The 19th Edition
The 19th FADJR International Theater Festival was held from 21 Jan to 2 Feb , 2001 with Majid Sharif-khodai as secretary of the festival.
The official poster was designed by Hossein Khosrowjerdi.
The number of performances in the various sections is as follows: 38 works in the competition section, 21 plays in out of competition, 48 works in street section, 11 works in International section( 5 shows from Germany, one work from Sweden, one work from Italy, one work from Norway, one work from Palestine, one work from Armenia and one work from China), 10 shows in Review Section, 16` shows in competition - University section, 8 works in side- university section ,three shows in Entefazeh Section and 7 shows in Taziyeh Section. Entefazeh Section was added in this edition.
Ahmad Masjid -Jamei (Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance) and Majid Sharif- Khodaei sent a message to the festival
12 daily Bulletins was published by laleh Taghiyan Management and The catalog of the 19th FITF had been published under the supervision of zhila Esmailian . Ten plays were reviewed in this edition.
A conference on theater and contemporary thought was held at the Artists Forum.
Theater and Contemporary Thoughts meeting, Workshop by Nigel ozborne, Sky Reynolds, Roxana Pope, Peter Wilk, Pippa Murphy, Miriam Naberro and Conrad was held at Iranian Artists Forum. Kany Reynolds Photo Exhibition took place at Wahdat hall and Commemoration for Simin Daneshvar, Akbar Radi and Hushang Hesami were held.
The festival gave awards in these fields: play, Playwriting, directing, actress, actor, Scene design, music , costume and mask design, brochure design, music, rituals street section . The National Theater Critics Association announced their winners as well. During this festival, the judgment of the playwriting section was based on the plays that performed. The closing ceremony of the stage section was held at the Vahdat Hall and the closing ceremony of the street section was held in city Theater Complex.