Alireza Tabesh has been appointed Secretary of the 45th Fajr National Film Festival by order of the president of the Iranian Cinema Organization.
Tabesh, a veteran cultural and cinema executive, previously served as the Managing Director of the Farabi Cinema Foundation for seven years. His professional record also includes serving as Secretary of three editions of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth, as well as two editions of the Multidisciplinary Cultural Heritage Festival. He has also been a member of the latter festival’s Policy Council from its first through fourth editions.
Among his other contributions to the Iranian film industry are founding the Iranian Youth Filmmaking Olympiad, an initiative that has continued through its ninth edition, and serving on the policy councils of several editions of the Fajr National Film Festival and the Fajr International Film Festival.
His professional background also includes membership in the Policy Council of the Tehran International Short Film Festival, the Board of Trustees of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, the Board of Trustees of the National Cinema Museum, and the Board of Trustees of the National Cinema School.
Tabesh has also worked in specialized film publications, serving as editor-in-chief of the Farabi cinema quarterly and the Filmnegar monthly magazine. He is also a member of the Cinema Specialized Group at the Iranian Academy of Arts.