[custom_adv] Payman Maadi, also known as, is an actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films A Separation and About Elly by director Asghar Farhadi and the independent drama film Camp X-Ray. For his role in A Separation, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2011. [custom_adv] The Fajr International Film Festival and Fajr Film Festival are annual film festivals, held every February and April in Capital. The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. [custom_adv] It takes place every year on the anniversary. There were 90 feature films submitted for the 29th edition of the festival in 2011. The festival has been promoted both locally and abroad through television, radio and webinars with previous speakers coming from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. [custom_adv] Organizations contributing to the event include the Farabi Cinema Foundation, film foundation, Press TV, HispanTV and multi-lingual film channel IFilm (TV channel). [custom_adv] From 2015 on, the festival has been separated into a national festival in February and an international one in April, with the national one being notable for premieres of the most important domestic movies.
