Hafez Awards
Hafez Awards is an annual awards ceremony which is held honoring cinematic achievements in Iranian cinema. The awards, first presented in 1997, are presented by Picture World Magazine (Aka. Donyaye Tassvir in Persian) which makes it to be known also as Donyaye Tassvir Awards. It's The only non-governmental ceremony among the cinematic festivals and awards held in Iran.[2]
| Hafez Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | Iran |
| Presented by | Donyaye Tassvir |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Last awarded | July 12, 2019[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Background
Ali Moallem, Picture World Founder and Previous editor, Established the awards in mid-'90s when Iranian cinema was under heavy governmental dominance. Watching Iranian cinema developing presence and success in international film festivals, he thought over creating an independent film award in order to honor filmmakers without political considerations and also to make a connection between film stars and the people.[3] First ceremony held in 1997 under the title "Hafez" after Iranian great poet Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzi.[4] The award is a typographical statue resembling Persian written form of the word "Hafez". as of 2016, sixteen Hafez Awards ceremonies has been held through the years.[5]
Awards
Awards are a set of 23 statues and a medal as follows:
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay(original or adapted)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Score
- Best Technical-Artistic achievement
- Best Actors(2 awards)
- Best Actresses (2 awards)
- Best Song (or Television series)
- Best Documentary
- Best Television series
- Best Director in a Television series
- Best Screenplay in a Television series
- Best Actor in a Television Drama series
- Best Actor in a Television Comedy series
- Best Actor in a Television Drama series
- Best Actor in a Television Comedy series
- Best Television Figure
- Jury Award
- Lifetime achievement Award
- Cinematic Literature Achievement Award
- Abbas Kiarostami Memorial Medal (since 2016)
Winners are chosen by a 9-membered jury including Picture World writers and critics. The nominees are selected from the movies and TV series which are screened in a single Iranian year (21 March-20 March).
References
- http://www.tehrantimes.com/photo/404588/Hafez-Awards-honors-cinema-TV-artists
- http://hafezprize.com
- Hafez Awards History Catalog, Page 10.
- http://hafezprize.com/%da%af%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b4-%d8%af%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%87-%d8%ac%d8%b4%d9%86-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b8/
- https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/46157/best-of-iranian-cinema-receive-hafez-award