صفحه 42 | فجر International section of Fajr Filmfest set for April, May 2015 The international section of the Fajr Film Festival be screened on the sidelines of the festival. has been set for April and May 2015 following the The deadline for submissions is February 20. organizers’ decision in September to hold the event This was first time the international competition separately from the national section. section will be held independently from the national Hence, the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival, section and at a different time. Iran’s most important event on the motion picture The organizers decided in September to split the industry, will be held in Tehran from April 25 to May international section from the Fajr Film Festival. 2, 2015. “Despite all the efforts to organize the The international section includes two categories international section, the attractions of the national of the Islamic and Asian Countries’ Cinema (Eastern section and its various subjects overshadowed the Panorama), and World Cinema (Salvation). potential of the international section,” the secretary A number of short films and documentaries will of the festival, Alireza Rezadad, said at that time. Veteran Iranian actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and the cinematographer Hossein Jafarian were honored during the 33rd Fajr Film Festival. The festival honored two veteran artists for their achievements in Iranian cinema industry. Jafarian worked as the director of photography for the acclaimed films “About Elly” by Asghar Farhadi, “Gold and Copper” by Homayun Asadian, and “Che” by Ebrahim Hatamikia. Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, 84, has played several memorable roles in Iranian cinema. Among his credits are “Mother” and “Love- Stricken” by Ali Hatami. A total of 29 theaters and 13 cinematic complexes the festival, held from February 1 to 11, he said. Twenty four films in this edition of the festival and 11 movies in the New Vision section, which was dedicated to screening works from first-time filmmakers. Film Festival to honor Keshavarz, Jafarian صفحه 43 | فجر Fajr shortlists 'Soda-ye Simorgh' films Fajr shortlists 'Soda-ye Simorgh' films Two top films of the 28th Isfahan 'Times of Love', Alireza Ra'isian International Children Film Festival have been 'Mad Face', Abolhassan Davoudi selected for this section. They are: 'Promise', 'Fox', Behrouz Afkhami directed by Mohammad Ali Talebi, and 'Escape 'Sharafnaz', Hassan Najafi from Roudkhan Castle' by Gholam Reza 'Gap', Kiarash Asadi-Zadeh Ramezani. 'Night Shift', Niki Karimi 'The Sweet Taste of Imagination', Kamal Here is the complete list of the other films: Tabrizi 'Purple', Keyvan Alimohammadi-Omid 'Ice Age', Mostafa Kiaei Bonakdar 'Death of Fish', Rouhollah Hejazi 'Confessions of My Dangerous Mind', 'Mazar-i-Sharif', Abdolhassan Barzideh Houman Seyyedi 'In Front of the Nameless Alley', Hatef 'Iran Burger', Massoud Jafari-Jozani Alimardani 'Buffalo', Kaveh Sajjadi Hosseini 'I Am Diego Maradona', Bahram Tavakkoli 'Bahman', Morteza Farshbaf 'Hail and Sunset', Reza Karimi Iran holds the international Fajr film, theater, 'Until Ahmad Arrives', Sadeq Sadeq-Daqiqi music, visual arts and poetry festivals each year 'Story of Love', Ahmad Ramezan-Zadeh to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic 'Girl House', Shahram Shah-Hosseini Revolution. The 33rd Fajr International Film 'Farewell', Farzad Motamen Festival was held on February 1-11. صفحه 45 | فجر The pre-production began in October 2007 with the A whole town as well as a full-scale Mecca were first draft for the screenplay ready by March 2009. In recreated down to the most minute detail. The film early 2011, an enormous set of 100 hectares area was script depicts Muhammad's adventures through the built near the city Qom. It was composed of places age of twelve. the film starts with Muhammad's resembling sixth century Mecca and Medina during adolescence, and his childhood is shown through the early years of the life of Prophet Muhammad flashbacks. The makers chose the period before (PBUH). Muhammad became a prophet. The film contains no In October 2011, Majidi announced the project, controversies and no differences between the Shia and calling it as his "most ambitious and expensive film the Sunni points of view.The story ends with his journey project". to Syria and encounter with Bahira. Filming was completed by October 2013 and the Filming post-production works began in Munich by the same Majority of the filming was done at a set constructed month. In 2014, Majidi revealed that the film would be near the city Qom, Iran. Certain scenes requiring ready by the end of 2014 and submitted to the 2015 elephants were filmed at Bela-Bela in South Africa. Fajr International Film Festival in Iran. By mid-2014, the Most of the filming was done in secrecy and without film was in the final stages of post-production. In any news coverage, allowing no journalists to visit or January 2015, work on the special effects and music report from filming locations. composition were being carried out. Page 2 | Fajr Muhammad (PBUH) To Open Fajr Muhammad (S) Cast Directed by Majid Majidi • Sareh Bayat • Mohsen Tanabandeh Produced by Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian • Mahdi Pakdel Budget: $35 million • Ra'na Azadivar The story revolves around the childhood life of the • Ali Reza Shoja-Nuri Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The film marks • Mohammad Asgari Iran's biggest-budget production to date. The film was • Mina Sadati set to premiere at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival on 1 • Siamak Adib February 2015. • Sadegh Hatefi صفحه 47 | فجر مجله داخل پروازی هواپیمایی ماهان فجر Mahan Inflight Magazine Fajr Proprietor: Mahan Air Co. Managing Director: Mehdi Aliyari Central Office: Communication and International Relations Department, 4th Floor, Mahan Air Tower, Azadegan St., Karaj High- way, Tehran,Iran P.O.Box: 14515411 Tel: 021-48381752 Fax: 021- 48381799 Email: [email protected] Advertisement: Tel: (+9821) 8850 1566-7 Cell phone: 09121898317 Fax: (+9821) 8844 3005 Email: [email protected] CONTENTS Muhammad (PBUH) 33rd Fajr International Film Festival “Soda-ye Simorgh” Films Fajr Film Festival to Honor Keshavarz and Jafarian International Section of Fajr Filmfest Set for April, May 2015.