Announcement of Fajr Film Festival Nominees: 'A Long Day' Sets Record

With the announcement of the nominees for the 34th Fajr Film Festival, the films 'A Long Day' with 10 nominations, 'The Possibility of Mina' with 9 nominations, and 'Standing in the Dust' with 8 nominations have set records for the most nominations among this year's works. The feature film 'A Long Day,' the debut work of its young director, Saeed Roustayi, has been a surprise at this year's Fajr Festival and has been nominated in most of the main categories. Kamel Tabrizi's new film 'The Possibility of Mina,' which tells a story related to the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, has received 9 nominations. Another phenomenon this year is the film 'Standing in the Dust,' directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian, which focuses on one of the commanders of the Iran-Iraq War, Ahmad Motavasselian. This film, with its unique documentary-narrative structure, has been nominated in 8 categories. A notable point this year is the absence of Ibrahim Hatami Kia's film 'The Bodyguard' from the main categories. Although this film has been nominated in six categories, it does not appear in the main categories of Best Film, Screenplay, and Direction. The film 'Daughter,' the latest work by Reza Mirkarimi, has also attracted the jury's attention with 7 nominations. Another film that few expected to see among the nominees in the main categories is 'When Did You Last See Sahar?' directed by Farzad Motman. This film has been nominated in 5 categories, including Best Film, Screenplay, and Direction. The judges for this year's Fajr Film Festival include Abolhasan Davoodi, Mohammad Davoodi, Mojtaba Raei, Jamal Sadatian, Manouchehr Shahsavari, Mehdi Fakhrizadeh, and Niki Karimi. The list of nominees for the 34th Fajr Film Festival is as follows: Best Film: Manocher Mohammadi for producing 'The Possibility of Mina,' Saeed Malekan for producing 'A Long Day,' Farzad Motman for producing 'When Did You Last See Sahar?,' Reza Mirkarimi for producing 'Daughter,' Habib Vali Nejad for producing 'Standing in the Dust.' Best Director: Kamel Tabrizi for directing 'The Possibility of Mina,' Saeed Roustayi for directing 'A Long Day,' Farzad Motman for directing 'When Did You Last See Sahar?,' Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian for directing 'Standing in the Dust,' Reza Mirkarimi for directing 'Daughter.' Best Screenplay: Farhad Tavakoli and Morteza Isfahani for the screenplay of 'The Possibility of Mina,' Saeed Roustayi for the screenplay of 'A Long Day,' Amir Arabi for the screenplay of 'When Did You Last See Sahar?,' Mehran Kashani for the screenplay of 'Daughter,' Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian for the screenplay of 'Standing in the Dust.' Best Actress: Parinaz Izadyar for 'A Long Day,' Sareh Bayat for 'You Won't Get Used to It,' Mina Sadati for 'The Possibility of Mina,' Tanaz Tabatabai for 'Anger and Noise,' Elham Korda for 'Being Born.' Best Actor: Farhad Aslani for 'Daughter,' Parviz Parastui for 'The Bodyguard,' Reza Kianian for 'Where Are My Shoes?,' Peyman Maadi for 'A Long Day,' Navid Mohammadzadeh for 'Anger and Noise.' Best Supporting Actress: Behnoush Bakhtiari for 'Me,' Merila Zarei for 'Daughter,' Zhaleh Sameti for 'When Did You Last See Sahar?,' Shabnam Moghadami for 'Substitute' and 'Breath,' Shirin Yazdanbakhsh for 'A Long Day.' Best Supporting Actor: Hamidreza Azarang for 'You Won't Get Used to It,' Amir Jadidi for 'Me,' Siamak Safari for 'When Did You Last See Sahar?,' Azarakhsh Farahani for 'Malaria,' Navid Mohammadzadeh for 'A Long Day.' Best Cinematography: Hamid Khodavandi Abiyaneh for 'Daughter,' Hooman Bahmanesh for 'The Dragon Enters,' Peyman Shadmanfar for 'Anger and Noise,' Mahmoud Kalari for 'The Bodyguard,' Farshad Mohammadi for 'The Possibility of Mina.' Best Editing: Sajad Pehlavanzadeh for 'Standing in the Dust,' Bahram Dehghani for 'A Long Day,' Sepideh Abdolwahab for 'Being Born,' Haideh Safiyari for 'Lantouri,' Mohammad Reza Moeini and Hedi Moeini for 'The Possibility of Mina.' Best Original Score: Christophe Rezai for 'The Dragon Enters,' Masoud Sekhavatdoost for 'Breath,' Mohammad Reza Aligholi for 'The Possibility of Mina' and 'Daughter,' Karen Homayounfar for 'The Bodyguard,' Peyman Yazdaniyan for 'Being Born.' Best Sound: Bahman Ardalan and Alireza Alavian for 'The Bodyguard,' Saeed Bejnourdi and Mohammad Reza Delpak for 'Lantouri,' Hossein Bashash and Arash Ghasemi for 'Anger and Noise,' Amin Mirshakari and Alireza Alavian for 'A Long Day,' Mehrshad Malakouti for 'Standing in the Dust.' Best Production and Costume Design: Mohammad Reza Shojaei for 'Standing in the Dust,' Amir Hossein Qudsi and Negar Naimati for 'The Dragon Enters,' Behzad Kazazi for 'The Possibility of Mina,' Mohsen Nasrollahi and Ra'na Amini for 'Anger and Noise,' Asghar Nezadehiman for 'Breath.' Best Makeup: Iman Omidvari for 'Substitute' and 'The Bodyguard,' Abdollah Eskandari and Mehrdad Mirkiyani for 'Lantouri,' Shahram Khalaj for 'Standing in the Dust,' Mehrdad Mirkiyani for 'Breath' and 'The Dragon Enters,' Saeed Malekan for 'A Long Day' and 'The Possibility of Mina.' Best Special Effects and Visual Effects: Hadi Islami for 'The Bodyguard,' Iman Kermiyan for 'Standing in the Dust,' Farid Nazarfazihi for 'Breath,' Mohammad Reza Najafi Emami for 'Scandal 2.' The closing ceremony of the Fajr Festival will be held on Thursday, February 11.