106 films submitted for Nat’l Section of Fajr Int’l Film Festival
The Fajr International Film Festival received applications from 106 films seeking to participate in the National Section of the 42nd edition of the festival.
Simon Simonian, the festival’s secretary, stated that during the one-month registration period, which concluded on November 21, filmmakers submitted for National Section (Iranian Cinema) of the upcoming festival, IRNA reported.
Referring to the special presence of first-time filmmakers in this round, Simonian said that out of the registered films a total of 51 films belong to these directors.
Simonian announced that the submitted films would undergo a primary review process to ensure complying with the festival’s regulations.
He added that films meeting the criteria would proceed to the next stage of evaluation by the selection committee.
He further elaborated, stating that the national competition’s selection committee would begin the review of the films from December 6 and would announce the selected films for participation by January 5, 2024.
The International Section’s lineup will be announced subsequently.
The 42nd edition of the event, under the supervision of Mojtaba Amini, is scheduled to take place from February 1 to 11.