Seyyed Hadi Mirmiran was an Iranian architect whom this award was established in his honour. Third session of the award has been announced and the prize giving ceremony will be held on Third. The award’s aim is to appreciate the best works on town planning, urban design, landscape design, and restoration of historical sites and architectural excellence. Related Links : Mirmiran official site

Curtain comes down on Fajr filmfest with wins for “Hesitation”, “About Elly” The 27th Fajr International Film Festival came to an end, with “Hesitation” and “About Elly” winning the Crystal Simorghs for best film and best director respectively.

Akkad Prize for Laila’s Birthday

Director Rashid Masharawi’s “Laila’s Birthday” won Moustapha Akkad Prize of the 27th International Fajr Film Festival.
“Laila’s Birthday”, an entry of the Eastern Vista section, is produced by Tunisia, Palestine and the Netherlands in 2008.
The movie is the story of man struggling to reach home on time for his daughter’s birthday.

This award is given specially to students of Iran universities and palces of higher education. Subjects are mainly of scientific nature but also comprise of culture and arts too.

Japan Wins Eastern Vista Simorgh

Japan’s “Best Wishes for Tomorrow” won the Crystal Simorgh Prize for the Eastern Vista (competition of Asian cinema) of the 27th International Fajr Film Festival.
Takashi Koizumi’s 110-minute movie received the award from the jury of the section of the festival on February 3 at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.
South Korean Jeon Soo-Il awarded the best director of the section for his movie “With a Girl of a Black Soil”.

A Time to Love Earns Inter-Religious Simorgh Prize
Noted Iranian director Ebrahim Forouzesh’s “A Time to Love” won the Inter-Religious Crystal Simorgh Prize of the 27th International Fajr Film Festival.
“Forouzesh was awarded the prize because of his attempt to depict a pleasant picture of interaction among religions,” Ebrahim Fayyazi, a jury member of the section.

Japan’s Isaka Seeks the Truth
   “Walking My Life” by Japanese director Satoshi Isaka won the Crystal Simorgh Prize for best film of Seeking the Truth (Competition of Spiritual Cinema) of the 27th International Fajr Film Festival.
Juan Antonio Bayona earned on Feb. 3 the best director prize of the section for his film “Orphanage.”
An honorary diploma went to Iran’s Rasoul Sadr-Ameli as director of “Each Night Loneliness” and one to Fattaneh Malek-Mohammadi for starring in “Superstar”.

“Grammar of Love” composed by the late poet Qeisar Aminpur won the best poetry award at the 26th edition of the Islamic Republic of Iran Book of the Year Awards. <>“Grammar of Love” is one of the last in a series of works authored by Aminpur before his death last year and published by Morvarid Publications

Tajikistan’s “Rustam and Sohrab” by Sultan Usmanov grabbed the grand prize of the 27th International Fajr Theater Festival, and Iran’s “Fox Hunting” by Ali Rafiei took the special award The winners of the international section of the 27th edition of the gala were announced in a closing ceremony held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall According to Tehran Times,