The 15th Edition
The 15th FADJR International Theater Festival was held from 21-13 February , 1997. Rahim Najafi was appointed as secretary of the 15th FITF.
The main venues of the festival were City Theater Complex, Rudaki Hall, Ibn Sina Cultural Center, Bahman Culture center , Khavaran Culture Center, Shafaq Culture Center, Niavaran Culture Center, Molavi Hall and Vahdat Hall.
In the fifteenth edition Mustafa Mirsalim (Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the time), Abolqasem Khoshroo (Deputy Minister of Art Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the time) and Rahim Najafi Barzegar (Secretary) sent messages to the festival.
38 works in the competition section, 8 shows in special section and 29 shows in guest section and 11 shows in Street Theater section were performed.
The second Iran Review Theater Forum was held.
The festival gave awards in these fields: Playwriting, directing, actress, actor, Child , young adult performer Stage Design, audience , Music and synopsis and Ideas (in the Street Section)
Nader Borhani Marand, Hassan Baastani, Chista Yasrabi, Rahmat Amini, Sima Tirandaz, Mehrdad Rayani -Makhsoos, Massoud Sakett-af, Amir Atashani, Shohreh Soltani, Davood Mirbagheri, Bahman Mortazavi, Karamat Roodsaz, Shokrekhoda Goodarzi, Mohammad Charmirshir, Zaman Charmel, Mohammad Reza Saberi, Atila Pesiani, Behrooz Gharibpour, Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Siavash Tahmoors, Shahram Haghighatdoost, Alireza Ostadi, Borzoo Arjmand, Rahman Seifi Azad, Shahram Karami, Iman Afsharian, Siamak Safari, Abdolreza Kahrani, participated in the festival.