Fajr International Film Festival Awards Winners

The 36th Fajr International Film Festival held a ceremony at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Thursday by awarding the winners. 
In the international competition section, Cinema Salvation, the seven-member jury included  Polish filmmaker Joanna Kos-Krauze, Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski, Greek filmmaker Dimitri Athanitis, Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Italian producer  Giovanni Spagnoletti, Iranian cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari and Iranian actress Merila Zarei.
The feature film ‘Aga’ directed by Milko Lazarov, a co-production of Bulgaria, Germany and France, won this year’s top prize, the Golden Simorgh for Best Film, Mehr News Agency reported.
Russian filmmaker Alexy German Jr. received the award for best director for the film ‘Dovlatov’, a co-production of Russia, Poland and Serbia.