahi
Nobody is Waiting for You Mohsen Eslamzadeh
One of My Dreams Mohsen Hadi

Short Film

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Title Director
Gazelle Mahsa Razavi
Bonus Reza Nejati
Coffin Akbar Zare'e
Past Hamid Mohammadi
Deer Hadi Babaeifar
Leo Mohammadmoein Roujollamini
Majan Fardin Ansari
Hajrou Afshin Akhlaghi Feyzasar
Longing Houra Tabatabaei
All The Time Shadi Karamroudi

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References

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