Opening of the Taj Saman International Film Festival and first day devoted to Iranian cinema

The opening ceremony of the Taj Saman International Film Festival was held on Thursday evening, 2026-10-15 (Gregorian calendar), at the Navruz Palace cinema in Tajikistan, and the first day of the event was specifically dedicated to Iranian cinema.

At the ceremony, Alireza Haghighian, Iran's representative in Tajikistan, spoke about the role of cinema in presenting world events truthfully. Mohammadsaeed Shahian, head of the Tajikfilm organisation, also referred to the deep cultural ties and shared history between the two countries and said that Iran-Tajikistan film cooperation is developing.

According to the notice, Iran is taking part in the event with 2 feature films and 1 documentary.